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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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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. The nine-count indictment names Wu Zhiyong (???), Wang Qian (??),

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Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing

Security Affairs

The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing and threatened to leak the stolen data. billion in sales, the aerospace giant has 156,000 (2022). “A tremendous amount of sensitive data was exfiltrated and ready to be published if Boeing do not contact within the deadline!

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 471 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Classified NATO documents sold on darkweb after they were stolen from Portugal

Security Affairs

After discovering that Classified NATO documents belonging to the Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) were offered for sale on the darkweb, the Portuguese agency discovered it has suffered a cyberattack. It is responsible for the planning, command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces.

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Threat actors hacked Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom

Security Affairs

Threat actors stole sensitive and confidential data from the telecom giant Chunghwa Telecom Company, revealed the Ministry of National Defense. Threat actors stole sensitive information from the company, including military and government documents, revealed Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. Chunghwa Telecom Company , Ltd.

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Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

Krebs on Security

Whoever compromised the shop siphoned data on millions of card accounts that were acquired over four years through various illicit means from legitimate, hacked businesses around the globe — but mostly from U.S. In 2015, the major credit card associations instituted new rules that made it riskier and potentially more expensive for U.S.

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