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CERT-UA warns of a phishing campaign targeting government entities

Security Affairs

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign targeting organizations in the country, including government entities. UAC-0006 has been active since at least 2013. The campaign, tracked as UAC-0198, has been active since July. ” Upon clicking the link, an MSI file is downloaded.

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Chinese-Linked APT Spying On Organizations for 10 Years

Data Breach Today

Attacker Use DLL hijacking, DNS tunneling to Evade Post-Compromise Detection A recently identified Chinese hacking group dubbed "Aoqin Dragon" has been found to have targeted government, education and telecommunication organizations in Southeast Asia and Australia since 2013 as part of an ongoing cyberespionage campaign, according to research from (..)

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Ex Twitter employee found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabian government

Security Affairs

In November 2019, the former Twitter employees Abouammo and the Saudi citizen Ali Alzabarah have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. The two former Twitter employees operated for the Saudi Arabian government with the intent of unmasking dissidents using the social network.

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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Sometime around 2013, Taleon launched a partnership with a money transfer business called pm2btc[.]me.

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The 2013 Summit Arrives: Bridging Data And Humanity

John Battelle's Searchblog

The post The 2013 Summit Arrives: Bridging Data And Humanity appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Some of the more than 25 speakers already joining us at the 2013 CM Summit. Our society has embarked on a historic conversation around the role of data in business, government, and our personal lives. Register here.

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Finding the treasure in governement information management

CILIP

Asked why he chose the Civil Service above other areas of librarianship, David says: “It is just so interesting… it puts you in the centre of constantly changing challenges while offering unparalleled opportunities to move between librarianship, records management, knowledge management, information governance throughout your career.”

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Here’s Some Bitcoin: Oh, and You’ve Been Served!

Krebs on Security

Mora said it’s unclear if the bitcoin address that holds his client’s stolen money is being held by the government or by the anonymous hackers. “The government doesn’t need the crypto as evidence, but in a forfeiture action the money goes to the government,” Rasch said. For example, in 2013 the U.S.