The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

At any point the external environment can throw a curve ball – new government regulations, changes in political and social dynamics, or trends in sustainability to name a few. In our recent report Intelligent Business: 2022 Strategic Intelligence Report we asked 205 creators and consumers of intelligence within large organizations (i.e.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2020

According to security researchers from Trend Micro, the Russia-linked APT28 cyberespionage group has been scanning vulnerable email servers for more than a year. ” reads the report published by Trend Micro. The cyberespionage group continues to target members of defense companies, embassies, governments, and the military.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) and the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) published a joint report warning that a China-linked APT group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence last year. This is part of a wider trend of Chinese political espionage against the Netherlands and its allies.”

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 12, 2024

Related Stories BitCoins To Bombs: North Korea Funds Military With Billions In Stolen Cryptocurrency Researcher finds malicious packages lurked on npm for months The surveys speak: supply chain threats are freaking people out

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

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. Park: The trend nowadays is to move everything to the cloud. DataLocker actually got traction, early on, selling to the military.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Convincing email-credentials phishing, emailed backdoors and mobile apps are all part of the groups latest effort against military and government targets.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

The recently discovered Cyclops Blink botnet is now targeting the ASUS routers, reports Trend Micro researchers. Experts pointed out that these victims do not appear to be evidently valuable targets for either economic, military, or political espionage. ” reads the advisory published by TrendMicro.

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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 The post China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking. appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

According to the experts, the PDB path embedded in some of the ShellClient samples suggests that the RAT is part of a restricted or classified project that could be related to military or intelligence agency operations. ” concludes the report which also includes indicators of compromise for all versions and samples of ShellClient.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2021

Chinese military unit PLA Unit 61419 is suspected to be involved in cyber-espionage campaigns against multiple antivirus companies. In the summer of 2019, a China-linked APT called Tick Group exploited two zero-days impacting Trend Micro’s Apex One and OfficeScan XG enterprise security products. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. While investigating the attacks, the experts from Trend Micro collected useful information to understand how APT33 manages its hacking infrastructure. “The malware is rather basic, and has limited capabilities that include downloading and running additional malware.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2021

The group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. APT28 was also involved in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election , experts link the APT to the Russian military intelligence service (GRU).

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

“Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said. These warnings are unprecedented – past Administrations have not publicly substantiated to this extent that cyber attacks are incoming.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

According to Gartner® “The renewed focus on the human element continues to grow among this year’s top cybersecurity trends,” says Gartner Senior Director Analyst Richard Addiscott. based cybersecurity analysts and former military and DoD experts.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million newborns and pregnancy care patients Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities with drone manual lures Alert!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), Polish Military Counterintelligence Service (SKW), CERT Polska (CERT.PL), and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) the group is targeting TeamCity servers since September 2023. The flaw impacts on-premises version 2023.05.3 ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2019

According to security researchers at Trend Micro, a cyberespionage campaign is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. Security researchers at Trend Micro have spotted a cyberespionage campaign, dubbed ‘Bouncing Golf, that is targeting Android users in Middle Eastern countries. ” Trend Micro concludes.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

OP Glowing Symphony – How US military claims to have disrupted ISIS ‘s propaganda. Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack. Yomi Hunter Catches the CurveBall. Jeff Bezos phone was hacked by Saudi crown prince. Malware attack took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

The Tropic Trooper APT has been active at least since 2012, it was first spotted by security experts at Trend Micro in 2015, when the threat actors targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

FireEye Mandiant M-Trends 2020 report: 500+ new Malware strains in 2019. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. ISS reveals malware attack impacted parts of the IT environment. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors.

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Synergis Software

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In a previous blog post I wrote about near-term technology trends affecting Adept users. Today I want to discuss how I identify and track such trends. I thought this would be a two-part series of articles, but I’ll need a Part 3 to share my thoughts on long-term technology trends affecting the larger world of engineering.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

THE IMPACT OF WAR Since February 2022, Ukraine has withstood Europe’s largest full-scale military aggression since World War II. Most of the taxes and funds from the European Union are used for military purposes. However, in most segments, these trends do not signal a return to a normally functioning market.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

That May 10th air strike by the Israel Defense Force marked the first use of military force in direct retaliation for cyber spying. This comes as no surprise to anyone in the military or intelligence communities. nuclear arsenal in 2003 • Breaches of computers at the Department of Commerce in 2006 • Hacking of military systems at U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. Cyber Threat Trends Dashboard. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks. City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack. Did H&M spy on its German employees? Shlayer malware.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The allocation of taxes and funds from the European Union towards military efforts has hindered economic growth, resulting in stagnation. However, in most segments, these trends do not indicatel a return to a normally functioning market. The total Toner-based multifunction printers (MFPs) increased by 55% to approximately 28,000 units.

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Info Source

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The allocation of taxes and funds from the European Union towards military efforts has hindered economic growth, resulting in stagnation. However, in most segments, these trends do not indicatel a return to a normally functioning market. The total Toner-based multifunction printers (MFPs) increased by 55% to approximately 28,000 units.

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ARMA International

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Once grown up, even if the boomers as parents started out speaking to their Generations X and Y children in that tone of voice, many eventually modulated their tone to conform to newer, gentler parenting trends. Those raising children born in the ‘90s and in the current century have continued those trends. Fast-forward to 2020.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Researchers from Check Point are warning of a new trend observed in QBot Trojan campaign targeting Microsoft Outlook users, QBot Trojan operators are using new tactics to hijack legitimate email conversations and steal personal and financial data from the victims. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2020

Security experts at Trend Micro discovered that at least three malicious apps were available in the official Google Play store since March 2019, The researchers pointed out that the apps are working together to compromise devices and collect user information, and one of them uses the CVE-2019-2215 exploits. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The APT is using small botnets to take espionage aim at military and academic organizations.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2020

Content related to defense, military and government organizations remains a popular lure for targeted intrusion campaigns.” Additional data are included in the report, it analyzes both cybercrime trends and nation-state hacking operations and provided interesting info on other groups of attackers and their TTPs.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 23, 2019

The title, is reference to military parlance for cyber space, which has joined land, sea, air and space as a theater of warfare. That book was a way to get everyone thinking about the Cassandras among us and who are warning about coming storms, including Cyber War. But cyber space is different from those theaters.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

The Shadowserver researchers detect over 600 IPs attacking more than 8,000 vulnerable instances worldwide and Trend Micro announced their detection of attacks from the notorious Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Many governments have fallen victim to massive ransomware attacks from groups linked to organized crime, how bad can this new trend of hacking get? North Korea-linked threat actors carry out financially motivated attacks against banks and cryptocurrency firms worldwide to steal funds to re-invest in their military industry.

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