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UK Ministry of Defense disclosed a third-party data breach exposing military personnel data 

Security Affairs

The UK Ministry of Defense disclosed a data breach at a third-party payroll system that exposed data of armed forces personnel and veterans. The UK Ministry of Defense disclosed a data breach impacting a third-party payroll system that exposed data of approximately 272,000 armed forces personnel and veterans.

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Apparent GE Hack Raises National Security Concerns

Data Breach Today

Prominent Threat Actor Advertises Access to GE's Military Projects General Electric says it is aware of claims made by "a bad actor" about gaining unauthorized access to its sensitive data and taking "appropriate measures to help protect the integrity of our systems" after a hacker known as IntelBroker advertised access to its networks and data.

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Russia-linked hackers target Ukrainian military with Infamous Chisel Android malware

Security Affairs

Russia-linked threat actors have been targeting Android devices of the Ukrainian military with a new malware dubbed Infamous Chisel. The GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand have published an analysis of the Android malware.

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Ukrainian military intelligence service hacked the Russian Federal Taxation Service

Security Affairs

The Ukrainian government’s military intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS). The military intelligence service said that the hack was the result of a successful special operation on the territory of Russia. “As a result of the cyber attack, all servers received malware. .

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Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel

Security Affairs

Army’s Criminal Investigation Division warns that US military personnel have reported receiving unsolicited smartwatches in the mail. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division reported that service members across the military received smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. ” reads the alert.

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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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Snatch group claims to have hacked military provider HENSOLDT France

Security Affairs

The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The group has published a sample of the stolen data (94 MB) as proof of the hack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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