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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. Wicked Rose and the NCPH hacking group are implicated in multiple Office based attacks over a two year period,” the iDefense report stated. Image: FBI.

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Weekly podcast: Australian Cabinet Files, Matt Hancock MP’s app and Monero mining

IT Governance

This week, we discuss the Australian government’s loss of thousands of classified documents, DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock’s buggy new app and the growing trend of cybercriminals using cryptocurrency miners. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 2 February 2018. Here are this week’s stories.

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Group-IB presented latest cybercrime and nation-state hacking trends in Asia

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world. Espionage as one of the main APT groups’ goals.

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Malvertising Campaign Targets IoT Devices: GeoEdge

eSecurity Planet

The executives said the “malvertising” campaign – which was uncovered by GeoEdge’s security research team with AdTech partners InMobi and Verve Group – came out of Ukraine and Slovenia and reached as far as the United States, though CEO Amnon Siev it has since been contained. An Attack by a Criminal Ring. billion in 2018.

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To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed

CGI

To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed. I was excited to join colleagues within the ACT-IAC Blockchain Working Group as a contributor to the new ACT-IAC Blockchain Playbook for the U.S. federal government. Importance of governance. Mon, 05/14/2018 - 00:45. Depends on the problem. ).

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LeakedSource Owner Quit Ashley Madison a Month Before 2015 Hack

Krebs on Security

LeakedSource also tried to pass itself off as a legal, legitimate business that was marketing to security firms and professionals. A GREY MARKET The Impact Team , the hacker group that claimed responsibility for stealing and leaking the AshleyMadison user data, also leaked several years worth of email from then-CEO Noel Biderman.

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Oh, the things they say… Why we should stand up to arguments against copyright reforms

CILIP

Similarly, the European Commission’s assessment of the evidence around its future text and data mining rules noted rightholders’ claim that an exception would “facilitate the misuse and piracy of their content and make them lose business opportunities in future”. Their story has now won.”