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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1 “CISA encourages users and administrators to review Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Thycotic chief security scientist Joseph Carson told eSecurity Planet that choosing a certification should ultimately be about deciding which skillset or professional direction you want to focus on. AsTech’s Kent said of Security+, “This crosses several domains and is a basic introduction to security.

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China-linked threat actors have breached telcos and network service providers

Security Affairs

Chinese hackers employed open-source tools for reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning, according to the government experts, they have utilized open-source router specific software frameworks, RouterSploit and RouterScan [ T1595.002 ], to identify vulnerable devices to target. ” reads the advisory published by the US agencies.

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Hacker breaches key Russian ministry in blink of an eye

Security Affairs

No wonder Russia has been preparing to cut itself off from the global internet, hoping to move key government institutions to a sovereign Runet – a pan-Russian web limited to the Federation – to make them less prone to cyber attacks. Ideally, VNC should be used only with authenticated users, such as system administrators.

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Threat actors are attempting to exploit recently fixed F5 BIG-IP flaw

Security Affairs

The BIG-IP product is an application delivery controller (ADC), it is used by government agencies and major business, including banks, services providers and IT giants like Facebook, Microsoft and Oracle. System administrators need to upgrade to fixed versions ASAP. A proof-of-concept exploit is now publicly available.

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CIA elite hacking unit was not able to protect its tools and cyber weapons

Security Affairs

Since the precedent leak of secret documents made years before by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden , the US intelligence failed again it protect its information. “CIA has moved too slowly to put in place the safeguards that we knew were necessary given successive breaches to other US Government agencies.

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Cloud Hopper operation hit 8 of the world’s biggest IT service providers

Security Affairs

. “Teams of hackers connected to the Chinese Ministry of State Security had penetrated HPE’s cloud computing service and used it as a launchpad to attack customers, plundering reams of corporate and government secrets for years in what U.S. prosecutors say was an effort to boost Chinese economic interests.”

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