Schneier on Security
JUNE 8, 2022
People are leaking classified military information on discussion boards for the video game War Thunder to win arguments — repeatedly. Uncategorized games leaks military operational security secrecy
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 4, 2021
The NSA has just declassified and released a redacted version of Military Cryptanalytics , Part III, by Lambros D. Uncategorized cryptanalysis FOIA history of cryptography military NSA
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Security Affairs
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Ukraine’s CERT-UA revealed the national Delta military intelligence program has been targeted with a malware-based attack. ” states the Ukrainian military. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Delta military intelligence).
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 31, 2021
Callimahos’s Military Cryptanalytics, Part III. Uncategorized cryptanalysis cryptography FOIA history of cryptography military NSALate last year, the NSA declassified and released a redacted version of Lambros D. We just got most of the index. It’s hard to believe that there are any real secrets left in this 44-year-old volume.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics.
Data Breach Today
MAY 4, 2021
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was behind a ransomware campaign that used a contracting company called "Emen Net Pasargard" to target more than a dozen organizations, according to the security firm Flashpoint. Could Cyberespionage Be Campaign's Real Purpose?
WIRED Threat Level
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Security Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks Security / Security News Security / Privacy Security / National SecurityPlus: Iran’s secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass’ unhinged encounter in Russia.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
A DoD email server hosted in the cloud (and now secured) had no password protection in place for at least two weeks
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. military against foreign targets, Barr said the DOJ did so in this case because the accused “indiscriminately” targeted American civilians on a massive scale. The U.S.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
This year, 750 cyber specialists have participated in the military cyberwarfare exercise. ” Britain’s 7 Military Intelligence team, who competed remotely from Italy, won the exercise, followed by te Tallinn-based 5 Military Intelligence.
Security Affairs
APRIL 5, 2022
Anonymous continues to support Ukraine against the Russian criminal invasion targeting the Russian military and propaganda. List of Russian military stationed in Bucha (51460). The Russian government has declared VGTRK essential for the “security of the state.”
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 15, 2021
Security Security / Security NewsThe hackers posed as recruiters, journalists, and hospitality workers to lure its victims.
Data Breach Today
MAY 9, 2018
Watchdog Agency: Problems Put Patient Data at Risk Some military health facilities haven't consistently implemented security controls, putting patient data at risk, according to a new watchdog agency report. But security experts say the weaknesses are quite common at civilian health facilities as well
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
military and other agencies for a decade and passing the gear off as American made Prosecutors Allege Firm Sold Chinese Surveillance Tech That Contained Vulnerabilities Federal prosecutors have charged a Long Island company, along with seven of its employees, with selling vulnerability-laden Chinese technology to the U.S.
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 28, 2021
Researchers warn that an advertising platform with categories like “Army” and “United States Air Force Security Sources” could be abused. Security Security / Security News
Security Affairs
MARCH 20, 2020
UK printing company Doxzoo exposed hundreds of gigabytes of information, including documents related to the US and British military. Security experts at vpnMentor discovered 343GB worth of files belonging to the printing company Doxzoo that were exposed on an AWS server.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 26, 2023
The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” “Because of low security, more than 2TB of sensitive data related to weapons production was stolen from Solar Industries India Limited.”
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Security Security / Cyberattacks and HacksDespite the operation's short-term effects, it sets new precedents for the scope of Cyber Command's mission.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
In August 2020, security experts from FireEye uncovered a disinformation campaign aimed at discrediting NATO by spreading fake news content on compromised news websites. The CERT of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of a spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian armed forces personnel.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2018
The NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, every member states will contribute with its cyber capabilities to the military hub. The new NATO military command center should be fully operational in 2023, among its tasks the defense of the critical infrastructure of member states and the ability to carry out cyber attacks according to rules of engagement still to be defined. 31 at its military hub in Belgium.
WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 5, 2020
Security Security / National SecurityResearch shows that calm and negotiation, not excessive force, reduces damage. So why are officers still turning to tear gas?
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
PRIVATBANK WAF is watching you)” The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security also published a post on Facebook explaining that clients of the Privatbank were not able to perform payments, however threat actors did not steal funds from their bank accounts.
