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Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage? Also, in September 2020, it was reported that Russian hackers targeted government agencies in NATO member countries, and nations who cooperate with NATO -> Link.” Pierluigi Paganini.
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China used tiny chips implanted on computer equipment manufactured for US companies and government agencies to steal secret information. Elemental manufactured equipment for Department of Defense data centers, the CIA’s drone operations, and onboard networks of Navy warships. government.”
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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. King Edward VII’s Hospital in London has been breached by Rhysida Ransomware. “Unique files are presented to your attention!
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APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. .” ” reads the post published by Microsoft.
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Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and the Ministry of Defense. Mitsubishi Electric disclosed the security incident only after two local newspapers, the Asahi Shimbun and Nikkei , reported the security breach. ” states the AP press agency. ” states the AP press agency.
” states the document. The release of “The Vulnerability Disclosure Toolkit” is just a part of the efforts of the UK Government in the definition of national legislative frameworks. The guideline is organized into three main sections, Communication, Policy, and Security.txt.
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Because of these efforts, along with the efforts of others in the industry and national governments to combat the rise of commercial spyware, Defendants have been substantially weakened.” The software developed by the surveillance firm was used to spy on activists, journalists, researchers, and government officials.
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Lookout Threat Lab researchers uncovered enterprise-grade Android surveillance spyware, named Hermit, used by the government of Kazakhstan to track individuals within the country. The malware samples analyzed impersonated the applications of telecommunications companies or smartphone manufacturers. ” continues the report.
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Most of the infections were observed in organizations in the US and Europe, the most targeted industries were in the government, military, and manufacturing sectors. . The researchers documented multiple QBots’ module inlucing: Executable Update – Updates the current executable with a newer version or newer bot list.
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The TrickBoot functionality was documented by experts from Advanced Intelligence (AdvIntel) and Eclypsium. The Secure Boot mechanism allows the execution of only software that is trusted by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). ” reads the joint analysis published by AdvIntel and Eclypsium. ” continues the post.
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