Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

China-linked BRONZE PRESIDENT group is targeting government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with PlugX malware. Secureworks researchers reported that China-linked APT group BRONZE PRESIDENT conducted a new campaign aimed at government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with the PlugX malware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Government agencies revealed that Akira ransomware has breached over 250 entities worldwide and received over $42 million in ransom payments. The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it. It was this first time that the operators adopted this tactic.

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IT Governance

MARCH 6, 2019

Yes, most information security experts will be able to explain what confidentiality, integrity and availability mean, but other terms, like ‘risk’, are surprisingly vague. There’s a good reason for this: information security best practice is constantly evolving, meaning any advice listed in the Regulation could soon be out of date.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Six months since the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) came into force, pseudonymisation and data encryption remain the only technology measures specifically mentioned in the famously technology-agnostic Regulation. But what exactly is meant by ‘pseudonymisation’ and ‘encryption’? To further protect data, we look to encryption.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

The FBI revealed that foreign hackers compromised the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting flaws in an unpatched Fortinet VPN. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that an APT group had breached the network of a local US municipal government by exploiting vulnerabilities in an unpatched Fortinet VPN.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Tutanota , the popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email software, has been blocked by Russian authorities. The popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota has been blocked in Russia on Friday evening. The Russian government could also ban IT companies that will not comply with the same law.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. locked to the filename of the encrypted files.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After supporters and opponents of mandated government access to encrypted communications publicly feuded for much of 2016, reprising arguments they’ve had since at least the days of the “Clipper Chip,” these “encryption debates” seemed to quiet down for much of last year. See, e.g., here.)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2023

government announced up to a $10 million bounty for information linking the Clop ransomware gang to a foreign government. The US goverment is offering up to a $10 million bounty for information linking CL0P Ransomware Gang or any other threat actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure to a foreign government.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The p opular ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government this week. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

file exposed information that attackers could employ for lateral movement within the ministry’s systems, potentially escalating to anything from account takeover to a ransomware attack. MIM is a government body responsible for industry and mineral resources operations. Meanwhile, the now-closed MIM’s env. The exposed env.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Russia-linked APT Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to Accenture. According to a report published by Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

. “The basis for the search activities was the appeal of the competent US authorities, who reported on the leader of the criminal community and his involvement in encroachments on the information resources of foreign high-tech companies by introducing malicious software, encrypting information and extorting money for its decryption.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

software used by the Russian Ministry of Defense to encrypt and protect its data. “Now the Ukrainian special service has the information protection and encryption software used by the morph, as well as an array of secret service documents of the Russian Ministry of War.”

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IT Governance

JULY 4, 2018

To improve cyber risk governance among public-sector departments and their suppliers, the UK government has issued a series of minimum cyber security standards that will be incorporated into the Government Functional Standard for Security.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The post Chat control: The latest EU plans to outlaw encryption and introduce telecommunications surveillance via Mailbox.org appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leave s a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. The Apple expert Bob Gendler discovered that the Apple Mail app available on macOS stores leaves a portion of users encrypted emails in plaintext in a database called snippets. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. ” reads one of the alerts.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams. There are plenty of others to worry anyone with job titles that include terms like “compliance,” “privacy,” and “security,” from CSOs on down. See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Security, Privacy and Compliance Can Conflict.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2024

ESET researchers reported that a Windows version of DinodasRAT was used in attacks against government entities in Guyana. The campaign seems active since at least early 2022 and focuses primarily on government organizations. The library uses the Tiny Encryption Algorithm ( TEA ) in CBC mode to cipher and decipher the data.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

The attacks against Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector organizations started in May 2021 and government experts observed multiple cases that involved the use of the Maui ransomware. This ransomware uses a combination of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), RSA, and XOR encryption to encrypt the files on the infected systems.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

In particular, ransomware, which encrypts users’ data and demands a cryptocurrency ransom for their release or to avoid a dataleak, is becoming increasingly prevalent, causing financial and operational damage to individuals and businesses worldwide. Education improves awareness” is his slogan.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Encrypted messaging app Signal denied claims of an alleged zero-day flaw in its platform after a responsible investigation. The popular encrypted messaging app Signal denied claims of an alleged zero-day vulnerability in its platform. Government to determine if they were aware of a zero-day exploit for their platform.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

An estimated 60% of research and development in scientific and technical fields is carried out by private industry, with academic institutions and government accounting for 20% and 10%, respectively, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. NTT Group, for instance, typically spends more than $3.6

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The AvosLocker ransomware operators released a free decryptor after they accidentally encrypted the system of US Government entity. The AvosLocker ransomware operation provided a free decryptor after they encrypted the systems of a US government agency. pic.twitter.com/zFg7Idj9Zs — ???????

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2023

The variant was employed in attacks aimed at organizations in government and legal sectors. The new Linux variant of the ecryptor doesn’t accept some arguments from its older variant and adds the –whitelist parameter, which is used to avoid encrypting virtual machines. ” continues the report.

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Data Matters

JUNE 23, 2022

the Licensee believes the Nonpublic Information involves 250 or more Consumers and either (a) notice is required to any government body or other supervisory body or (b) the Cybersecurity Event has a reasonable likelihood of materially harming (i) any Consumer residing in the State or (ii) any material part of the normal operation of the Licensee.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Experts believe Yahoo was using outdated, easy-to-crack encryption, which led to the attack. The attack is a good reminder of how critical strong encryption is in protecting your website users. This attack could’ve easily been avoided if Yahoo had invested more in the security infrastructure. government agencies.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2022

AvosLocker is the latest ransomware that implemented the capability to encrypt Linux systems including VMware ESXi servers. AvosLocker expands its targets by implementing the support for encrypting Linux systems, specifically VMware ESXi servers, Bleeping computed reported. ” reported BleepingComputer. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The attack took place on February 11 and encrypted data in the production servers. As a result of the attack, the system is down, files and databases are encrypted.” The Romanian government also announced extraordinary preventive measures to prevent other hospitals from being impacted by the incident.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

Some variants of the ransomware append the English name of the target company to the filenames of the encrypted files. Recently, the Chinese security firm Rising detected a Linux variant of the SFile ransomware that uses the RSA+AES algorithm mode. as the suffix name. . ” reported The Record. ” reported The Record.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The name “ Bvp47 ” comes form numerous references to the string “Bvp” and the numerical value “0x47” used in the encryption algorithm. The Bvp47 backdoor was first discovered in 2013 while conducting a forensic investigation into a security breach suffered by a Chinese government organization.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

RansomExx operation has been active since 2018, the list of its victims includes government agencies, the computer manufacturer and distributor GIGABYTE , and the Italian luxury brand Zegna. ” reads the analysis published by IBM Security X-Force. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

The Holy Ghost ransomware appends the file extension.h0lyenc to filenames of encrypted files. The SiennaBlue variant evolved over time by implementing multiple encryption options, string obfuscation, public key management, and support for the internet and intranet. The threat actors asked victims to pay a ransom from 1.2

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

A ransomware attack disrupted IT operations in the territory of Nunavut (Canada), all government services requiring access to electronic data were impacted. A ransomware attack disrupted IT operations in the remote Canadian territory of Nunavut, all government services requiring access to electronic information were impacted.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 11, 2019

UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk. The Open Technology Institute has an Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., press release , letter.) I am pleased to be one of the signers.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A US health system is forced to settle as a result of not encrypting mobile phones. The post Failure to encrypt mobile devices results in $3 million HIPAA settlement appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the source or the report here. Photo by Yura Fresh on Unsplash.

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