Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2020

Security experts from QuoIntelligence (QuoINT) firm reported that China-linked Winnti cyberespionage group targets South Korean video gaming company Gravity. The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected. If the latter are the ones to blame, this marks the first time the gang has launched the attacks against pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies and may indicate a significant shift in their modus operandi. . ProxyBot and Silence.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

Since August, FIN11 started targeting organizations in many industries, including defense, energy, finance, healthcare, legal, pharmaceutical, telecommunications, technology, and transportation. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the analysis published by FireEye.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2020

Victims operate in the Banking/Finance, Construction, Defense Industrial Base, Government, Healthcare, High Technology, Higher Education, Legal, Manufacturing, Media, Non-profit, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, Telecommunications, Transportation, Travel, and Utility. . concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2019

Experts at Defiant, the company that developed the Wordfence security plugin for WordPress, uncovered a malvertising campaign that leverages recently disclosed plugin flaws to inject malicious code into websites. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. php file. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The researchers of Yoroi ZLab, on 16 November, accessed to a new APT29’s dangerous malware which seems to be involved in the recent wave of attacks aimed at many important US entities, such as military agencies, law enforcement, defense contractors , media companies and pharmaceutical companies. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2020

. “The remaining half belong to executives at third-party partners, including European and American companies associated with chemical manufacturing, aviation and transport, medical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, finance, oil and gas, and communications.” Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2019

Recently Chronicle researchers while investigating the cyber attack that hit the Bayer pharmaceutical company in April spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. 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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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. One of Megatraffer’s ads on an English-language cybercrime forum. “Why do I need a certificate? At least my laptop is sure of it.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

Europol continues to observe on a daily base the trading of counterfeit pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2018

“Zhu and Zhang were members of a hacking group operating in China known within the cyber security community as Advanced Persistent Threat 10 (the APT10 Group).” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. ” concludes ESET. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Winnti, hacking).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2020

The attackers primarily ran malicious ad campaigns, often in the form of advertising pharmaceutical pills and spam with fake celebrity endorsements.” Only through user education and strong partnerships across the security industry will we measure the scale of malicious campaigns and effectively respond to them.”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The researchers of Yoroi ZLab, on 16 November, accessed to a new APT29’s dangerous malware which seems to be involved in the recent wave of attacks aimed at many important US entities, such as military agencies, law enforcement, defense contractors , media companies and pharmaceutical companies. Security Affairs – APT29, malware).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security. ” reads the security advisory. Citrix blog post: security updates for Citrix SD-WAN WANOP release 10.2.6 Government agencies.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. Encryption plays an integral role in securing the online data as well as its integrity. Similarly, they should use business VPN services , such as PureVPN , to create a secure channel for their remote employees. Final Thoughts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

— CybeReady, a global leader in security awareness training, today announced the release of its informative guide, “Five Workforce Security Strategies to Consider During Summer Holidays.” So, as we unwind on vacation over the next few months, vigilance and adherence to security protocols are paramount.

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Adam Levin

MAY 7, 2020

The online credentials for 68% of pharmaceutical executives analyzed for a study have been compromised recently. The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm Blackcloak, found that the email accounts of over two-thirds of pharmaceutical executives had been compromised within the last five to ten years.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 17, 2015

On July 10, 2015, the United States House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Act”), which is intended to ease restrictions on the use and disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) for research purposes.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 13, 2016

On October 16, 2015, the Working Party announced it would assess the consequences of the Schrems judgment with respect to all mechanisms permitting data transfers to the U.S. National Security Guarantees of the Privacy Shield. Background. Commercial Aspect of the Privacy Shield. authorities.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Development of the GCC template and instructions began in 2015 by the GCC Working Group in an effort to provide U.S. 43R —Loan-Backed and Structured Securities. 43R — Loan-Backed and Structured Securities. principal-protected securities). regulators with an additional analytical tool for conducting groupwide supervision.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

According to experts from Group-IB, Russian-speaking threat actors targeted at least two companies in Western Europe in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. Microsoft urges hospitals and health care organizations to implement security measures to protect public-facing devices to increase their resilience to cyber attacks.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

But on March 21, Shelest released a lengthy statement wherein he admitted to maintaining an ownership stake in Nuwber, a consumer data broker he founded in 2015 — around the same time he launched Onerep. Onerep and Shelest did not respond to requests for comment on that story. “I get it,” Shelest wrote.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. ” reads the US CISA alert. v1 , U.S. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2020

US DoJ charged two Chinese hackers working with China’s Ministry of State Security with hacking into computer systems of government organizations and companies worldwide. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Demers declared. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Chinese hackers).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The company’s alert advises Gmail users to take several measures to secure their accounts, such as enrolling in the Advanced Protection Program, keeping software up to date, enabling Gmail 2-step verification , as well as using Google Authenticator and/or a physical security key for 2-step verification. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 23, 2020

Below the operation in numbers reported by the Europol: 121 arrests; €13 million in potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals seized; 326 00 packages inspected; 48 000 packages seized; 4.4 Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->. Law enforcement officers inspected 326,000 packages and seized 48,000, 4.4

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The activity of the Lazarus APT group surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. The attacks aimed at a Ministry of Health and a pharmaceutical company involved in the development of the COVID-19 vaccine. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

That investigation detailed how the 38-year-old Shefel adopted the nickname Rescator while working as vice president of payments at ChronoPay , a Russian financial company that paid spammers to advertise fake antivirus scams, male enhancement drugs and knockoff pharmaceuticals.

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