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UK Reverses Course, Bans Huawei Gear From 5G Networks

Data Breach Today

Sanctions Against Chinese Firms a Factor in Decision The British government has officially reversed course and will now ban Huawei's telecom gear from its 5G networks. sanctions against the manufacturer, goes into effect at year's end. The ban on use of the Chinese firm's equipment, based in part on U.S.

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Ransomware Attacks Targeting Manufacturing are up 52% Over the Course of 12 Months

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While every sector is taking strides to improve their security stances against ransomware and other cyberattacks, the latest data shows that for Manufacturing the impacts are huge and the pain is real.

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New RedLine malware version distributed as fake Omicron stat counter

Security Affairs

Over the course of the few weeks after this variant was released, we noticed one IP address in particular communicating with this C2 server.” The malware also looks for Telegram folders to locate images and conversation histories to steal, it also focuses on Tokens.txt which is used for Discord access. This variant uses 207[.]32.217.89

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DHS warns of cyber attacks against small airplanes

Security Affairs

The attackers, of course, need to have in some way physical access to small airplanes before they take off. The expert focused the analysis on the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus implements by two commercially available avionics systems from aircraft manufacturers who specialize in light aircraft. ” concludes the alert.

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Sopra Steria hit by the Ryuk ransomware gang

Security Affairs

“According to our sources, the incident started to spread during the course of last night. .” The European IT firm has 46,000 employees operating in 25 countries worldwide. It provides a wide range of IT services, including software development and consulting. The Active Directory infrastructure would be affected.

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FBI warns swatting attacks on owners of smart devices

Security Affairs

In some cases, these actions have resulted in health-related or violent consequences and of course have a significant impact on the work of law enforcement that was not allocated on real emergencies. Motivations behind swatting attacks could be revenge, harassment, or prank.

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CISA recommends vendors to fix BrakTooth issues after the release of PoC tool

Security Affairs

“CISA encourages manufacturers, vendors, and developers to review BRAKTOOTH: Causing Havoc on Bluetooth Link Manager and update vulnerable Bluetooth System-on-a-Chip (SoC) applications or apply appropriate workarounds.” ” reads CISA’s advisory.