Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

These private mobile networks are gaining significant traction in manufacturing, energy, government, logistics, and warehousing verticals. This transition is an opportunity to look at the next generation of security. Thales and Celona have collaborated to bring security and performance to private 5G networks.

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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The issue is that these tens of billions of new devices will likely amplify the inherent security risks of IoT. In the absence of IoT security regulations, many smart product manufacturers simply release new devices that lack built-in security measures and have not undergone proper security review and testing.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Breached organisation: BHI Energy, providing staffing solutions to the nuclear, fossil, wind, hydro and government energy markets. Incident details: The company found that data on its network had been encrypted without its knowledge. Breached organisation: D-Link Corporation, Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. National Security Agency. Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security. TS: Like a lot of things in security, the economics always win.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2022

The list of victims includes manufacturing organizations, banks, schools, and event and meeting planning companies. The Holy Ghost ransomware appends the file extension.h0lyenc to filenames of encrypted files. The first possibility is that the North Korean government sponsors this activity.” ” concludes Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of the capabilities of the recently emerged Royal ransomware. According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Key Developments in IoT Security. The rush to market for consumers to enjoy the modern conveniences offered by these devices shocked the security community. Security experts were concerned that these devices were built with no security in mind. Has the security of these devices gotten better, or remained the same?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

However, to fully capture the benefits of an IoT-centric economy, a cauldron of privacy and security concerns must first be quelled. I’m referring to the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI, and the underlying TLS/SSL authentication and encryption protocols. And if you’re not doing integrity checks, you’ll be exposed.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open source tool to encrypt entire drives. Mamba ransomware is one of the first malware that encrypted hard drives rather than files that was detected in public attacks. ” reads the alert published by the FBI.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 3, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. In May, multiple cybersecurity experts spotted a new ransomware family called BlackSuit, including Palo Alto Unit42 experts.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The FBI and Australian Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warn of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide. “The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware an ongoing ransomware campaign utilising the Avaddon Ransomware malware. ” reads the alert published by ACSC.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2021

. “The FBI has identified, as of early November 2021 that Cuba ransomware actors have compromised at least 49 entities in five critical infrastructure sectors, including but not limited to the financial, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology sectors.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The root cause of these attacks is that the devices are lacking the security mechanisms to defend themselves against malicious actions that lead to the control of hijacked devices. The common denominator in IoT attacks is the assumption that these simple devices do not require strong security measures. Security mindset is changing.

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IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

And yet we are overlooking profound privacy and security ramifications. billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

A new threat actor tracked as TA2101 is conducting malware campaigns using email to impersonate government agencies in the United States, Germany, and Italy. The post New TA2101 threat actor poses as government agencies to distribute malware appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

Revolutionizing Identity Verification with AI The integration of AI in identity verification is set to redefine security protocols. This evolution will require a strategic rethinking of current security measures. The need for enhanced security and user convenience drives this change.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2022

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company Delta Electronics was hit by the Conti ransomware that took place this week. According to the company, the security breach did not impact its operation, it already notified local authorities. ” reported a statement from the security company cited by CTWANT.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide as of August 2022, the US government states. entities Financial Services, Government Facilities, Healthcare and Public Health, Critical Manufacturing, and Information Technology. ” reads the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. FBI and CISA believe this variant, which uses its own custom-made file encryption program, evolved from earlier iterations that used “Zeon” as a loader.” reads the alert.

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Adam Shostack

JULY 17, 2018

Today, a global coalition led by civil society and technology experts sent a letter asking the government of Australia to abandon plans to introduce legislation that would undermine strong encryption. Read the full announcement here ). I’m pleased to have joined in this effort by Accessnow, and you can sign, too, at [link].

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. The command-and-control beacons allowed Royal to prepare the City’s network resources for the May 03, 2023, ransomware encryption attack.” ” continues the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 27, 2022

Each present a unique set of challenges and require equally powerful next-generation cyber security. A conventional computer would need 300 trillion years to break RSA encryption – considered the gold standard for Public Key Encryption (PKE). government. A quantum computer will be able to do it in 10 seconds!

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Encryption Cybersecurity Government Communications 71

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The attacks detailed by Cybereason targeted technology and manufacturing companies primarily located in East Asia, Western Europe, and North America. Symantec pointed out that the attacks against government organizations in Hong Kong remained undetected for a year in some cases. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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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. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Users could leave all the responsibility to governments and other institutions.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Focus on cyber security awareness and training.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 30, 2021

Researchers write that the RAT is constantly on the lookout for “any activity of interest, such as a phone call, to immediately record the conversation, collect the updated call log, and then upload the contents to the C&C server as an encrypted ZIP file.” This is a sophisticated piece of malware.

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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 11, 2021

BleepingComputer shared the decryption keys with the security firm Emsisoft, which has released in the past free decryptors for multiple pieces of ransomware. The security company already develop a free decryptor for the victims of the Avaddon ransomware. — Fabian Wosar (@fwosar) June 11, 2021. ” states Emsisoft.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

Secure Data Environments. The NHS will step up its investment in and use of ‘secure data environments’ (sometimes referred to as ‘trusted research environments’). In simple terms, these are specially designated, secure servers on which a third party researcher’s access to health data can be properly controlled and monitored.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data.

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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.

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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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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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