Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2024

A series of “intense” cyberattacks hit multiple French government agencies, revealed the prime minister’s office. “Several “intense” cyberattacks targeted multiple French government agencies since Sunday night, as disclosed by the prime minister’s office.” ” reported the French newspaper Le Monde.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 15, 2025

Today, we welcome the 40th government onboarded to Have I Been Pwned's free gov service, Malaysia. The NC4 NACSA (National Cyber Coordination and Command Centre of the National Cyber Security Agency) in Malaysia now has full access to query all their government domains via API, and monitor them against future breaches.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2024

National Police Probe Botnet Campaign That Infected 3,000 Machines The French government has launched an investigation into a suspected Chinese espionage campaign that infected thousands of networks in France. The botnet campaign pushed out the PlugX remote access Trojan that has infected 3,000 machines in France since 2020.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 4, 2025

Building a shared understanding through adaptable governance helps create consistent expectations for responsible development across societies, said Ulla Coester, project director, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 8, 2024

Earlier this year, Russian cyber spies breached UK government systems and stole sensitive data and emails, reported The Record media. Earlier this year, Russia’s foreign intelligence service stole internal emails and data on individuals from the UK government. ” reported The Record Media. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Ukraine’s NCCC banned the Telegram app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. ” Despite the ban on military and government devices, Ukrainian users rely heavily on Telegram to communicate and receive news on ongoing conflicts. ” continues the announcement.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign targeting organizations in the country, including government entities. The government experts reported that the group carried out at least two massive campaigns since May 20, threat actors aimed at distributing SmokeLoader malware via email.

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AIIM

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

This is where information governance takes center stage. But as AI systems become more sophisticated and pervasive, a critical question emerges: How do we ensure the data feeding these systems is accurate, secure, and ethically managed?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2024

Cisco addressed vulnerabilities that were exploited to compromise the Webex meetings of the German government. In early May, German media outlet Zeit Online revealed that threat actors exploited vulnerabilities in the German government’s implementation of the Cisco Webex software to access internal meetings.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2025

France blames Russia-linked APT28 for cyberattacks targeting or compromising a dozen French government bodies and other entities. The Russia-linked APT28 group has targeted or compromised a dozen government organizations and other French entities, the French Government states.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 7, 2025

government is set to replace SMS-based verification systems for digital services with passkeys later this year in a bid to shore-up cyber defenses. FIDO-Based Authentication to Replace SMS-Based Verification, Says UK NCSC The U.K. The authentication initiative is being developed by the U.K.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2025

. “That effectively means there is a built-in way to physically destroy the grid,” an anonymous informer told Reuters The rogue devices’ existence is newly revealed, with no public US government acknowledgment. The DOE said its working with the federal government to strengthen U.S.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 8, 2025

Today we welcome the 39th government and first self-governing British Crown Dependency to Have I Been Pwned, The Isle of Man. Their Office of Cyber-Security & Information Assurance (OCSIA) now has free and open access to query the government domains of their jurisdiction.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, the researchers attributed a combined total of 48 out of 58 zero-day vulnerabilities to commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) and government espionage actors, while 10 zero-day flaws were attributed to financially motivated actors. ” continues the report.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Thomvest Ventures Leads Series B Funding to Support Privacy and Security Compliance Relyance AI raised $32 million in Series B funding to grow its data governance platform.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A threat actor tracked as Awaken Likho is targeting Russian government agencies and industrial entities, reported cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The threat actor continues to target Russian government entities and enterprises.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

” The man, who remails at large, used fake email accounts posing as US-based researchers and engineers to target government personnel to obtain software and source code created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), research universities, and private companies. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA.”

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WIRED Threat Level

MAY 7, 2025

CBP says it has disabled its use of TeleMessage following reports that the app, which has not cleared the US governments risk assessment program, was hacked.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

” Chinese law requires researchers to disclose zero-day vulnerabilities to the government. Experts speculate that the Chinese government was aware of the flaw and may have exploited it as a zero-day.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 15, 2024

Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass. Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years.

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Weissman's World

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The adage “garbage in, garbage out” (GIGO) has been around for nearly 70 years, and it’s never been more relevant thanks to the intensifying need for information governance and the emergence of generative and agentic AI as potential disruptors. Regardless of your mandate (e.g.,

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 28, 2025

Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Tor Project seeks help deploying 200 WebTunnel bridges by year-end to counter government censorship. Tor Project maintainers are urging users to deploy 200 WebTunnel bridges by year-end allow users in Russia to bypass government censorship. ” reads the announcement published by Tor Project.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures.

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WIRED Threat Level

MAY 5, 2025

The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russias VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2025

According to court documents, the Chinese government paid Mustang Panda to develop PlugX malware, used since 2014 to target U.S., The malware was operated by a China-linked threat actor, known as Mustang Panda (aka Twill Typhoon, to steal sensitive information from victim computers. European, and Asian entities. systems. .”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. The US agencies confirmed that Chinese threat actors had compromised the private communications of a “limited number” of government officials following the compromise of multiple U.S.

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Collaboration 2.0

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

If you've gotten cash from an ATM, you've interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here's why this old programming language will probably outlive us all.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

TopSec was founded in 1995, it offers cybersecurity services such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and vulnerability scanning, along with “boutique” solutions to align with government initiatives and intelligence requirements. ” reads the report published by SentinelLabs. ” concludes the report.”The

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