Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2022

The Conti ransomware gang is threatening to ‘overthrow’ the new government of Costa Rica after last month’s attack. Last month, the Conti ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on Costa Rica government infrastructure after that the government refused to pay a ransom. GB of data.

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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.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

UK intelligence agency GCHQ released emulators for World War II cipher machines (Enigma, Typex and The Bombe) that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef. In 1939, just before Germany was invading Poland, the British government received an Enigma machine from Polish code breakers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2019

The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Barr repeated a common fallacy about a difference between military-grade encryption and consumer encryption: "After all, we are not talking about protecting the nation's nuclear launch codes.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. In modern times, cryptography has become a critical lynchpin of cybersecurity.

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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

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Expert found Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301 M209 Raspberry Robin malware used in attacks against Telecom and Governments TikTok parent company ByteDance revealed the use of TikTok data to track journalists BetMGM discloses security breach impacting 1.5 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2020

The popular US government contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has suffered a ransomware attack , the news was reported by ZDNet. L ast week, the US government contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has suffered a ransomware attack that also infected its web servers. EWA Technologies Inc.,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 uses fake NATO training documents as bait in attacks aimed at government bodies. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 is behind a string of attacks that targeting government bodies with Zebrocy Delphi malware. ” reads the report published QuoIntelligence. 245/protect/get-upd-id[.]PHP”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

The analysis of encryption techniques employed in the attack allowed the government experts to associate the campaign with the cybercrime group Trickbot. The alert published by the Ukraine CERT-UA includes Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for this campaign and recommendations.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2022

Expert found Backdoor credentials in ZyXEL LTE3301 M209 Raspberry Robin malware used in attacks against Telecom and Governments TikTok parent company ByteDance revealed the use of TikTok data to track journalists BetMGM discloses security breach impacting 1.5 Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 27, 2022

A conventional computer would need 300 trillion years to break RSA encryption – considered the gold standard for Public Key Encryption (PKE). In the hands of the enemy, a quantum computer capable of destroying RSA- encrypted data would have devastating effects on our critical infrastructure and economy. government.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2023

In February 2023, EclecticIQ researchers spotted multiple KamiKakaBot malware samples that were employed by the Dark Pink APT group (aka Saaiwc) in attacks against government entities in Southeast Asia countries. “The ISO file also contains a decoy Word document that has an XOR-encrypted section.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The Swiss cryptography firm Crypto AG sold equipment to governments and militaries around the world for decades after World War II. These spy agencies rigged the company's devices so they could easily break the codes that countries used to send encrypted messages. This isn't really news.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Back in December, the SolarWinds supply chain attack made the headlines when a Russian cyber espionage group tampered with updates for SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management products that the IT company provides to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices. ” reads the incident report published by mimecast.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

.” The attackers use the version.dll DLL to load FoggyWeb which is stored in the encrypted file Windows.Data.TimeZones.zh-PH.pri. The loader uses the custom Lightweight Encryption Algorithm (LEA) routine to decrypt the backdoor directly in the memory. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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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. government institutions, and about 250 Ukrainian victims. ” reads the joint advisory. ” continues the advisory.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

European Parliament votes to tighten up rules for the sale and export of surveillance and encryption technology. The term “ dual-use ” refers to technology that can be used for both peaceful and military aims. EU authorities also request countries more transparency about the export licenses they grant. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

In January 2022, researchers at Kaspersky ICS CERT uncovered a series of targeted attacks on military industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and East Europe. China-linked threat actors targeted dozens of industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and Europe.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The attacks against entities in Afghanistan took place prior to the Taliban’s recent takeover of the government in the country and the withdrawal of all military forces of the United States and its allies. Threat actors targeted the previous Afghan government, Talos speculates.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Swiss authorities are investigating into allegations the company Crypto AG, a Switzerland-based maker of encryption devices, was a front company for the CIA and German intelligence. The list of Crypto’s customers included Iran, India and Pakistan, military juntas in Latin America and the Vatican. That’s not credible,” he said.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Russia-linked Gamaredon cyberespionage group has been targeting Ukrainian targets, including diplomats, government and military officials. Russia linked APT group tracked as Gamaredon has been targeting several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement. ” continues the analysis. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2022

The Donot Team has been active since 2016, it focuses on government and military organizations, ministries of foreign affairs, and embassies in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other South Asian countries. The Donot Team threat actor, aka APT-C-35 , has added new capabilities to its Jaca Windows malware framework.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. The analysis of the encrypted files used in the second stage revealed a previously undiscovered backdoor associated with the Platinum group.

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IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2020

Randleman Eye Center says some files were encrypted in cyber attack (unknown). Medical and military contractor Kimchuk hit by ransomware (unknown). Dutch government loses two external hard drive containing personal data (6.9 Toronto government leaks personal data of elderly and vulnerable (7,227). Data breaches.

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Data Protector

AUGUST 3, 2015

Some have altered their communication methods, while others have taken advantage of new encryption tools. The report explains that: “States need secrets, for intelligence and military purposes, criminal investigations and a host of other reasons. Yet, they also need public consent in order to operate with credibility.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

The Tropic Trooper APT has been active at least since 2012, it was first spotted by security experts at Trend Micro in 2015, when the threat actors targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines. The collected information is formatted and sent to the C&C server.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The focus is on recovering deleted and encrypted files as quickly as possible. Determines the initial vector of infection, where your current data backups are, and the sensitivity of encrypted files. Data is recovered remotely or returned on encrypted media. Touchstone’s key ransomware and security services. Proven Data.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

Thirdly and finally, it's up to organisations to self-govern. They already have the technical ability to read everyone's email but if that's inconsistent with local laws or corporate policies then the only thing stopping them from doing it is the same thing stopping them from running domain searches on HIBP: self-governance.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 7, 2020

According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project , “illicit trafficking of tobacco is a multibillion-dollar business today, fueling organized crime and corruption [and] robbing governments of needed tax money. government to secure Davies’ extradition, but he appears to have slipped away once again.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. Kr00k Wi-Fi Encryption flaw affects more than a billion devices. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Neither were any of the algorithm names I knew, not even algorithms I knew that the US government used. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. Probably not. Very probably.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

Data that travels over a public hotspot network is rarely encrypted. The answer is a virtual private network (VPN) which creates a private tunnel between your device and the internet and encrypts your data. BullGuard VPN for instance uses military grade encryption which would take more than a lifetime to crack.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Quantum computers can launch attacks that break asymmetric cryptography, rendering the entire PKI-based encryption method obsolete. Therefore, governments and organizations, such as NIST, are racing to become cryptographically quantum resilient. Quantum-resistant Security?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Most of the infections were observed in organizations in the US and Europe, the most targeted industries were in the government, military, and manufacturing sectors. . ” The spam messages contain URLs to.ZIP files that serve VBS content designed to download the payload from one of six hardcoded encrypted URLs. . .

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