Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

New report comes out just as group of US senators chastise Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for not using multifactor authentication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. SALOMON As an affiliate of Spamdot, Salomon used the email address ad1@safe-mail.net , and the password 19871987gr.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Proofpoint researchers recently reported that a Russian hacking group, tracked as Winter Vivern (aka TA473), has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities ( CVE-2022-27926 ) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2022

Anonymous announced to have hacked more than 2,500 websites linked to the Russian and Belarusian governments, state-owned media outlets spreading disinformation, Russian private organizations, banks, hospitals, airports. JUST IN: #Anonymous leaks database of the Russian Government website [ [link] ].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million newborns and pregnancy care patients Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities with drone manual lures Alert!

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2021

US and UK cybersecurity agencies said the Russia-linked APT28 group is behind a series of large-scale brute-force attacks. US and UK cybersecurity agencies published a joint alert about a series of large-scale brute-force conducted by the Russia-linked APT28 group. ” reads the advisory published by the NSA. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Researchers from ESET uncovered the activity of a new APT group, tracked as XDSpy, that has been active since at least 2011. The APT group, recently discovered by ESET, targeted government and private companies in Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine, including militaries and Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

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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

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

Experts warn of scanning activity conducted by Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group, hackers are searching for vulnerable mail servers. According to security researchers from Trend Micro, the Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group has been scanning vulnerable email servers for more than a year. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 4, 2023

government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the past 18 years operated Try2Check , one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data. This and other “nordia@” emails shared a password: “ anna59.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Russia-linked Nobelium APT group has breached at least 14 managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers since May 2021. NOBELIUM focuses on government organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), think tanks, military, IT service providers, health technology and research, and telecommunications providers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Russia-linked cyberespionage group Sandworm has been observed impersonating telecommunication providers to target Ukrainian entities with malware. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Kaspersky researchers have found a new advanced backdoor used by the Platinum advanced persistent threat (APT) group in attacks in the wild. The APT group was discovered by Microsoft in 2016, it targeted organizations in South and Southeast. Its new Titanium backdoor attempt to hide at every stage by mimicking common software.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2020

The Transparent Tribe cyber-espionage group continues to improve its arsenal while targets Military and Government entities. The Transparent Tribe APT group is carrying out an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at military and diplomatic targets worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Touhill “Adversaries should remember that our military doctrine identifies cyber as one of our combined arms capabilities,” says Greg Touhill, president of AppGate Federal Group , a Florida-based supplier of software perimeter security systems. “To To ignore U.S. The Saudis aren’t known for being transparent. drone fired on Gen.

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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. One of the backdoors used by the group is called PortDoor , it was first detailed by Cybereason researchers in April 2021.

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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

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Adam Levin

MARCH 12, 2019

While not confirmed, the FBI has advised that the hackers likely used a tactic known as password spraying, a technique that exploits weak passwords. The details and scope of the damage caused by the attack are still unclear, but the activity has been tracked back to Iridium, a hacking group linked to the Iranian government.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2021

North Korea-linked InkySquid group leverages two Internet Explorer exploits to deliver a custom implant in attacks aimed at a South Korean online newspaper. APT37 has been active since at least 2012, it mainly targeted government, defense, military, and media organizations in South Korea. com to malicious subdomains of jquery[.]services.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

China-linked APT group Tropic Trooper has been spotted previously undocumented malware written in Nim language. The final payload encoded in the image is TClient, which is a backdoor that was used by the Tropic Trooper APT group in past campaigns.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM Russia-linked APT group is compromising common IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. Researchers at Microsoft observed the Russia-linked APT group STRONTIUM abusing IoT devices to gain access to several corporate networks. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

First, Russia targeted banks and government departments, then Ukraine hit back, attacking the Moscow stock exchange. The hacking group Anonymous has been more aggressive, launching attacks across Europe to give Vladimir Putin “a sip of his own bitter medicine”.

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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. . Password Grabber Module – a large module that downloads Mimikatz and tries to harvest passwords. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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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.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co.,

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

reported that hackers – some linked to Russian GRU military intelligence – breached computers at nearly two dozen U.S. And some governments – most notably Russia – have allowed cyber criminal groups to operate within their country in exchange for cooperation and promises not to attack the host country.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Security experts from Yoroy-Cybaze ZLab have conducted a detailed analysis of an implant used by the Gamaredon APT group in a recent campaign. It is distributed in a spear-phishing campaign with a weaponized office document that appears to be designed to lure military personnel. . Introduction. Cleaning the script we obtain: Figure 9.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Fancy Bear has carried out multiple cyberattacks targeting sporting and anti-doping organizations across the world. State-sponsored hackers used multiple attack methods, including spear-phishing, password spray, exploiting internet-connected devices and malware. ” concludes Microsoft.”We

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ForAllSecure

JULY 21, 2020

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important. FRANK: Like a password policy problem.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 21, 2020

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important. FRANK: Like a password policy problem.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Human Rights Groups Olga Lautman reported on a very sophisticated social engineering tactic that completely falsifies Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). The NGO Watchlist identifies suspicious NGOs and investigates their funders and links to government influence. or UK government authority."

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ForAllSecure

JULY 21, 2020

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important. FRANK: Like a password policy problem.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Kremlin breaks with all tradition and announces that — at the request of the United States — it has arrested 14 people suspected of working for REvil , one of the more ruthless and profitable Russian ransomware groups. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. In January 2016, Ferizi pleaded guilty to providing material support to a terrorist group and to unauthorized access. military members and government employees.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. Even government and public bodies’ websites – including, ironically, the ICO – were found to be running cryptomining software after a third-party plug-in was compromised, but it transpired. Users were encouraged to change their passwords. Inbenta, however, said.

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