Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Italian Military Personnel and National Association of Professional Educators. Italian Military Personnel and National Association of Professional Educators. Military Personnel. National Association of Professional Educators. Exposed in the Hack: National Research Center. 38 Databases Total: [link].

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Passwords Archiving Mining Education 279

The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Yet, there’s still work to be done to make this path more accessible and known among the veteran and transitioning military community. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.

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Cybersecurity Military Education Government 278

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2025

The group has shown deep awareness of military supply chains and has also targeted tech companies producing goods Russia struggles to obtain under sanctions. Beyond military targets, Laundry Bear has gone after civilian, commercial, and IT service providers, especially those connected to government systems.

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Data breaches Military Government Manufacturing 198

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. NRC Health health care company hit with ransomware.

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Security Ransomware Military Data breaches 335

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

Energy and Utilities 343

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Manufacturing 343

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 337

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 337

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The group has continued launching attacks against entities in Southeast Asia, including military, satellite communications, media and educational organizations. The Thrip group has been active since 2013, but this is the first time Symantec publicly shared details of its activities. ” concludes the report.

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Military Communications Government Education 267

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The cyber espionage group has tampered with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which provides its products to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters agency. .

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Military Cybersecurity Communications Government 354

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S. ” concludes the report.

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IoT Military Education Cybersecurity 348

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was charged in the US with conspiracy and other charges related to acquiring U.S.-made

Computer and Electronics 246

Computer and Electronics Military Manufacturing Government 246

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

The groups targeted organizations in the business services, financial, health, retail/consumer, aero-military, engineering and manufacturing, government, education, transportation, and utilities industries.

Manufacturing 343

Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 343

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing campaigns on Ukraine, with the country accounting for over 60% of observed Russian targeting. The group targeted multiple sectors, including government, defense, energy, transportation/logistics, education, and humanitarian organizations.

Phishing 246

Phishing Military Ransomware Education 246

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. We even tested them against the real thing! link] #GCHQ100 pic.twitter.com/t2ixVE6j7H — GCHQ (@GCHQ) March 14, 2019.

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Encryption Military Education Communications 264

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Proofpoint researchers recently reported that a Russian hacking group, tracked as Winter Vivern (aka TA473), has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities ( CVE-2022-27926 ) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats. reads the post published by Proofpoint.

IT 246

IT Military Phishing Passwords 246

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

This campaign was carried out by threat actors impersonating an educational accreditation council to hit users in the United States. The attackers used decoy documents apparently coming from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), a US association representing social work education.

Archiving 272

Archiving File names Education Libraries 272

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2025

This week, Pro-Russia hacktivist group NoName057(16) called to action against Dutch organizations and claimed multiple successful attacks: NoName057(16) claims recent DDoS attacks on Dutch targets are revenge for military aid to Ukraine, the group added that the attacks are ongoing. billion in 2026.

Military 187

Military Education Government Security 187

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” concludes Microsoft.

IoT 247

IoT Military Access Education 247

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

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. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

Systems administration 246

Systems administration Military Phishing Government 246

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enable auto-update features if available.

Cybersecurity 214

Cybersecurity Military Passwords Education 214

Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

Poland’s Military Counterintelligence Service and its Computer Emergency Response Team linked a recent string of attacks targeting NATO and European Union countries to the Russia-linked APT29 group (aka SVR group , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , and The Dukes ). The Military Counterintelligence Service and CERT.PL

Libraries 246

Libraries Military Government Education 246

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

CENTCOM requisition form for use of military aircraft. We predict that this problem is likely to get worse as more companies add sandboxing to their security pipeline, underscoring the importance of educating employees now.” One of the files exposed via the malware analysis sandboxes appeared to be a U.S.

Military 260

Military Insurance Education Phishing 260

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

Energy and Utilities 335

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Access 335

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. DataLocker actually got traction, early on, selling to the military. You need to rely on external storage to securely transport your data.

Encryption 203

Encryption Military Passwords Authentication 203

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

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. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

Military 246

Military Access Cybersecurity Government 246

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

The organisation works with national authorities, air navigation service providers, civil and military airspace users, airports, and other organisations. A senior Eurocontrol official told The Wall Street Journal , that the Pro-Russia hackers cannot access systems for aviation safety because these systems are air-gapped.

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Military Education Access Cybersecurity 246

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad. Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. military unit, MEDC and TARDEC this summer hosted the second annual Commercial CyberTruck Challenge.

Cybersecurity 166

Cybersecurity Military Education Government 166

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

Energy and Utilities 330

Energy and Utilities Communications Authentication Access 330

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Cyber security of satellite systems is becoming crucial due to the growing number of commercial and military applications that rely on them. .” Thales pointed out that throughout the entire exercise, ESA had access to the satellite’s systems to retain control. ” said Pierre-Yves Jolivet, VP Cyber Solutions, Thales. .”

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Cybersecurity Military Access Education 246

Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

However, the attackers chose a domain name that gives the impression of a connection to the South African military. This domain has been hosted on eight other IPs throughout its history, none of these IPs were directly affiliated with the South African government. Experts added that the IP 196.216.136[.]139 139 resolved to vpn729380678.softether[.]net

Communications 246

Communications Military Government Libraries 246

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

“Microsoft assesses that Mint Sandstorm is associated with an intelligence arm of Iran’s military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an assessment that has been corroborated by multiple credible sources including Mandiant , Proofpoint , and SecureWorks.” ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

Energy and Utilities 246

Energy and Utilities Military Education Phishing 246

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles.

Security 246

Security Computer and Electronics Ransomware Marketing 246

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning of the North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO group that is targeting government and military personnel, think tanks, policy makers, academics, and researchers in South Korea, the US and elsewhere.

Phishing 246

Phishing Passwords Military Education 246

AIIM

MAY 15, 2019

I am very pleased to announce that the Certified Information Professional (CIP) exam has been approved for reimbursement under the Veterans Education Benefit program for Licensing and Certification reimbursements administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - aka the GI Bill. This is something that is intensely personal to me.

Education 146

Education Military IT Security 146

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Correctiv notes the notorious hacker group Sandworm — an advanced persistent threat (APT) group operated by a cyberwarfare unit of Russia’s military intelligence service — was identified by Ukrainian government authorities as responsible for that attack. PEACE HOSTING? was responsible for hosting StopGeorgia[.]ru

Cloud 334

Cloud Education Government Communications 334

Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2023

In 2022, the Citizen Lab analyzed the NSO Group activity after finding evidence of attacks on members of Mexico’s civil society, including two human rights defenders from Centro PRODH, which represents victims of military abuses in Mexico.

Military 246

Military Risk Education Security 246

Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2025

Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The Turmoil Following BreachForums Shutdown: Confusion, Risks, and a New Beginning Earth Kurma APT is actively targeting government and telecommunications orgs in Southeast Asia A large-scale phishing campaign targets WordPress WooCommerce (..)

Security 183

Security Phishing CMS Ransomware 183

IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

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.

Phishing 144

Phishing Military Access Government 144