Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2023

Army’s Criminal Investigation Division warns that US military personnel have reported receiving unsolicited smartwatches in the mail. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division reported that service members across the military received smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. ” reads the alert.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Prominent Threat Actor Advertises Access to GE's Military Projects General Electric says it is aware of claims made by "a bad actor" about gaining unauthorized access to its sensitive data and taking "appropriate measures to help protect the integrity of our systems" after a hacker known as IntelBroker advertised access to its networks and data.

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MAY 8, 2024

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told House of Commons that the impacted system is not connected to the main military HR system. For reasons of national security, we can’t release further details of the suspected cyber activity behind this incident,” Mr. Shapps added. ” states the BBC.

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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. The post Snatch group claims to have hacked military provider HENSOLDT France appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

South Korea military exercise. The military drill, the Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises , will start on Monday, August 21, 2023 , and will last 11 days. The military exercises aim at improving the ability of the two armies to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. .

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

as members of the PLA’s 54 th Research Institute, a component of the Chinese military. Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The nation-state actors are known to carry out cyber-espionage against targeting government, military, and national infrastructure entities in Europe and Central Asia since at least December 2020. “TAG70 has demonstrated a high level of sophistication in its attack methods.

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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). Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2022

Anonymous continues to support Ukraine against the Russian criminal invasion targeting the Russian military and propaganda. Anonymous leaked personal details of the Russian military stationed in Bucha where the Russian military carried out a massacre of civilians that are accused of having raped and shot local women and children.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2023

military procurement system. military procurement system and was spotted targeting Taiwan-based organizations The choice of the new targets in the latest campaign suggests a strategic interest of the People’s Republic of China according to the 2023 ODNI threat assessment. military server used for contract proposals and submissions.

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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.

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MAY 1, 2021

Agency Warns Attackers Could Use IT Exploits to Pivot to OT Systems The NSA is offering operational technology security guidance for the Defense Department as well as third-party military contractors and firms in the wake of the attack that targeted SolarWinds in 2020.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Developing and deploying advanced military technologies involves balancing the desire to improve national security with the need to navigate the ethical, strategic and existential challenges these technologies present. We Need Low-Cost, High-Volume Weapons Systems to Prevail in Future Conflicts Has the U.S.

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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.

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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.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 4, 2021

The NSA has just declassified and released a redacted version of Military Cryptanalytics , Part III, by Lambros D. Callimahos, October 1977. Parts I and II, by Lambros D. Callimahos and William F.

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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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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2023

The IT giant pointed out that Cadet Blizzard is distinct from other known APT groups operating under the control of the Russian military intelligence GRU, such as Forest Blizzard ( STRONTIUM ) and Seashell Blizzard (IRIDIUM). Unlike other Russia-linked APT group, CadetBlizzard operations are extremely disruptive.

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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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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Hackers Used the Cameras to Spy on Ukraine's Air Defenses, Critical Infrastructure The Russian military hacked into surveillance cameras to spy on Ukrainian air defenses and Kyiv's critical infrastructure during the missile and drone strikes on the capital city Tuesday.

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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. But could cyberespionage be the campaign's true mission?

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MAY 3, 2021

Agency Warns Attackers Could Use IT Exploits to Pivot to OT Systems The NSA is offering operational technology security guidance for the Defense Department as well as third-party military contractors and others in the wake of the SolarWinds supply chain attack.

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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. ” reads the post published by vpnMentor.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Federal Civilian Agencies 'Are Likely to Resist This Dramatic Change,' Report Says A study of federal government cybersecurity suggests the Department of Homeland Security could play a more prominent role in securing civilian networks, in a report that touts a "more centralized defensive strategy."

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APRIL 17, 2024

Kapeka Shows Similarities to Russian GRU Hacking Group's GreyEnergy Malware Likely Russian military intelligence hackers known as Sandworm since at least mid-2022 have deployed a new and highly flexible back door against Eastern European targets, warn security researchers. Security firm WithSecure dubs the backdoor "Kapeka."

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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.” The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have breached the company infrastructure and to have stolen 2TB of data, including secret military data related to weapons production.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 31, 2021

Callimahos’s Military Cryptanalytics, Part III. Late 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.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

CyberEdBoard Executive Member, Charmaine Valmonte, guest speaks at ISMG Virtual Cybersecurity Summit Asia: Financial Services Volmonte is VP, IT security and IT infrastructure, Aboitiz Group of Companies. military and the private sector. She has more than 30 years of experience in the U.S.

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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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HID Global

JULY 24, 2023

Ensure accurate identity verification with mobile biometrics for military bases. Discover authentication readers for secure and speedy access to sensitive zones.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2024

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

military and other government personnel, according to a new report from two independent security researchers.

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KnowBe4

JULY 7, 2023

From the “shaking our heads” files comes the story of how threat actors compromised military personnel mobile devices, credentials, accounts and more.

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WIRED Threat Level

MAY 8, 2024

Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

This year, 750 cyber specialists have participated in the military cyberwarfare exercise. ” reads the press release published by the UK Ministry of Defence. ” Britain’s 7 Military Intelligence team, who competed remotely from Italy, won the exercise, followed by te Tallinn-based 5 Military Intelligence.

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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. The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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WIRED Threat Level

APRIL 17, 2024

Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.

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