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Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) finally disclosed a data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after the June attack. In June a ransomware attack hit the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE), now the organization disclosed a data breach.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

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Co-founder Jay took a business trip to South Korea in the fall of 2007. One of more fascinating innovators in this space is 11-year-old DataLocker, based in Overland Park, Kansas. Related: How DataLocker got its start h. A chance meeting – in an elevator, no less – led to Kim veering over to the cybersecurity industry.

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Russia-linked APT28 used post-compromise tool GooseEgg to exploit CVE-2022-38028 Windows flaw

Security Affairs

Microsoft has observed APT28 using GooseEgg in post-compromise activities against various targets, including government, non-governmental, education, and transportation sector organizations in Ukraine, Western Europe, and North America. This tool modifies a JavaScript constraints file and executes it with SYSTEM-level permissions.

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Financially motivated Earth Lusca threat actors targets organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

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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Operators behind Dark Caracal are still alive and operational

Security Affairs

” During the last campaign, the hackers targeted multiple sectors including Government, financial, energy, food industry, healthcare, education, IT, and legal institutions. The APT group targeted entities in Singapore, Cyprus, Chile, Italy, the USA, Turkey, Switzerland, Indonesia, and Germany.

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Russia-Linked Turla APT group Hijacked C2 of the Iranian OilRig

Security Affairs

Turla (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ), has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and private businesses. Recent campaigns demonstrate that Turla continues to evolve its arsenal and adopt news techniques to remain under the radar.

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News alert: Flexxon welcomes distinguished industry veteran Ravi Agarwal to its advisory board

The Last Watchdog

Agarwal An active contributor to the community, Mr Agarwal spearheaded a mentorship program for under-privileged college students in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Singapore. For his contribution, Ravi received Intel’s most prestigious Intel Achievement Award. This time, in its approach to securing data centers and servers.

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