Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

The government alleged that between December 2010 and September 2014, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to identify or pay to identify blocks of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that were registered to others but which were otherwise inactive. .'”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The list of targets includes software and video game companies, computer hardware makers, telecom providers, and social media organizations, but also governments, non-profit entities, universities , and think tanks, not to mention pro-democracy politicians and activists in Hong Kong. 35, and Tan Dailin (???), Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. In October 2019, Skorjanc was arrested in Germany in response to a U.S.-issued An advertisement for the ButterFly Bot.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The Group is independent since June 2010 following the split with Accor. announces that on November 21, 2019 it was subject to a malware infection on its information technology systems. The company is reporting the incident to government regulators and authorities. In 2018, the Group managed 2.5 “ Edenred S.A.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes in activity throughout the course of 2019. .”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 25, 2020

“The new indictment does not add additional counts to the prior 18-count superseding indictment returned against Assange in May 2019. In 2010, Assange gained unauthorized access to a government computer system of a NATO country and years later he contacted s LulzSec leader who was working for the FBI and provided him a list of targets.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2020

The Naikon APT group is a China-linked cyber espionage group that has been active at least since 2010 and that remained under the radar over the past five years while targeting entities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link].

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Researchers from mobile security firm Lookout uncovered two long-running surveillance campaigns targeting the Uyghurs minority. The campaigns involved a new piece of malware called BadBazaar and new variants of the MOONSHINE surveillance software discovered by Citizen Lab in 2019 and employed in attacks against Tibetan activists. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

The Naikon APT group is a China-linked cyber espionage group that has been active at least since 2010 and that remained under the radar since 2015 while targeting entities in Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. . The Naikon APT group mainly focuses on high-profile orgs, including government entities and military orgs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

Review of Singapore’s Cybersecurity Act 2018 and publication of report by Singapore government task-force on ransomware. Review of Singapore’s Cybersecurity Act 2018 and publication of report by Singapore government task-force on ransomware. 2562 (2019) ( Thai PDPA ) came into effect.

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2020

” reads the report published by the security firm Intezer. ” Back in 2013, the security researchers at FireEye spotted a group of China-Linked hackers that conducted an espionage campaign on foreign affairs ministries in Europe. “We believe the operation was conducted very recently.” ” states the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2020

The US-based School management software provider Active Network disclosed a severe security breach last week. Active Network provides web-based school management software for K-12 schools and districts, last week it announced to have suffered a major security breach. ” reads the notice of data breach.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Apple continues to be haunted by spyware developed by an Israeli security firm that hostile governments used to hack into Apple devices to spy on journalists, activists and world leaders (see Apple Security Under Scrutiny Amid Fallout from NSO Spyware Scandal ). and iPadOS 14.8 Spyware Vulnerability. Fast Fixes by Apple.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 30, 2019

Upon completing this session, you will be able to: Highlight the need for a multi-disciplinary approach for transformative information governance projects. Meal, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, Christopher Sitter, Information Security Director, Forensic Technology, Juniper Networks, Matthew Todd, Ph.D., RAS Enterprise Risk Management.

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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. ” reads the analysis from ESET. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

Security researchers at ESET reported that China-linked threat actor APT15 (aka Ke3chang , Mirage , Vixen Panda , Royal APT and Playful Dragon) has been using a previously undocumented backdoor for more than two years. The 2019 version also modifies the same rare combination of registry values as all earlier Ketrican samples.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

On February 25, 2019, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) issued a statement regarding the transfer of personal data from Europe to the U.S. Enacted in 2010, FATCA requires that foreign financial institutions report information about financial accounts and assets held by their U.S. government.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2019

In 2010, security vendor FireEye identified the Pirpi Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which exploited a then 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8. Since then, APT3 has been actively penetrating corporations and governments in the US, UK and most recently Hong Kong. ” concludes Symantec.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Thallium cyberespionage group targets government employees, university staff members, human rights organizations, and individuals and organizations working on nuclear proliferation issues. In March 2019, Microsoft announced that it had taken control of 99 domains used by an Iran-linked APT group tracked by the company as Phosphorus.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

