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The US Military Buys Commercial Location Data

Schneier on Security

Vice has a long article about how the US military buys commercial location data worldwide. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. location data purchases have extended from law enforcement to military agencies.

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Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

Security Affairs

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. In December 2016 , the Turkish blocked social media in the country to prevent the sharing of a video of the executions of Turkish soldiers by the IS group.

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Accused ‘Raccoon’ Malware Developer Fled Ukraine After Russian Invasion

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity has learned that the defendant was busted in March 2022, after fleeing mandatory military service in Ukraine in the weeks following the Russian invasion. 18 fleeing mandatory military service in Ukraine. Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky, seen here in a Porsche Cayenne on Mar.

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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

Security Affairs

A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

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Operation North Star – North-Korea hackers targeted US defense and aerospace companies

Security Affairs

The threat actors’ job postings messages were crafted to target the following specific US defense programs and groups: F-22 Fighter Jet Program Defense, Space and Security (DSS) Photovoltaics for space solar cells Aeronautics Integrated Fighter Group Military aircraft modernization programs.

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Russia-linked APT28 uses COVID-19 lures to deliver Zebrocy malware

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Russia-linked Sofacy APT developed a new ‘Go’ variant of Zebrocy tool

Security Affairs

The Sofacy APT group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. “The Sofacy threat group continues to carry out attacks using their Zebrocy tool.