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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

GossiTheDog @SOSIntel @UK_Daniel_Card @LisaForteUK pic.twitter.com/L7A3XNNxU7 — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) November 29, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023. “Unique files are presented to your attention!

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

“The document said the exploit worked for Android versions 9 to 11, which was released in 2020, and that it took advantage of a flaw in the “image rendering library.” Operation Zero’s clients include Russian government agencies and private businesses. ” wrote Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai on TechCrunch.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2023

pic.twitter.com/6uHMDcNhTC — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD) December 26, 2023 The group published images of stolen documents as proof of the hack. The group also claimed the hack of the British Library and China Energy Engineering Corporation. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“This study examines Rhysida ransomware, which caused significant damage in the second half of 2023, and proposes a decryption method. The Rhysida ransomware uses CSPRNG, which is based on the ChaCha20 algorithm provided by the LibTomCrypt library. The Rhysida ransomware group has been active since May 2023.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Threat actors target government entities in the Middle East with a new backdoor dubbed CR4T as part of an operation tracked as DuneQuixote. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered the DuneQuixote campaign in February 2024, but they believe the activity may have been active since 2023. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

Russia-linked APT29 group abused the legitimate information exchange systems used by European countries to target government entities. Russia-linked APT29 (aka SVR group , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , and The Dukes ) was spotted abusing the legitimate information exchange systems used by European countries in attacks aimed at governments.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

The hackers targeted diplomatic entities and systems transmitting sensitive information about the region’s politics, aiding Ukrainian citizens fleeing the country, and providing help to the government of Ukraine. One of the lures appeals to those who want to find out the Poland Ambassador’s schedule for 2023.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2023

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

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MAY 23, 2024

A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

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APRIL 26, 2023

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. This domain has been hosted on eight other IPs throughout its history, none of these IPs were directly affiliated with the South African government. org over port 8443 for C2. softether[.]net

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The Earth Lusca group has been active since at least the first half of 2023, it primarily targeted organizations in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Balkans. The group focuses on government departments that are involved in foreign affairs, technology, and telecommunications.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

North Korea-linked APT Diamond Sleet supply chain attack relies on CyberLink software New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days SiegedSec hacktivist group hacked Idaho National Laboratory (INL) CISA adds Looney Tunables Linux bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Enterprise software provider TmaxSoft leaks 2TB of data (..)

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CILIP

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Invitation to Tender - Anti-Racist Library Collections training for Wales Content Developers needed for the Anti-Racist Library Collections project. Deadline for application is now 20th November 2023. The project is being funded through a £135,000 grant from the Welsh Government, secured by CILIP Cymru Wales on behalf of CILIP.

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CILIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Protect funding for public libraries at risk In this election year it is more important than ever to bring libraries into the public and political spotlight as central government cuts council budgets across the country. The Libraries at Risk Monitor builds on the Know your Rights campaign, which has been running since 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2023

8, 2023 – SandboxAQ today announced Sandwich, an open source framework and meta-library of cryptographic algorithms that simplifies modern cryptography management. Palo Alto, Calif., SandboxAQ recently launched its Security Suite which handles discovery and remediation of encryption vulnerabilities. A broad range of U.S.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed. Records breached: According to the library’s 4 November update , there is “no evidence that the personal information of our staff or customers has been compromised”. However, public computers and printing services are unavailable.

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2023

government. Most recent samples of DraginEgg are dated April 2023. These commands include instructing the malware to upload log files, photos stored on the device, and acquire device location using the Baidu Location library.” ” reads the report published by Lookout.

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CILIP

JANUARY 5, 2024

Libraries, critical thinking and the war on truth – what lies ahead in 2024 Nick Poole, Chief Executive, CILIP will leave CILIP at the end of March 2024. As a profession, our responsibility is not to ‘see both sides’ of the debate about volunteerism and cuts to library services. So where do we go from here?”

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance found 98 publicly disclosed security incidents in May 2023, accounting for 98,226,877 breached records. Also be sure to check out our new page, which provides a complete list of data breaches and cyber attacks for 2023. million) Clinical test data stolen from biotech company Enzo Biochem (2.47

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CILIP

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Here she looks at the how a National Data Library could work and what is needed for it to be a success. The idea of a National Data Library (NDL) emerged in the Labour Party Manifesto ahead of this year’s ­General Election. As a country, we need well-structured and well-governed data to support AI stacks.

