Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. This actor was first spotted by PaloAlto’s UNIT42 in 2018 during wide scale operations against technology, retail, manufacturing, and local government industries in the US, Europe and Asia.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 16, 2023

Cellebrite is an cyberweapons arms manufacturer that sells smartphone forensic software to governments around the world. Someone has released software and documentation from both companies. MSAB is a Swedish company that does the same thing.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 303 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine informs that as a result of a successful complex special operation in cyberspace, a large volume of confidential documents of the structural subdivision of the Russian Ministry of Transport – the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) – is now acquired.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The new document spells out an ambitious plan for implementing national cybersecurity controls and laws. The initiatives that stand out the most — critical infrastructure security standards, a national data privacy and security law, and liability for security failures — will likely take time and the support of Congress to implement.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2023

The documents used in the campaign used the “Farewell to Ambassador of Germany” and “Day of German Unity” themes. “EclecticIQ Analysts assess with high confidence that the identified pdf documents are part of a wider campaign targeting diplomatic corps across the globe. zulipchat[.]com) ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

In January, the company disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data, at the time, it claimed that attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts. Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and the Ministry of Defense.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Experts uncovered a new threat actor, tracked as Balikbayan Foxes, that is impersonating the Philippine government to spread malware. . The group focuses on Shipping/Logistics, Manufacturing, Business Services, Pharmaceutical, and Energy entities, among others. ” reads the analysis published by the experts. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2021

The Avaddon ransomware gang is giving Acer Finance 240 hours to communicate and cooperate with them before start leaking the stolen valuable company documents. As proof of the hack, the group published several ID cards, personal documents, contracts, and a screenshot of the folders containing stolen data. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2023

The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has announced a major update to the technical controls of Cyber Essentials. For instance, documentation would specify that organisations not only have a certain number of laptops but that they were manufactured by, say, Dell and running on Windows 10 Pro 21H2.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2021

APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The 2022 Best Practices also is an update to NHTSA’s first cybersecurity best practices document, which was issued in 2016. .

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 15, 2024

Help-desk employees can now find very specific, summarized answers from a deep repository of private, secured, semi-structured information in minutes instead of days. Automotive and manufacturing companies can use OpenText Aviator to reimagine their business intelligence and process automation. Prioritize trust Secure and govern data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2018

China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies to steal secret information. Amazon discovered the tiny chips when it acquired software firm Elemental and conducted a security assessment of equipment made for Elemental by California-based Supermicro. government.”

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management. Third-party governance.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

“Amnesty Tech’s Security Lab found technical evidence in phishing emails sent to two prominent Vietnamese human rights defenders, one of whom lives in Germany, and a Vietnamese NGO based in the Philippines, showing that Ocean Lotus is responsible for the attacks between 2018 and November 2020.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Malwarebytes researchers Hossein Jazi and Jérôme Segura have documented a new fileless attack technique, dubbed Kraken, that abuses the Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER) service. Upon opening the document, a macro is triggered, the malicious code uses a custom version of the CactusTorch VBA module to perform a fileless attack.

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Everteam

JULY 11, 2019

Having this value and playing this massive role, data must be well managed and highly secured, especially that today’s data is digitized and stored in virtual repositories that might become vulnerable and risky with the fast evolvement of technology. Cyber Attacks and Cyber Security Threats . Everteam Security .

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country. The malware samples analyzed impersonated the applications of telecommunications companies or smartphone manufacturers. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank leaked millions of records with sensitive data, including financial information and personal documents of the bank’s clients. In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. When the site was first set up on Dec.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. Since at least 2014, experts at FireEye have observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with an interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing, consumer products, and hospitality sectors.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released a guideline, dubbed The Vulnerability Disclosure Toolkit, for the implementation of a vulnerability disclosure process. Having a clearly signposted reporting process demonstrates that your organisation takes security seriously. ” states the document.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

It collaborates with Airbus, the second-largest aerospace company globally after Boeing, to manufacture aerospace equipment. Also, the company manufactures surface-to-air defense systems and missiles. It is crucial to ensure that leaked keys are in longer bit-lengths and encoded using secure encryption/hashing algorithms.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

“For example, UNC2529 used a unique username, masquerading as an account executive for a small California-based electronics manufacturing company, which Mandiant identified through a simple Internet search.” In some attacks, the threat actors used weaponized Excel documents as a downloader. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

You’d therefore expect that the sector fares better at data security than your average organisation. The public data set on the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) website shows that data security isn’t necessarily better for financial organisations. What do the statistics say? million (about £4.70

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate information. Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data. The amount of unauthorized access is approximately 200 megabytes, mainly for documents.”

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

The UK’s Department for Health and Social Care (“ DHSC ”) has published a major strategy document (‘ Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data ’) outlining the government’s plans for the regulation and use of data in healthcare. Secure Data Environments. Author: James Clark. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

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Info Source

JULY 13, 2023

In the past, the aesthetics of a product were not considered to be high on the priority list of manufacturers – these were office devices and functionality, and performance were the key defining features. Therefore, PC-less scanning is now a key differentiating factor for manufacturers in this competitive sector of the market.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

On January 28, 2019, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council released the “ Medical Device and Health IT Joint Security Plan ” (“JSP” or “Plan”)—cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers, healthcare information technology vendors, and healthcare providers. Design Control.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. Usually, the default settings are not focused on security. Furthermore, consumers believe that companies and services have the responsibility of keeping their data secure. Users could leave all the responsibility to governments and other institutions.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

Researchers at Malwarebytes have found malware pre-installed on smartphones sold in the United States, this is the second time as documented in a report published in January. The post Pre-Installed malware spotted on other Android phones sold in US appeared first on Security Affairs. ” continues Malwarebytes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2019

The company was hacked and attackers stole data and offered business plans, financial documents, and personal information for free on the dark web. LPRs manufactured by Perceptics are installed at all land border crossing lanes for privately owned vehicle traffic (POV) in the United States, Canada, and for the most critical lanes in Mexico.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The US Department of Justice charged two Chinese hackers for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries, US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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