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APRIL 20, 2020

A contact tracking app for the Coronavirus proposed to the government of the Netherlands is affected by security issues that could expose user data. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 4, 2020

The restrictions were implemented for some 24 hours and the government removed them in the afternoon of March 3rd, 2010. Iran us facing a growing crisis due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the government will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons as officials struggle to contain the rapid spread of the epidemic.

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APRIL 6, 2020

DarkHotel nation-state actor is exploiting a VPN zero -day to breach Chinese government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai. Chinese security-firm Qihoo 360 has uncovered a hacking campaign conducted by a DarkHotel APT group (APT-C-06) aimed at Chinese government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 19, 2020

CERT France is warning of a new wave of attacks using Pysa ransomware (Mespinoza) that is targeting local governments. CERT France cyber-security agency is warning about a new wave of ransomware attack that is targeting the networks of local government authorities. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Pysa ransomware, cybercrime).

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The agencies warn of risk to elections information housed on government networks. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

A new piece of the Ryuk malware has been improved to steal confidential files related to the military, government, financial statements, and banking. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. . ” ~ Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Experts from Cisco Talos discovered a new malware, tracked as ObliqueRAT, that appears a custom malware developed by a threat actor focused on government and diplomatic targets. . “CrimsonRAT has been known to target diplomatic and government organizations in Southeast Asia.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

According to court documents, the Chinese government paid Mustang Panda to develop PlugX malware, used since 2014 to target U.S., The malware was operated by a China-linked threat actor, known as Mustang Panda (aka Twill Typhoon, to steal sensitive information from victim computers. European, and Asian entities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2022

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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. Gelsemium is a group focused on cyberespionage that has been active since at least 2014.

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JULY 17, 2020

US DHS CISA urges government agencies to patch SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being exploited. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” states Krebs.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

China-linked BRONZE PRESIDENT group is targeting government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with PlugX malware. Secureworks researchers reported that China-linked APT group BRONZE PRESIDENT conducted a new campaign aimed at government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with the PlugX malware.

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APRIL 20, 2020

Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. The post US Government concerned by cyber attacks on Czech hospitals during COVID19 crisis appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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MARCH 25, 2022

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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

. “These extensions can be configured through the C:MDaemonWorldClientWorldClient.ini file” The Mask group (aka Careto [Spanish for Ugly Face or Mask]) is a high-profile group of state-sponsored hackers that have been targeting government agencies, diplomatic offices,embassies, diplomatic offices andenergy companies.

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APRIL 6, 2021

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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FEBRUARY 4, 2022

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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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Malaysia’s MyCERT issued a security alert to warn of a hacking campaign targeting government officials that was carried out by the China-linked APT40 group. Malaysia’s Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT) warns of a cyber espionage campaign carried out by the China-linked APT40 group aimed at Malaysian government officials.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Roskomnadzor is attempting to oblige the IT giants, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google to move data related to Russian citizens to servers in Russia allowing the Government to monitor them., The Russian government could also ban IT companies that will not comply with the same law. .” reported the Associated Press.

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MAY 18, 2020

A new ransomware attack hit the Texas government, the malware this time infected systems at the state’s Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Texas government suffered two ransomware attacks in a few weeks, the first one took place on May 8, 2020 and infected systems at the Texas court. All @txcourts websites are down.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

The popular US government contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has suffered a ransomware attack , the news was reported by ZDNet. L ast week, the US government contractor Electronic Warfare Associates (EWA) has suffered a ransomware attack that also infected its web servers. EWA Technologies Inc., Pierluigi Paganini.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

DBS is a joint venture by the Seychelles government and some shareholders including Bank, Caisse Francaise de Cooperation, European Investment Bank, DEG, Standard Chartered Bank, and Barclays Bank. . DBS bought back Barclays’ share and Government purchased the shares of DEG, hence, increasing its shareholding to 60.50%.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The CISA agency is warning of a surge in Emotet attacks targeting multiple state and local governments in the US since August. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert to warn of a surge of Emotet attacks that have targeted multiple state and local governments in the U.S. since August.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

’ The Lazarus APT is linked to North Korea, the activity of the Group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. The Israeli statement did not explicitly refer to the government of Pyongyang and did not provide details about the attack (the targeted companies, data of the attack).

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

New CSF Adds 'Governance' to Core Functions Cybersecurity guidance for the private sector published by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology in 2014 has received its first major update. The revised Cybersecurity Framework focuses on governance and says cybersecurity threats are a major source of enterprise risk.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

A ransomware attack recently hit Georgia county government and reportedly disabled a database used to verify voter signatures. A ransomware attack hit a Georgia county government early this month and disabled a database used to verify voter signatures in the authentication of absentee ballots. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The cybersurveillance equipment was used by the Egyptian government to track down opponents. This was based on a survey by the magazine Telerama revealing the sale in March 2014 of surveillance equipment, called Cerebro, that was used against the Muslim Brotherhood. The contract was signed in March 2014.

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

The US Census Bureau is the largest US federal government statistical agency responsible dedicated to providing current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy. Data collected by the agency is used by the federal government to allocate over $675 billion in federal funds to tribal, local, and state governments every year.

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MAY 13, 2020

. “On May 12, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released three Malware Analysis Reports (MARs) on malware variants used by the North Korean government.” ” reads the DHS CISA’s advisory. Pierluigi Paganini.

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APRIL 9, 2020

According to one of the sources cited by the news agency, every ministry of the German government had a different position on the use of the Zoom platform. Zoom is in communication with governments around the world and is focused on providing the information they need to make informed decisions about their policies.”.

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MAY 29, 2020

According to the experts, the leak includes government data of an entire country, it was leaked online by a reputable actor that goes online with moniker ‘Toogod.”. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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APRIL 23, 2020

. “Our security systems have detected examples ranging from fake solicitations for charities and NGOs, to messages that try to mimic employer communications to employees working from home, to websites posing as official government pages and public health agencies.” government employees. ” concludes Google.

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APRIL 16, 2020

The advisory contains comprehensive resources on the North Korean cyber threat that aims at helping the international community, industries, and other governments to protect their infrastructure from state-sponsored attacks. government refers to as HIDDEN COBRA. government refers to as HIDDEN COBRA.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

“They are officers of the ‘Crimean’ FSB and traitors who defected to the enemy during the occupation of the peninsula in 2014. The group targeted government and military organizations in Ukraine. In December 2019, the APT group targeted several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement.

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APRIL 11, 2020

In Italy, the lockdown adopted by the government due to the Coronavirus outbreak ha s forced people to work from home increasing their online presence and consequent exposure to online threats attempting to exploit the interest in the COVID-19 pandemic. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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JULY 15, 2020

“This attack was done solely for fun” The group claims to have hacked numerous organizations and government agencies over the years, including US military, European Union, Washington DC, Israeli Defense Forces, the Indian Government, and some central banks. They intent was to deface the website to show it was vulnerable.

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