Security Affairs
JUNE 30, 2019
The governments of Germany and The Netherlands agreed to build the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking). Government officials from Germany and the Netherlands signed an agreement for the building of the first-ever joint military Internet, so-called TEN (Tactical Edge Networking). “The name of this new Dutch-German military internet is the Tactical Edge Networking, or TEN, for short.” SecurityAffairs – TEN, military).
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 29, 2018
Over this weekend, someone realized that it could be used to locate secret military bases: just look for repeated fitness activity in the middle of nowhere. datacollection geolocation military secrecyIn November, the company Strava released an anonymous data-visualization map showing all the fitness activity by everyone using the app.
Security Affairs
JUNE 6, 2020
Hackers have stolen confidential documents from the US military contractor Westech, which provides critical support for US Minuteman III nuclear deterrent. Security experts fear that hackers could attempt to sell stolen data about the nuclear deterrent on to a foreign state.
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 24, 2019
camouflage espionage militaryThey have advantages : Pigeons are certainly no substitute for drones, but they provide a low-visibility option to relay information. Considering the storage capacity of microSD memory cards, a pigeon's organic characteristics provide front line forces a relatively clandestine mean to transport gigabytes of video, voice, or still imagery and documentation over considerable distance with zero electromagnetic emissions or obvious detectability to radar.
Threatpost
JUNE 17, 2020
A recent malware campaign targeted victims at European and Middle East aerospace and military companies - via LinkedIn spear-phishing messages. Hacks Web Security aerospace espionage LinkedIn Middle East Military operation in(ter)ception Spear Phishing
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Former West Point professor Greg Conti explains how military doctrines apply to cyber security, and what lessons enterprises can learn from that
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2019
military and other government personnel, according to a new report from two independent security researchers Exposed Database Owned by AutoClerk Hotel Reservation Management System An unsecure database belonging to a company that provides hotel reservation management technology exposed about 179 GB of customer data, including travel arrangements and other data for U.S.
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. The threat actor targeted government offices, military, healthcare, transportation, and high-tech industries in Taiwan , the Philippines, and Hong Kong.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 6, 2019
Citing security concerns, the Chinese military wants to replace Windows with its own custom operating system : Thanks to the Snowden, Shadow Brokers, and Vault7 leaks, Beijing officials are well aware of the US' hefty arsenal of hacking tools, available for anything from smart TVs to Linux servers, and from routers to common desktop operating systems, such as Windows and Mac.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
RFID gun tags leave the military exposed to tracking, sniffing and spoofing attacks, experts say. . Government Hacks Web Security
Security Affairs
MAY 31, 2019
Cyber security seems to subvert the globalization concept, governments are working to develop their own technology fearing possible espionage and sabotage activities of foreign states. The Russian military is in the process of replacing the Windows system with the Linux distribution Astra Linux. “It has been officially certified by Russian Defense Ministry, Federal Service for Technical and Export Control and Federal Security Service.”
Security Affairs
APRIL 28, 2021
China-linked APT Naikon employed a new backdoor in multiple cyber-espionage operations targeting military organizations from Southeast Asia in the last 2 years. The Naikon APT group mainly focuses on high-profile orgs, including government entities and military orgs.
Security Affairs
APRIL 6, 2021
China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. ” If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 14, 2020
China-linked threat actor tracked as CactusPete was employing an updated backdoor in recent attacks targeting military and financial organizations in Eastern Europe. The post Chinese APT CactusPete targets military and financial orgs in Eastern Europe appeared first on Security Affairs.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. in #Turkey where social media have been blocked for six hours after a military incident in #Idlib , Syria.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2020
The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on Russian military intelligence officers for 2015 Bundestag hack. The post EU Council sanctions two Russian military intelligence officers over 2015 Bundestag hack appeared first on Security Affairs.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 26, 2020
A new piece of the Ryuk malware has been improved to steal confidential files related to the military, government, financial statements, and banking. The post A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors appeared first on Security Affairs.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 5, 2019
Security experts from ESET uncovered a cyber-espionage group tracked as Machete that stole sensitive files from the Venezuelan military. Security experts from ESET reported that a cyberespionage group tracked as Machete has stolen sensitive files from the Venezuelan military. The group has been active since 2010 and hit military organizations and other high-profile targets worldwide.
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