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Federal Communications Commission has cut off government funding for equipment from Chinese firms

Security Affairs

Federal Communications Commission has cut off government funding for equipment from Huawei and ZTE due to security concerns. Federal Communications Commission has cut off government funding for equipment from the Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE due to security concerns. Rural schools, hospitals, and libraries will feel the effects.

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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

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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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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

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A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Since at least 2018, they used SilentGh0st, TranslucentGh0st, and three variants of the.NET agent SharpJSHandler supported by Ps2dllLoader. ” reads the report.

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OceanLotus APT group leverages a steganography-based loader to deliver backdoors

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The hackers targeting organizations across multiple industries and have also targeted foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. Hackers already employed the same technique in attacks carried out in September 2018, the payload extraction procedure used by the attackers is the same. Steganography Loader #2 – Features.

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APT10 is back with two new loaders and new versions of known payloads

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The APT10 group has added two new malware loaders to its arsenal and used in attacks aimed at government and private organizations in Southeast Asia. In April 2019, China-linked cyber-espionage group tracked as APT10 has added two new loaders to its arsenal and used it against government and private organizations in Southeast Asia.

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Hidden Cobra APT used the new ATM cash-out scheme FASTCash to hit banks worldwide

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Government experts analyzed 10 samples of malware involved in FASTCash attacks, state-sponsored hackers used them to compromise payment “switch application servers” within the targeted banks to facilitate fraudulent transactions. ” states the report. ” continues the report.

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ESET analyzes Turla APT’s usage of weaponized PowerShell

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Turla group has been active since at least 2007 targeting government organizations and private businesses. “To confound detection, its operators recently started using PowerShell scripts that provide direct, in- memory loading and execution of malware executables and libraries. ” reads the report published by ESET.

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