In 2010, security firm FireEye identified the Pirpi Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which exploited a then 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8. In May 2017, researchers at threat intelligence firm Record Future discovered a clear link between APT3 cyber threat group and China’s Ministry of State Security.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 13, 2024

The government alleges Khoroshev created, sold and used the LockBit ransomware strain to personally extort more than $100 million from hundreds of victim organizations, and that LockBit as a group extorted roughly half a billion dollars over four years. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. Image: treasury.gov. On May 7, the U.S. Image: Shutterstock.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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CGI

MARCH 19, 2019

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 13:23. The federal government has a long history of sharing critical health information for those who need to know, and has put foundational pieces in place to tackle the opioid crisis. CGI has been involved in CONNECT since 2010 and was part of the team that designed the opioid pilot program in 2017.

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CGI

MARCH 19, 2019

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 13:23. The federal government has a long history of sharing critical health information for those who need to know, and has put foundational pieces in place to tackle the opioid crisis. CGI has been involved in CONNECT since 2010 and was part of the team that designed the opioid pilot program in 2017.

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Archives Blogs

JANUARY 17, 2019

A new exhibition exploring the history of the Musicians Union in the 1980s, Pop and Protest is on display in the University of Stirling Library until the end of March 2019. education thrown at them by the Conservative Government. of live music when new technology threatened the job security of live bands and. performers.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

On 6 June, 2019, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the “ PCPD “) issued an enforcement notice against Cathay Pacific Airways (and its affiliate Hong Kong Dragon Airlines) (together, “ Cathay Pacific “) in respect of a data breach concerning unauthorized access to the personal data of some 9.4 Background.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Modern vehicles come with sophisticated infotainment systems that are connected online and that could represent an entry point for attackers, as demonstrated by many security experts over the years. The post Law enforcement agencies can extract data from thousands of cars’ infotainment systems appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

In the criminal complaint against Mann (PDF), a New York FBI agent said the CEO admitted that starting in 2010 or 2011 he began borrowing large sums of money from banks and financing companies under false pretenses. 1, 2019 to Aug. ” “Mann estimated that he fraudulently obtained about $70 million that he has not paid back.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2020

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years. time zone.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Yakubets , who the government says went by the nicknames “ aqua ,” and “ aquamo ,” among others. What follows is an insider’s look at the back-end operations of this gang. Image: FBI. The $5 million reward is being offered for 32 year-old Maksim V. Here’s where it got interesting.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

Welcome to The Hacker Mind, an original podcast from for all secure. Herfurt: My name is Martin Herfurt and I'm a security researcher. And the coffee spur was an attempt to show manufacturers of hands free sets that pre-programmed pin that cannot be changed by the user would not be the ideal way to handle security in this respect.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2019

According to the many analyses made by Unit42 (available HERE ), FireEye ( HERE , HERE ) and TALOS ( HERE , HERE ) we might agree that APT28 has been very active (or at least very “spotted”) during the time frame between 2012 to 2019. However most of the new attacks, qualitative speaking, happened during the time frame between 2018 to 2019.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Information Security .

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Information Security . Retail-Targeted Investments.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2021

As organizations look to strengthen their network security or update their cybersecurity defenses, the gospel of zero trust awaits. . We’ll touch on the history of zero trust, the benefits, and how to implement zero trust into your network security starting today. . Also Read: Top Zero Trust Security Solutions of 2021 .

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 19 No longer are the proportionality considerations described as separate “limitations” on an inquiry governed solely by relevance.20

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Banks must still be allowed to process data to prevent fraud; regulators must still be allowed to process data to investigate malpractice and corruption; sports governing bodies must be allowed to process data to keep the cheats out; and journalists must still be able to investigate scandal and malpractice. change it substantially.

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