Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

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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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A report from the firm Recorded Future finds that billions in gains from cryptocurrency heists fund close to half of North Korea's military budget. The post BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency first appeared on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2022

The recently launched Industrial Spy data extortion marketplace has now started its ransomware operation. In April, Malware HunterTeam and Bleeping Computer reported the launch of a new dark web marketplace called Industrial Spy that sells stolen data and offers free stolen data to its members. in their IT infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2020

Chinese threat actors, tracked as Tropic Trooper and KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines. Chinese APT group Tropic Trooper, aka KeyBoy, has been targeting air-gapped military networks in Taiwan and the Philippines, Trend Micro researchers reported. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This year, 750 cyber specialists have participated in the military cyberwarfare exercise. The Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest training exercise organised by the Army Cyber Association to allow personnel from across the Armed Forces to build their skills within the cyber and electromagnetic domain.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

China-linked threat actors targeted dozens of industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and Europe. 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. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2022

A new marketplace named Industrial Spy that focuses on the sale of stolen data appeared in the threat landscape. Malware HunterTeam and Bleeping Computer reported the born of a new marketplace called Industrial Spy that sells stolen data and offers free stolen data to its members. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Industrial Spy).

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Ransomware-as-a-Service Group Purports to Sell Indian Military Data on Dark Web The BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service group says it's selling 2 terabytes worth of military data including classified documents culled from Indian explosives and propellant manufacturer Solar Industries.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Yet, there’s still work to be done to make this path more accessible and known among the veteran and transitioning military community. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent. And it works.

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Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Many worked in war industries and government wartime agencies. African American Activities in Industry, Government, and the Armed Forces, 1941-1945 (208-NP) documents African American men, women, and young people participating in all aspects of American life at home and abroad during World War II.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In today’s geopolitical terrain, nation-state backed cyber criminals are widening their targets and starting to zero in on their adversaries’ business and industrial sectors, using more and more sophisticated weaponry to do so. Related: 7 attacks that put us at the brink of cyber war. Expensive collateral damage.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2024

Stolen documents include: confidential documents, including orders and reports circulated among over 2000 structural units of the Russian military service. The state-sponsored hackers claimed to have stolen sensitive documents that contained proof of a crisis in Russia’s aviation industry.

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CGI

APRIL 15, 2024

The recent inclusion of Finland and Sweden into the alliance spurs consideration on integrating new capabilities, not only in terms of military assets but also encompassing industry and civilian resources. This principle is epitomized in NATO's Article 5, wherein member states pledge mutual assistance in the face of armed aggression.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Each participating organization is committed to developing cyber skills and programs to train the workforce across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing. The program will offer 22 additional training pathways that prepare learners for 16 cybersecurity work roles and 17 industry certifications.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Related Stories FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency Cyberattacks on Industrial Control Systems Jumped in 2022

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2020

Experts uncovered a new cyber-espionage campaign, dubbed “ Operation In(ter)receptio n,” aimed at aerospace and military organizations in Europe and the Middle East. The attackers created fake LinkedIn accounts posing as HR representatives of well-known companies in the aerospace and defense industries (i.e.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

Experts speculate a cyber attack may have turned off the industrial safety controls at the natural gas facility. ICS malware like TRITON , which experts associated with Russia-linked APT group XENOTIME , has offensive capabilities to shut down industrial safety controls and cause extensive damages to industrial facilities.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Researchers from CrowdStrike disrupted an attempt by the threat group to steal industrial intelligence and military secrets from an academic institution.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 10, 2018

Fitness apps are proving to be a lot less beneficial to military security than they are for military fitness. » Related Stories Mobile, automation-industry leaders promote two new IoT security efforts Evasive new botnet can take over enterprise devices to steal data, spread ransomware U.S. Read the whole entry. »

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Related Stories BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency Citing Attacks On Small Utilities, Dragos Launches Community Defense Program FBI: Iranian APT Targets Israeli-Made PLCs Used In Critical Industries appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over the past 20 months, the group targeted at least 30 organizations within 14 nations that are probably of strategic intelligence significance to the Russian government and its military. The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Snatch threat actors have targeted a wide range of critical infrastructure sectors including the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), Food and Agriculture, and Information Technology sectors. ” In August the gang claimed the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa and added the military organization to its leak site. .”

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2023

Polish authorities charged Russian and Belarusian individuals with spying for the Russian military intelligence service (GRU). Polish authorities charged Russian and Belarusian individuals, who were arrested in April, with spying for the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) from 2017 to April 2022.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 26, 2018

Department of Justice indictment, which charges nine Iranians, plus the Mabna Institute, with perpetrating a five-year hacking campaign designed to steal scientific secrets for Iran's military and private industry.

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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

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

It is not clear who is behind the DDoS attack, but the media speculate that it was launched by pro-Russian hacktivists in response to the German financial and military support to Ukraine. BaFin also regulates the securities markets and the financial services industry.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. The victim was one of the most important leaders in the field of security and defensive military grade Naval ecosystem in Italy. Edited by Pierluigi Paganini.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation. Data localisation of personal information and important data: the regulators expect personal information and important data of the automobile industry to be processed and stored in Mainland China.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Related Stories BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency China Calls Out U.S. Today, there is hardly any industry that isn’t looking hard at how to apply AI and machine learning technology to enhance efficiency, improve output and reduce costs. The post Episode 256: Recursive Pollution?

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 26, 2018

Department of Justice indictment, which charges nine Iranians, plus the Mabna Institute, with perpetrating a five-year hacking campaign designed to steal scientific secrets for Iran's military and private industry.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

24, 2023 — Lumifi , a cybersecurity industry leader, is embarking on a strategic expansion plan by targeting cybersecurity firms. based cybersecurity analysts and former military and DoD experts. Lumifi/DataShield is the pioneer in managed detection and response (MDR), and has established itself as a prominent industry leader.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

North Korea-linked threat actors continue to target organizations in the cryptocurrency industry to circumvent international sanctions and finance its military operations.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Businesses across all industries can function adequately without worrying about would-be hackers with malicious intent when they secure their networks. military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. Related: How Russia uses mobile apps to radicalize U.S. As a result, the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

A chance meeting – in an elevator, no less – led to Kim veering over to the cybersecurity industry. DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. LW: Makes sense. and are TAA compliant.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2023

NPO Mashinostroyeniya (JSC MIC Mashinostroyenia, NPO Mash) is a leading Russian manufacturer of missiles and military spacecraft. The cyberspies targeted NPO Mashinostroyeniya in an attempt to steal highly confidential intellectual property on sensitive missile technology currently in use and under development for the Russian military.

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