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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for March 2022

IT Governance

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons.

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US and UK agencies warn of Russia-linked APT28 exploiting Cisco router flaws

Security Affairs

UK and US agencies are warning of Russia-linked APT28 group exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco networking equipment. The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide.

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UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

Security Affairs

The group targeted the organization with phishing attacks aimed at spreading at least three new sophisticated malware strains. FireEye’s Mandiant unit observed two distinct waves of attacks carried out by the cybercrime group in December 2020. ” states the analysis published by FireEye.

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Russia-linked STRONTIUM APT targets IoT devices to hack corporate networks

Security Affairs

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft.

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UK Foreign Office targeted by ‘serious’ cyber attack

IT Governance

That attack came as Russian troops massed along the Ukrainian border, followed by a pre-emptive strike on Belarus by a pro-Ukrainian group called Cyber Partisans. It led to worrying signs that the tensions would play out as an online proxy war, with UK and other countries that opposed Russia’s military action coming under attack.

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Go for Broke: The 442nd Infantry Regiment

Unwritten Record

In Hawaii–where many of the members of the 442nd would later originate from–the military imposed martial law, including curfews and blackouts, as concentration camps were not practical with the large population of people of Japanese ancestry. I, 442nd Infantry Regiment, adopted a little orphan, one of the group from the St.

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared. Source: Security Affairs.

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