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The Australian government wants to respond to attacks on critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

The Australian government aims at giving itself the power to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks on critical infrastructure. The Australian government wants to increase the security of critical infrastructure, for this reason, it plans to manage the response of private enterprises to cyber attacks targeting them.

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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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U.S. Government White Paper to Help Companies Address the EU’s National Security Concerns in Schrems II

Data Matters

government released a “White Paper” addressing how U.S. law and practice relating to government access to data for national security purposes,” especially as that information bears on “issues that appear to have concerned the ECJ in Schrems II ” and as it “may bear on many companies’ analyses” of how their reliance on SCCs conforms to EU law.

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US govt agencies share details of the China-linked espionage malware Taidoor

Security Affairs

China-linked hackers carried out cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks with TAIDOOR malware. China has been using #Taidoor malware to conduct #cyber espionage on governments, corporations, and think tanks. US government agencies published the Malware Analysis Report MAR-10292089-1.v1

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RuNet – Russia successfully concluded tests on its Internet infrastructure

Security Affairs

Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. The Russian Government has announced on Monday that it has successfully concluded the test on its RuNet intranet and the complete disconnection of the country from the Internet.

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US Govt agencies detail North Korea-linked HIDDEN COBRA malware

Security Affairs

The government experts released new and updated Malware Analysis Reports (MARs) related to new malware families involved in new attacks carried out by North Korea-linked HIDDEN COBRA group. . Exercise caution when opening e-mail attachments even if the attachment is expected and the sender appears to be known.

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns Italy over 5G Chinese equipment supply

Security Affairs

Once again US is warning its allies over Chinese 5G technology, but the Italian Government explained that its special powers over 5G supply deals would mitigate any risk. In September, Italy has exercised special powers in relation to the purchase of goods and services. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – China, 5G).