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Operation In(ter)reception targets Military and Aerospace employees in Europe and the Middle East

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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 post Operation In(ter)reception targets Military and Aerospace employees in Europe and the Middle East appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Symantec uncovered the link between China-Linked Thrip and Billbug groups

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The group has continued launching attacks against entities in Southeast Asia, including military, satellite communications, media and educational organizations. The targets of the two groups show significant overlap, Billbug also targeted organizations many military and government organizations in South Asia since at least January 2009.

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EU has imposed sanctions on foreign actors for the first time ever

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The Council of the European Union announced sanctions imposed on a Russia-linked military espionage unit, as well as companies operating for Chinese and North Korean threat actors that launched cyber-attacks against the EU and its member states. ” states the Council of the European Union.”

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Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables

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Garda and military intelligence agencies believe the Russian agents were sent by the military intelligence branch of the Russian armed forces, the GRU. Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. Source [link].

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North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the IT supply chain

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This threat actor has been active since at least 2009, possibly as early as 2007, and it was involved in both cyber espionage campaigns and sabotage activities aimed to destroy data and disrupt systems. The BlindingCan was employed in attacks on US and foreign companies operating in the military defense and aerospace sectors.

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US authorities aim to dismantle North Korea’s Joanap Botnet

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The Joanap botnet has been around since 2009, experts pointed out that the threat is still spreading through unpatched systems and unprotected networks. authorities will also inform foreign victims through the FBI’s Legal Attaches that works with the law enforcement and security agencies in their countries.

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0v1ru$ hackers breach FSB contractor SyTech and expose Russian intel projects

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According to the Russian media, SyTech has been working with FSB since 2009, in particular, they contributed to several projects for FSB unit 71330 and for fellow contractor Quantum. “According to the data received, the majority of non-public projects of Sytech were commissioned by military unit No.