How Police Can Crack Locked Phones—and Extract Information
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 23, 2020
A report finds 50,000 cases where law enforcement agencies turned to outside firms to bypass the encryption on a mobile device.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 23, 2020
A report finds 50,000 cases where law enforcement agencies turned to outside firms to bypass the encryption on a mobile device.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Report: Hall County Continuing to Restore Systems An Oct. 7 ransomware attack targeted a database used to verify voter signatures in Georgia, and the database is still not fully functional. The DoppelPaymer gang has taken credit for the attack.
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Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Dr. Reddy's, the contractor for Russia’s “Sputinik V” COVID-19 vaccine and a major generics producer, has had to close plants and isolate its data centers.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
European Officials Say Suspected Hackers Worked for Russia's GRU Military Intelligence Unit The European Union has issued sanctions against two Russian nationals alleged to have hacked Germany's lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, in 2015. EU officials say both men work for the Russian military intelligence unit GRU.
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Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with an explosion in the number of connected devices, have led to a swelling in IoT infections observed on wireless networks.
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Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Versions of Nvidia GeForce Experience for Windows prior to 3.20.5.70 are affected by a high-severity bug that could enable code execution, denial of service and more.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
'Berserk Bear' Hacking Team Known for 'Gaining Footholds in Critical Infrastructure' U.S. intelligence officials say a Russia-backed hacking group has compromised some state and local government computer systems since at least September and stolen election-related data. So far, however, the attackers do not appear to have attempted to otherwise interfere with or disrupt those networks.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. A joint security advisory published by The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
US Indictment Airs Russian Military and Operators' Dirty Laundry An indictment unsealed this week demonstrates the degree to which Western intelligence agencies have apparently been able to infiltrate the Russian intelligence apparatus to trace attacks back to specific agencies - and individual operators. Shouldn't Russian spies have better operational security?
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Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 23, 2020
There is a new report on police decryption capabilities: specifically, mobile device forensic tools (MDFTs). Short summary: it’s not just the FBI that can do it. This report documents the widespread adoption of MDFTs by law enforcement in the United States. Based on 110 public records requests to state and local law enforcement agencies across the country, our research documents more than 2,000 agencies that have purchased these tools, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Trustwave: Data Comes From Public Sources, Leaks Voter information on as many as 186 million Americans was being offered for sale in an online forum, according to Trustwave. The information apparently came from public sources as well as data leaks.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Triton, also known as TRISIS and HatMan, was developed to target and manipulate industrial control systems, the US Treasury reports.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Sophos: Malware Excels at Evading Detection and Picking Specific Victims The operators behind the LockBit ransomware strain use automation tools and techniques that help the malware quickly spread through a compromised network and also assist in picking specific targets, according to Sophos.
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 23, 2020
French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected. French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria has been hit by a ransomware attack, while the company did not reveal the family of malware that infected its systems, local media speculate the involvement of the Ryuk ransomware. “A cyber attack was detected on the Sopra Steria computer network on the evening of October 20.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the U.S. indictment against Russian hackers who were allegedly behind NotPetya. Also featured: A discussion of nation-state adversaries and how they operate; an update on Instagram privacy investigation.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Ethical use will require some combination of consistent reporting, regulation, corporate responsibility, and adversarial technology.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
With Election Day approaching, local governments need to be prepared for malware attacks on election infrastructure.
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Researchers show no IoT device is too small to fall victim to ransomware techniques.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Sopra Steria hit with cyber attack that reportedly encrypted parts of their network on Oct. 20 but has remained mostly mum on details.
Collibra
OCTOBER 23, 2020
What makes a learning experience useful, pivotal or even, to use an 80’s expression, paradigm-shifting? In other words, what makes learning groundbreaking enough to make you rethink how you do things? Join me for a look back at the 2020 class of #CDOSummerSchool. As I take my first train after 6 months in lockdown, it occurs to me that a great learning experience takes you on a journey – from where you are now to where you’re meant to be.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
An investigation showed a custom backdoor RAT and the Emotet trojan in the networks of municipal victims of the attacks.
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DLA Piper Privacy Matters
OCTOBER 23, 2020
By Carolyn Bigg , Venus Cheung , Fangfang Song. A first national level personal information protection law for Mainland China has been published, reinforcing and heightening existing data protection compliance obligations for organisations doing business in China. Compliance obligations previously considered recommended practice will now become binding law, and new compliance steps – including some registrations with the local authorities – must be taken.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 23, 2020
FBI and intelligence officials issue fresh warnings about election interference attempts by Iranian and Russian threat actors.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 23, 2020
There are many areas of the election process that criminal hackers can target to influence election results.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 23, 2020
The message is meant to deter any similar attack against US infrastructure.
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eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Microsegmentation is a core technology for achieving zero trust security, the idea that no one should be trusted or given more access than needed.
RFID Global Solution, Inc.
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Claire Swedberg, Senior Editor, RFID Journal Schools, construction firms, offices and manufacturers are among those testing a social-distancing and contact-tracing system from RFID Global that privately alerts workers or students regarding unsafe proximity to colleagues; employers or schools can use the data to manage safer operations. Oct 19, 2020 Office and factory personnel, construction workers, and … UWB, Ultrasonic Mesh Provide Indoor or Outdoor Contract Tracing Read More ».
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 23, 2020
Researchers show no IoT device is too small to fall victim to ransomware techniques.
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