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Naikon APT group uses new Nebulae backdoor in attacks aimed at military orgs

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China-linked APT Naikon employed a new backdoor in multiple cyber-espionage operations targeting military organizations from Southeast Asia in the last 2 years. The Naikon APT group mainly focuses on high-profile orgs, including government entities and military orgs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Alleged cyber attacks caused fire and explosions at nuclear and military facilities in Iran

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The media reported a fire at the Natanz nuclear enrichment site and an explosion at the Parchin military complex near Tehran, the latter is suspected to be a government center for the production of missiles. But ”the crossing of red lines of the Islamic Republic of Iran by hostile countries, especially the Zionist regime and the U.S.,

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Machete cyber-espionage group targets Latin America military

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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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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is free

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He published thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents on WikiLeaks in 2010. In 2010, Assange gained unauthorized access to a government computer system of a NATO country and years later he contacted a LulzSec leader who was working for the FBI and provided him a list of targets.

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NATO Chief calls for a new strategic to address new challenges

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. “My thought is that the existing Strategic Concept, which we agreed in 2010, has served NATO well. Having said that, I think we all have to realise that since we agreed the Strategic Concept back in 2010, the world has fundamentally changed.” And it has actually served us well for many years. ” Stoltenberg added.

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MI5 chief warns of Chinese cyber espionage reached an unprecedented scale

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The BBC reported the case of an acquisition of a sensitive UK tech company involved in UK military supply chains. BlackTech is a Chinese APT group that has been active since at least 2010 and that known for conducting cyber espionage campaigns in Asia aimed at entities in Hong Kong, Japan, and Taiwan. ” reported BBC.

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Is the recent accident at Iran Natanz nuclear plant a cyber attack?

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.” Reports claim that the attack was launched by Israel-linked hackers, the same state is suspected to have had a main role in the Stuxnet attack that hit the same nuclear plant back in 2010. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.