Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2025

The Rhysida Ransomware gang claims the hack of the Government of Peru, the gang breached Gob.pe, the Single Digital Platform of the Peruvian State. The Rhysida ransomware gang claims responsibility for hacking the Government of Peru, breaching Gob.pe, which is the country’s official digital platform.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

government officials. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. The security breach poses a major national security risk. The WSJ states that the compromise remained undisclosed due to possible impact on national security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2025

Earth Kurma APT carried out a sophisticated campaign against government and telecommunications sectors in Southeast Asia. Trend Research exposed the Earth Kurma APT campaign targeting Southeast Asias government and telecom sectors. Earth Kurma particularly targeted the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2025

Over half of firms adopted AI in 2024, but cloud tools like Azure OpenAI raise growing concerns over data security and privacy risks. While these tools deliver clear productivity gains, they also expose businesses to complex new risks, particularly around data security and privacy.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2025

experts who strip down equipment hooked up to grids to check for security issues, the two people said.” “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. .

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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. ” reads the announcement published by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2024

CERT-UA warned that Russia-linked actor is impersonating the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) in a new phishing campaign to distribute malware. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign targeting organizations in the country, including government entities.

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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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Collaboration 2.0

JUNE 16, 2025

" declared Digitalisation Minister Dirk Schrödter, speaking via an open-source video platform, in his announcement that the German state of Schleswig-Holstein will phase out all Microsoft software from government workplaces. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor June 16, 2025 at 1:49 a.m.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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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

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In September, Broadcom released security updates to the vulnerability CVE-2024-38812. ” 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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AIIM

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

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? This is where information governance takes center stage.

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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

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. Enhancing secure logging, isolating device management, and enforcing strict access control lists (ACLs) are key strategies.

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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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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Belgian authorities are investigating Chinese hackers for breaching its State Security Service (VSSE), stealing 10% of emails from 2021 to May 2023. The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office is probing a possible security breach on its State Security Service (VSSE) by China-linked threat actors. ” reported Reuters.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

-funded CVE program, a core cybersecurity tool for tracking vulnerabilities, faces funding expiry Wednesday, risking disruption to global security. government funding for MITRE s CVE program , a key global cybersecurity resource for cataloging vulnerabilities, is set to expire Wednesday, risking disruption.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2025

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

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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. Our goal is to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by the end of this December (2024) to open secure access for users in Russia.” ” reads the announcement published by Tor Project.

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

A Ghostwriter campaign using a new variant of PicassoLoader targets opposition activists in Belarus, and Ukrainian military and government organizations. SentinelLABS observed a new Ghostwriter campaign targeting Belarusian opposition activists and Ukrainian military and government entities with a new variant of PicassoLoader.

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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. The company provided monitoring services to a state-owned enterprise facing a corruption scandal.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The government agencies warn that the Russian APT29 group has the capability and intent to exploit more CVEs for initial access, remote code execution, and privilege escalation. cyber agencies warned. The joint advisory includes a list of known vulnerabilities that should be addressed as soon as possible.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Many reports claim these bad actors have gained access to some providers’ customer information over an extended period of time – phone calls, text messages, and other sensitive information, particularly from government officials. Connectivity to a compromised provider was interrupted, and T-Mobile notified industry and government leaders.

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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

MAY 29, 2025

Google says China-linked group APT41 controlled malware via Google Calendar to target governments through a hacked site. Google warns that China-linked APT41 used TOUGHPROGRESS malware with Google Calendar as C2, targeting various government entities via a compromised website.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps organizations address evolving data security and privacy requirements by protecting and managing sensitive information. To add to the difficulty, the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought unprecedented security and privacy risks. What is Data Security Posture Management?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2024

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to U.S.-based based technology companies.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2024

The New York Times revealed that OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, but the company says source code and customer data were not compromised. OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, the New York Times reported. ” The executives believed the threat actor was a lone hacker with no link to a foreign government. .”

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