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CILIP

JUNE 9, 2023

Central and local must government to come together and safeguard the future of our libraries The current regulation and oversight of library services in England means that the Government is failing in its duty of accountability to the taxpayer and in its specific duty of sector development and improvement.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

These code repositories, called libraries, are hosted on sites like GitHub. There are libraries for everything: displaying objects in 3D, spell-checking, performing complex mathematics, managing an e-commerce shopping cart, moving files around the internet—everything. It’s a freely available library that does data compression.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 8, 2024

CISA Adds Chrome & Perl Library Bugs to Active Exploitation List Type of attack: Arbitrary (ACE) and remote code execution (RCE) attacks that exploit data import/export operations in Excel-related functions in web applications and denial of service (DOS) crashes or ACE/RCE related to heap buffer overflows in Chrome. Versions 0.65

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

and Bangalore, India – July 13, 2023 — Large companies are typically using over 1100 SaaS applications to run their operations and the number of companies adopting this trend is rapidly growing 20% every year but this presents a number of risks. Santa Clara, Calif. About Zluri. For more information please visit [link].

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CILIP

DECEMBER 14, 2022

£135,000 funding for Anti-racist library collections in Wales. CILIP Cymru Wales on behalf of CILIP has just secured £135,000 funding from the Welsh Government. This has been awarded to support the delivery of the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan. Phase 1 - November 2022-April 2023. 14 December 2022.

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CILIP

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

SCONUL supports Green Libraries The Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL), has joined the Green Libraries Campaign as a partner organisation. Lisa McLaren, Deputy Director at SCONUL, said: “SCONUL is delighted to join the Green Libraries Campaign as a partner organisation. Become a sponsor!

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Invitation to Tender - Anti-Racist Library Collections training for Wales CILIP is looking to commission an external provider/s to develop content for anti-racist library collection training for public libraries across Wales. Contact yvonne.morris@cilip.org.uk

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CILIP

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Urgent appeal: protect funding for public libraries at risk CILIP is the leading industry voice championing and representing library and information professionals across the United Kingdom, guided by our Royal Charter to develop and improve library and information services, and as a Charity to act in the public good.

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CILIP

MAY 15, 2023

Public libraries are vital national network - CILIP Cymru Wales makes representation to Welsh Senedd “Libraries serve a manifold role. Along with Nicola Pitman, Chair of the Society of Chief Librarians, Amy argued that the new Welsh Library Public Standards (WPLS) framework will need to measure quality not just quantity of service.

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CILIP

APRIL 4, 2023

CILIP CEO Nick Poole joins Samira Ahmed in candid discussion on funding for libraries Nick Poole, CILIP CEO, was on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row on 28 Mar 2023 and talked to Samira Ahmed about library funding in the UK. The government recently announced £60 million in funding to cultural venues with £4.9

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CILIP

MARCH 28, 2023

Action, Inspiration and Insight at Inaugural Green Libraries Conference Last week CILIP’s first Green Libraries Conference took place and showcased over a year of sustainable and attainable green projects and initiatives, at the Wellcome Collection in London.

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CILIP

MAY 17, 2023

Benjamin White named CILIP Copyright Champion 2023 The CILIP Copyright Champion Award 2023 has been awarded to Benjamin White, Researcher at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Management, Bournemouth University. White was formerly Head of Intellectual Property at the British Library and has a background in publishing.

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CILIP

JUNE 14, 2023

Highly skilled and predominantly female - Workforce Mapping 2023 Survey results out now The libraries and information sector has a highly experienced and predominantly female workforce, with 40 per cent of staff having more than 20 years of work experience, according to data gathered for the Workforce Mapping 2023 survey.

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CILIP

JUNE 8, 2023

Nick Poole joins Parent Zone Podcast to discuss the future and past of public libraries In this 45 minute podcast, Nick Poole, CILIP CEO covers the evolution of public libraries and calls for new approaches from government in light of the digital and AI revolutions that are already transforming how we access and understand information.

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CILIP

JULY 6, 2023

CILIP and Michael Rosen bring Great School Library Campaign to Parliament CILIP CEO, Nick Poole joined leading writer, poet, former Childrens Laureate, broadcaster and columnist Michael Rosen and Margaret Greenwood MP (Wirral West, LAB) in the first of a series of events to engage MPs and make sure every child has access to a great school library.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Know your rights in the rising tide of budget cuts CILIP is offering public librarians a free step-by-step guide to challenging cuts and service reductions in your public libraries. Libraries are at the frontline of providing vital services to communities, and as a result, are often in the first line of fire when it comes to cuts.

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