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Transparent Tribe APT hit 1000+ victims in 27 countries in the last 12 months

Security Affairs

The Transparent Tribe cyber-espionage group continues to improve its arsenal while targets Military and Government entities. The Transparent Tribe APT group is carrying out an ongoing cyberespionage campaign aimed at military and diplomatic targets worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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A month later Gamaredon is still active in Eastern Europe

Security Affairs

The group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015 but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. During recent times, Gamaredon is targeting the Ukrainian military and law enforcement sectors too, as officially stated by the CERT-UA. Technical Analysis. Malicious e-mail. Malicious e-mail.

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The Russian Shadow in Eastern Europe: Gamaredon ‘s Ukrainian MOD Campaign

Security Affairs

The Gamaredon APT was first spotted in 2013 and in 2015, when researchers at LookingGlass shared the details of a cyber espionage operation tracked as Operation Armageddon, targeting other Ukrainian entities. Technical Analysis. The third step is to extract the contents of the password protected archive named “26710”.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. The claim is yet to be verified.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Forensic Analysis. And since you cannot expect good faith negotiations, there is no guarantee the attacker supplies the key post-payment. Ransomware Types.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

One place to start may be ensuring organizational awareness and use (by the IT security, legal, and audit departments, in particular) of the NIST Framework on Cryptographic Key Management Systems (CKMS Framework), published in 2013. Mandatory Access Control. Role-Based Access Control. Authentication and Lifecycle Management.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

KnowBe4

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is increasingly focused on "Cognitive Warfare," a term referring to artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled military systems and operational concepts. This involves influencing the thinking of decision-makers, military commanders, and the general public in rival countries. efforts to support Taiwan.