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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

Security Affairs

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises

Security Affairs

South Korea military exercise. The military drill, the Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises , will start on Monday, August 21, 2023 , and will last 11 days. The military exercises aim at improving the ability of the two armies to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats.

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New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

Krebs on Security

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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Russia-linked Armageddon APT targets Ukrainian state organizations, CERT-UA warns

Security Affairs

The Gamaredon group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015, but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. The group targeted government and military organizations in Ukraine. The messages use the HTML-file “War criminals of the Russian Federation.htm” as attachment.

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Russia-linked Gamaredon APT targeted a western government entity in Ukraine

Security Affairs

The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. In Mid January the Ukrainian government was hit with destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , and several Ukrainian government websites were defaced by exploiting a separate vulnerability in OctoberCMS.

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Two former NSA Officials appointed by Joe Biden for prominent cyber roles

Security Affairs

Inglis retired from NSA in 2014 where he served the US government for 28 years, since 2013 as the agency’s deputy director. Easterly has worked in the cybersecurity division at Morgan Stanley for the past four years, she has served 14 years in government and military service.

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Ukraine intelligence doxed 5 FSB Officers that are members of Gamaredon APT Group

Security Affairs

The Gamaredon group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015, but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. The group targeted government and military organizations in Ukraine.

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