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Russia-linked APT28 uses COVID-19 lures to deliver Zebrocy malware

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Intezer linked the attacks to a group operating under the APT28.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. But this is easier said than done.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

Cyber attacks. million) CO-based Mental Health Partners says an employee’s account was hacked (unknown) Sumitomo Forestry Co., Hitachi Chemical Co. Data breaches.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 461 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 497 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA adds PTZOptics camera bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Canadian authorities arrested alleged Snowflake hacker Android flaw CVE-2024-43093 may be under limited, targeted exploitation July 2024 ransomware attack on the City of Columbus impacted 500,000 people Nigerian man Sentenced to 26+ years in real estate phishing scams Russian (..)

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

LLC Source (New) Construction UAE Yes Unknown Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes Unknown Central School District 13J Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Education USA Yes Unknown Park City School District Source (New) Education USA Yes Unknown BEM Systems, Inc.

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Cybaze ZLab – Yoroi team analyzed malware used in recent attacks on US entities attributed to APT29

Security Affairs

The researchers of Yoroi ZLab, on 16 November, accessed to a new APT29’s dangerous malware which seems to be involved in the recent wave of attacks aimed at many important US entities, such as military agencies, law enforcement, defense contractors , media companies and pharmaceutical companies. cybersecurity firm FireEye.