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N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises

Security Affairs

-South Korea military exercise. The news was reported by the South Korean police on Sunday, the law enforcement also added that the state-sponsored hackers did not steal any sensitive data. The military drill, the Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises , will start on Monday, August 21, 2023 , and will last 11 days.

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New HiatusRAT campaign targets Taiwan and U.S. military procurement system

Security Affairs

military procurement system. military procurement system and was spotted targeting Taiwan-based organizations The choice of the new targets in the latest campaign suggests a strategic interest of the People’s Republic of China according to the 2023 ODNI threat assessment. military server used for contract proposals and submissions.

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Weekly podcast: TSB, hotel locks and NATO exercise

IT Governance

This week, we discuss TSB’s chaotic system upgrade, a security flaw in electronic hotel locks and a major NATO cyber security exercise. The problems started last weekend, when Lloyds transferred its customer data from the IT system of its former owners, Lloyds, to its new owners, Sabadell. Here are this week’s stories.

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North Korea-linked Konni APT uses Russian-language weaponized documents

Security Affairs

The RAT was able to avoid detection due to continuous evolution, it is able to execute arbitrary code on the target systems and steal data. Upon enabling the macro, the embedded VBA displays a Russian article titled “Western Assessments of the Progress of the Special Military Operation.” ” concludes the report.

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Fitness apps: Good for your health, not so much for military security

The Security Ledger

Fitness apps are proving to be a lot less beneficial to military security than they are for military fitness. » Related Stories Mobile, automation-industry leaders promote two new IoT security efforts Evasive new botnet can take over enterprise devices to steal data, spread ransomware U.S. Read the whole entry. »

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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

Security Affairs

Credit: ESA – European Space Agency The offensive cybersecurity team at Thales demonstrated how to take control of the ESA satellite, the is considered the world’s first ethical satellite hacking exercise. The exercise aims at assessing the resilience of satellites to cyber attacks. According to classified U.S.

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Attacking Soldiers on Social Media

Schneier on Security

A research group at NATO's Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise -- we don't know what country they were from -- to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. It's one of the reasons China stole all of that data from the Office of Personal Management.