Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

China-linked Winnti cyberespionage group targets South Korean video gaming company Gravity, QuoIntelligence (QuoINT) firm reported. Security experts from QuoIntelligence (QuoINT) firm reported that China-linked Winnti cyberespionage group targets South Korean video gaming company Gravity. a South Korean video game company.”

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team, a Broadcom division, uncovered a global campaign conducted by a China-linked APT10 cyber-espionage group targeting businesses using the recently-disclosed ZeroLogon vulnerability. . The APT10 is well-resourced cyberespionage group that employed multiple tools and sophisticated techniques in its attacks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

The ransomware targets South Korean healthcare, industrial, and pharmaceutical companies, its name comes from the name of the author ‘Gwisin’ (ghost in Korean). ” reads the report published by security firm Ahnlab. The ransomware is distributed through targeted attacks against specific organizations. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Shane Huntley, Director at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), revealed that her team has shared its findings with the campaigns and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The post Google warned users of 33,015 nation-state attacks since January appeared first on Security Affairs. Tbps, the largest DDoS attack of ever.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has started spreading ransomware to monetize its cyber criminal activities. The financially-motivated hacker group FIN11 has switched tactics starting using ransomware as the main monetization method. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye. ” reads the analysis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

A new wave of cyber attacks carried out by a China-linked APT group hit German blue-chip companies BASF, Siemens, Henkel and others. German media reported that the cyber attacks were launched by China-linked cyberespionage group. In 2016, the hackers also hit German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp to steal company secrets.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

Researchers at Group-IB observed new financially motivated attacks in Western Europe traced to Russian-speaking threat actors. At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected. At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

42% of incidents reported targeted hospitals, while health authorities, bodies and agencies accounted for 14%, and the pharmaceutical industry for 9%. Clearly, the current geopolitical scenario led to a surge in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks carried out by pro-Russian hacktivist groups like Killnet.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2019

Security researchers from Chronicle, Alphabet’s cyber-security division, have spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. Security experts from Chronicle, the Alphabet’s cyber-security division, have discovered a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. 1, these values were designated as ‘tag’ and ‘group’.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2021

Experts attribute the attacks to the China-linked Winnti APT group (aka APT41 ) and reported that the attackers used a previously undocumented backdoor in the attacks. The Winnti group was first spotted by Kaspersky in 2013, but according to the researchers the gang has been active since 2007. Petersburg.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Cymulate ran 3,107 assessments across 340 organizations recently to see if security controls were adequate against the Clop (sometimes called “Cl0p” with a zero) ransomware group’s exploitation of a MOVEit software vulnerability ( CVE-2023-34362 ). Endpoint Security: Install and update antivirus software on all hosts.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Meanwhile, if you enjoy this sort of cyber security news, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest stories straight to your inbox. Shields Health Care Group The largest data breach of April 2023 was at the Shields Health Care Group, a Massachusetts-based medical services provider.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 7, 2023

Despite advancements in the pharmaceutical industry and biomedical research, delivering drugs to market is still a complex process with tremendous opportunity for improvement. Efficient clinical trial site selection continues to be a prominent industry-wide challenge.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

Attackers are targeting organizations in the healthcare industry via malspam campaigns using malicious attachments. Some of them like DoppelPaymer and Maze groups announced that they would no target healthcare organizations during the pandemic. reported BleepingComputer.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2022

Conti — one of the most ruthless and successful Russian ransomware groups — publicly declared during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that it would refrain from targeting healthcare providers. National Security Agency (NSA). National Security Agency (NSA). alone by October 2020.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Hancitor became another commodity malware which partnered with ransomware gangs to help them gain initial access to target networks – the increasing trend outlined by Group-IB researchers in the recent Ransomware Uncovered 2020/2021 report. In addition, the group leveraged some custom tools for network reconnaissance. exe: Figure 3.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. Do not add users to the local administrators group unless required.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

The two Chinese hackers, Zhu Hua (aka Afwar , CVNX, Alayos and Godkiller) and Zhang Shilong (aka Baobeilong, Zhang Jianguo and Atreexp), are associated with the China-linked the APT group tracked as APT10 (aka Menupass, and Stone Panda). “The unsealing of an indictment charging Zhu Hua (??),

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Backed by Japanese telecom giant NTT Group , this new facility instantly jumped into the vanguard of basic research already underway that will eventually enable the routine use of quantum computers, which, in turn, will open the door to things like driverless cars and Star Trekkian medical treatments. billion annually for R&D projects.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published an advisory on China-linked groups targeting government agencies by exploiting flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems. CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Microsoft reports that the Iran-linked APT33 group is targeting defense contractors worldwide with FalseFont backdoor. The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. South Korea, and Europe.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

While not typically required for “non-substantive” changes, due to the nature of the revisions and the continued debate by industry and members, the revisions to SSAP No. Valuation of Securities (E) Task Force Adopts an Amendment to the Purposes and Procedures Manual to Add Instructions for Review of Funds.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The APT33 group has been around since at least 2013, since mid-2016, the group targeted the aviation industry and energy companies with connections to petrochemical production. The cyber espionage activity attacks are aimed at organizations in the satellite, defense, and pharmaceutical sectors.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Despite not being able to meet in-person, the NAIC utilized the Summer Meeting as an opportunity to host conversations among insurance regulators, industry members and consumers regarding recent events, including the impact of COVID-19 on the insurance industry as well as racial inequality and the promotion of diversity in the insurance industry.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Radicati Group reports that the total number of emails that businesses and consumers send and receive every day is expected to grow to a whopping 347 billion by 2023. Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. Encryption plays an integral role in securing the online data as well as its integrity.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. Physical war.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

“I can confirm that Fresenius’ IT security detected a computer virus on company computers,” Kuhn said in a written statement shared with KrebsOnSecurity. “As a precautionary measure in accordance with our security protocol drawn up for such cases, steps have been taken to prevent further spread.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The business of Omiya Kasei is divided into four major areas, manufacturing and designing chemical and industrial products, designing electronic materials, pharmaceutical development, and factory manufacturing. Multiple supply chains potentially impacted appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. million for security failings relating to a 2018 cyber attack on its mobile banking platform. UniCredit fined €2.8 about the recent rise in Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. Future attacks are not likely to receive the same determination.

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Collibra

MAY 25, 2022

By adopting FAIR Data Principles, life sciences firms (pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical device manufacturers) can accelerate data sharing, improve data literacy (understanding of data) and increase overall transparency and auditability when working with data. Reusable – metadata should include rich business and technical context.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 14, 2009

“We’re delighted to attract such a talented and creative group of people,” Leibowitz said. Vladeck previously spent almost 30 years with Public Citizen Litigation Group, including 10 years as Director. Department of Justice. He has argued a number of First Amendment and civil rights cases before the U.S. and abroad.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

billion records The security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected database exposing more than 1.5 Fowler contacted the company, which secured the database. The security researcher Bob Diachenko identified the leak in September and contacted TuneFab, which fixed the misconfiguration within 24 hours.

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Information Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

They also have a long history of being at the forefront of security methods, from the development of the vault to multi-factor authentication. They also have a long history of being at the forefront of security methods, from the development of the vault to multi-factor authentication. In a sense, banks are already data guardians.

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