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US Gov warns of BEC attacks to hijack shipments of food products

Security Affairs

US government is warning of business email compromise (BEC) attacks aimed at hijacking shipments of food products and ingredients. In BEC attacks threat actors usually aims at compromising email communications to hijack payments, this time the attacks target the food and agriculture sector with a different purpose.

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New Bad Magic APT used CommonMagic framework in the area of Russo-Ukrainian conflict

Security Affairs

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. “When started, the backdoor creates a mutex – WinEventCom.

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Operation Blacksmith: Lazarus exploits Log4j flaws to deploy DLang malware

Security Affairs

Two of these malware strains are remote access trojans (RATs), respectively tracked as NineRAT and “DLRAT” The former relies on Telegram bots and channels for C2 communications. In March, the threat actors hit a South American agricultural organization.

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EU data governance regulation – a wave of digital, regulatory and antitrust reform begins – Part 1

Data Protection Report

On 25 November 2020, the European Commission ( EC ) published its proposed Data Governance Regulation (the DGR ), which will create a new legal framework to encourage the development of a European single market for data. What are the objectives of the Data Governance Regulation? This is part one of a series of three blog posts.

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A deeper insight into the CloudWizard APT’s activity revealed a long-running activity

Security Affairs

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers uncovered a malware campaign aimed at infecting government, agriculture and transportation organizations located in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions with a previously undetected framework dubbed CommonMagic. When started, the backdoor creates a mutex – WinEventCom.

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Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

Security Affairs

Experts noticed that the system still allows communications on port 502, which is used for Modbus protocol, that doesn’t require any authentication/encryption. One of the attacks hit agricultural water pumps in upper Galilee, while the other one hit water pumps in the central province of Mateh Yehuda. Pierluigi Paganini.

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US Government Accountability Office Releases New Report On The Internet of Things (IoT)

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” IoT is also impacting supply chain and agriculture industries, enhancing productivity and efficiency. Potential Implications. Economic issues.

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