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Russian military plans to replace Windows with Astra Linux

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The Russian military is in the process of replacing the Windows system with the Linux distribution Astra Linux. Astra Linux is a Debian-based distro developed in Russia by the Scientific/Manufacturing Enterprise Rusbitech RusBITech about ten years ago. intelligence agencies. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – Astra, Russia).

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Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from building its 5G infrastructure

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The decision is the result of assessments made by the Swedish military and security service. Recently Belgian telecoms operators Orange Belgium and Proximus announced that it will gradually replace the equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. ” reads a press release published by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority.

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Swedish court suspended the ban on Huawei equipment

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The decision is the result of assessments made by the Swedish military and security service. Recently Belgian telecoms operators Orange Belgium and Proximus announced that it will gradually replace the equipment from the Chinese manufacturer Huawei. Sweden is the latest country to ban Huawei from participating in building 5G networks.

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Experts spotted two Android spyware used by Indian APT Confucius

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Since 2018, the hackers started targeting mobile users with an Android surveillance malware ChatSpy. The two malware were used to spy on personnel linked to Pakistan’s military, nuclear authorities, and Indian election officials in Kashmir. ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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The German BSI agency recommends replacing Kaspersky antivirus software

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“The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns according to §7BSIlaw before using virus protection software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software.

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US indicted 4 Russian government employees for attacks on critical infrastructure

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has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. ” reads a press release published by DoJ. ’ (aka Dragonfly , Berzerk Bear, Energetic Bear, and Crouching Yeti ). ” reads the joint advisory.

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North Korea-linked ScarCruft APT adds Bluetooth Harvester to its arsenal

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ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016.

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