Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2021

military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. In January 2016, Ferizi pleaded guilty to providing material support to a terrorist group and to unauthorized access. military members and government employees.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. Even government and public bodies’ websites – including, ironically, the ICO – were found to be running cryptomining software after a third-party plug-in was compromised, but it transpired. 119,000 individuals were affected.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016. In 2016, while the U.S.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. .” Now, our government.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

For example, in March of 2016, two researchers, Mike Ahmadi and Billy Rios independently reported an astounding fourteen hundred vulnerabilities to CareFusion's Pyxis SupplyStation, an automated, networked, supply cabinet used to store and dispense supplies. .” Now, our government.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2021

This vulnerability allows an attacker to make an untrusted connection to Exchange server port 443, allowing them to send arbitrary HTTP requests and authenticate as the Exchange server. Microsoft reports that the tool has been tested for Exchange Server 2013, 2016 and 2019. The other Vulnerability Culprits.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Through public and commercial development of advanced encryption methods, organizations from sensitive government agencies to enterprise companies can ensure protected communications between personnel, devices, and global offices. In 2016, only 40% of websites protected their web pages and visiting users with HTTPS. The Move to HTTPS.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Creating an Enterprise-Wide Governance Structure. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Fortunately, we are in a much better place today, yes.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Fortunately, we are in a much better place today, yes.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Fortunately, we are in a much better place today, yes.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2024

This week the Federal Government condemned in the strongest possible terms the long-term espionage campaign conducted by the group APT28 that targeted the Executive Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The Russia-linked APT also targeted NATO entities and Ukrainian government agencies.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 3, 2023

Russia-linked APT29 group targeted dozens of organizations and government agencies worldwide with Microsoft Teams phishing attacks. APT29 along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National Committee hack and the wave of attacks aimed at the 2016 US Presidential Elections. ” concludes the report.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

Vamosi: With the Colonial Pipeline criminal attack, we’ve seen that ransomware is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. It's tasked with protecting these 17 critical infrastructure areas from span everything from health care to electricity to dams and military.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

Vamosi: With the Colonial Pipeline criminal attack, we’ve seen that ransomware is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. It's tasked with protecting these 17 critical infrastructure areas from span everything from health care to electricity to dams and military.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

Military operatives and intelligence units today routinely hack to knock down critical infrastructure, interfere with elections, and even to exact revenge on Hollywood studios. In the run-up to the 2016 U.S. In 2015 and again in 2016, Sandworm, a Russia-backed hacking ring, caused widespread power outages in the city of Kiev.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2020

The Russian cyberspie s , operating under Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency (aka Fancy Bear ) carried out a spear-phishing campaign in November aimed at accessing the email of Burisma Holdings employees. Russian military cyberspies were gathering information by hacking the Ukrainian gas company.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

That May 10th air strike by the Israel Defense Force marked the first use of military force in direct retaliation for cyber spying. This comes as no surprise to anyone in the military or intelligence communities. Here are a few things everyone should know about the current state of government-backed cyber ops.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2018

The Russian APT group tracked as APT28 (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and operates under the Russian military agency GRU and continues to target US politicians. ” continues Microsoft. Early adopter opportunities.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This could be as simple as getting another member of staff to check it for authenticity, or as complex as using a second means of communication to confirm the invoice with the organisation that sent it. The post Catches of the month: Phishing scams for February 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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