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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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US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

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has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

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British Court rejects the US’s request to extradite Julian Assange

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A British court has rejected the request of the US government to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country. government will likely appeal the decision. He published thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents on WikiLeaks in 2010. link] — Freedom of the Press (@FreedomofPress) January 4, 2021.

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Russia-linked actors may be behind an explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas

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Department of Justice brought charges against four Russian nationals suspected of using TRITON malware in cyber attacks on behalf of the Russian government between 2012 and 2018. ” reported the American Military News website. ” continues the American Military News website. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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. Despite the Cable & Wireless bought by Vodafone in July 2012, the Nigella surveillance access point remained active as of April 2013. Source [link].

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

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made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

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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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