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US SEC warns investors of ongoing fraudulent communications claiming from the SEC

Security Affairs

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warns investors of attacks impersonating its officials in government impersonator schemes. The alert recommends investors not provide any personal information in case they receive a communication that appears to be from the Securities and Exchange Commission. ” reads the alert.

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Russia-linked GRU Unit 29155 targeted critical infrastructure globally

Security Affairs

The government expert pointed out that Unit 29155 operates independently from other GRU-affiliated groups like Unit 26165 and Unit 74455. The threat actors targeted critical infrastructure sectors such as government, finance, transportation, energy, and healthcare. Since 2022, the unit focused on disrupting aid efforts for Ukraine.

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Top predictions for financial services in 2023

OpenText Information Management

With inflation, rising interest rates and general economic uncertainty, last year presented several challenges for financial services institutions (FSIs).

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Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

Security Affairs

” PIONEER KITTEN operations leverage on SSH tunneling, through open-source tools such as Ngrok, they also used the custom tool SSHMinion to communication with malware deployed in the target networks. ” continues the report. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Hundreds of malicious Chrome browser extensions used to spy on you!

Security Affairs

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were used in a massive surveillance campaign aimed at users working in the financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare, government organizations, and pharmaceuticals.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: Forrester highlights why companies need to strive for ‘cryptoagility’– today

The Last Watchdog

Carielli Carielli: The industries acting with the most urgency are the financial services and government sectors these are the industries that have issued guidance or regulations and are furthest along in piloting and implementing quantum safe solutions.

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Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

Security Affairs

Targeted Sector Vulnerabilities: Financial Services, IT, Healthcare, Education, and Government sectors have emerged as primary targets, with attackers fine-tuning their strategies to exploit specific vulnerabilities within these industries. About the Author: Stefanie Shank.

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