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Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel disclose security breaches

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Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel have disclosed security breaches that they have suffered back in 2016 and 2018.

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Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was hit by a new cyberattack

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The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data.

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Chinese hackers exploited a Trend Micro antivirus zero-day used in Mitsubishi Electric hack

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The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data. According to people involved, Chinese hackers Tick may have been involved.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

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The hacker group has been targeting Japanese heavy industry, manufacturing and international relations at least since 2012, According to the experts, the group is linked to the People’s Republic of China and is focused on exfiltrating confidential data. “According to people involved, Chinese hackers Tick may have been involved.

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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 role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. ” reads a press release published by DoJ. ’ (aka Dragonfly , Berzerk Bear, Energetic Bear, and Crouching Yeti ).

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Vietnam-linked Ocean Lotus hacked BMW and Hyundai networks

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Alleged Vietnamese Ocean Lotus (APT32) hackers breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai to steal automotive trade secrets. According to German media, hackers suspected to be members of the Vietnam-linked APT Ocean Lotus ( APT32 ) group breached the networks of the car manufacturers BMW and Hyundai.

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Kraken fileless attack technique abuses Microsoft Windows Error Reporting (WER)

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The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. Since at least 2014, experts at FireEye have observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with an interest in Vietnam’s manufacturing, consumer products, and hospitality sectors.

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