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The US Military Buys Commercial Location Data

Schneier on Security

Vice has a long article about how the US military buys commercial location data worldwide. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. This isn’t new, this isn’t just data of non-US citizens, and this isn’t the US military.

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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers).

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Threat actors hacked Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom

Security Affairs

Threat actors stole sensitive information from the company, including military and government documents, revealed Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. TeraBytes of data” that included government contracts. Threat actors claim they have stolen 1.7 ” reported AFP agency.

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Classified NATO documents sold on darkweb after they were stolen from Portugal

Security Affairs

After discovering that Classified NATO documents belonging to the Armed Forces General Staff agency of Portugal (EMGFA) were offered for sale on the darkweb, the Portuguese agency discovered it has suffered a cyberattack. It is responsible for the planning, command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces. ” continues the website.

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 464 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience? Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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Military documents about MQ-9 Reaper drone leaked on dark web

The Security Ledger

Hackers have put up for sale on the dark web sensitive military documents, some associated with the U.S. military’s MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft, one of its most lethal and technologically advanced drones, security research firm Recorded Future recently discovered. Read the whole entry. » Read the whole entry. »