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Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Security Affairs

According to the experts, the threat actors are merely trying to monetize their efforts selling information that have no intelligence value for the Iranian Government. In late July 2020, Crowdstrike spotted a threat actor associated with PIONEER KITTEN that was attempting to sell access to compromised networks on an underground forum.

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Tianfu Cup 2019 Day 1 – Chinese experts hacked Chrome, Edge, Safari, Office365

Security Affairs

Chinese white hat hackers have a long story of success, they won several international hacking contests in the past, but in 2018 the Chinese government prohibited Chinese experts in participating this kind of competition abroad. According to the organizers , in 2018 hackers earned $1,024,000 for a total of 30 vulnerabilities.

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Chinese LuckyMouse APT has been using a digitally signed network filtering driver in recent attacks

Security Affairs

defense contractors and financial services firms worldwide. In March 2018, security experts at Kaspersky Lab have observed an attack powered by the Chinese APT group, the experts speculate the campaign was started in the fall of 2017. The APT group has been active since at least 2010, the crew targeted U.S.

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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

.” Mark Rasch , also former federal prosecutor in Washington, said the SEC is signaling with this action that it intends to take on more cases in which companies flub security governance in some big way. “It’s a win for the SEC, and for First America, but it’s hardly justice,” Rasch said.

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NY Department of Financial Services Issues Reminder for Cybersecurity Filing Deadline

Hunton Privacy

On January 22, 2018, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued a press release reminding entities covered by its cybersecurity regulation that the first certification of compliance with the regulation is due on or prior to February 15, 2018.

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New York Department of Financial Services Issues First Guidance by a U.S. Regulator Concerning Cyber Insurance

Data Matters

On February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued Circular Letter No. Lacewell stated that cybersecurity is the biggest risk for government and private organizations and described how the Framework is based on “extensive dialogue with industry and experts.”. The Framework. 1 See W.B.

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U.S. and Foreign Cybersecurity and Intelligence Agencies Recommend Measures to Counteract Threat of Russian Cyberattacks

Data Matters

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. First , all of the reports specifically focus on the threat of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks.