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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” The webmail account credentials were collected via cross-site scripting and browser-in-the-browser spear-phishing campaigns.

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Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

Mint Sandstorm also used custom tools in selected targets, notably organizations in the energy and transportation sectors. Microsoft also observed The Iran-linked APT group using another attack chain involving low-volume phishing campaigns and a different custom implant. ” concludes Microsoft.

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News alert: Beazley reports on how AI, new tech distract businesses as cyber risk intensifies

The Last Watchdog

Bantick “As the MOVEit hack has proved, the bad actors are always looking for new ways to attack with tactics ranging from third party supplier attacks to more sophisticated social engineering and phishing attack techniques.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Source (New) Technology USA Yes 204 Ho Chi Minh City Energy Company Source (New) Energy Vietnam Yes 84 Austal USA Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 43 Income Tax Department of India Source (New) Public India Yes 1 Gloucestershire County Council Source (New) Public UK Unknown 1 Daiho Industrial Co.,

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

This is ransomware, starting with a phishing attack. It's individual pieces of it that fall apart and become a nightmare for that company or that utility or whatever. So the ICS village started about eight years ago at DEF CON to bring education awareness and exposure to industrial control systems. Van Norman: Absolutely.

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5 Major Cybersecurity Trends to Know for 2024

eSecurity Planet

“Organizations will look to understand what apps employees are using, evaluate whether they should be paid for by the company (to control), accept the risk, or block the app… the company can choose to educate (through a warning page) or block the app entirely.” continues Ricardo Villadiego, founder & CEO of Lumu. “By