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A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors

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A new piece of the Ryuk malware has been improved to steal confidential files related to the military, government, financial statements, and banking. Targeted keywords in the new variant of the Ryuk stealer confirm that attackers are looking for confidential information in military, banking, finance and law enforcement.

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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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Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates

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Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. The access was first blocked via national provider Turk Telecom (AS9121), but later other service providers applied the government restrictions. local time (8:30 p.m. It's 5:30 a.m.

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Maze ransomware operators stole data from US military contractor Westech

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Hackers have stolen confidential documents from the US military contractor Westech, which provides critical support for US Minuteman III nuclear deterrent. As of 2020, the LGM-30G Minuteman III version[a] is the only land-based ICBM in service in the United States and represents the land leg of the U.S. The LGM-30 Minuteman is a U.S.

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Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing

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In mid-January, the government of Kyiv attributed the defacement of tens of Ukrainian government websites to Belarusian APT group UNC1151. In November 2021, Mandiant Threat Intelligence researchers linked the Ghostwriter disinformation campaign (aka UNC1151) to the government of Belarus. reads a translation of the message.

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N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises

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South Korea military exercise. The military drill, the Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises , will start on Monday, August 21, 2023 , and will last 11 days. The military exercises aim at improving the ability of the two armies to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats.

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Taiwan Government faces 5 Million hacking attempts daily

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Taiwan ‘s government agencies face around five million cyberattacks and probes every day, most of them from China. Around five million cyber attacks hit Taiwan’s government agencies every day, and most of the hacking attempts are originated from China. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Taiwan Government).