Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

Microsoft has observed APT28 using GooseEgg in post-compromise activities against various targets, including government, non-governmental, education, and transportation sector organizations in Ukraine, Western Europe, and North America. This tool modifies a JavaScript constraints file and executes it with SYSTEM-level permissions.

Military 144

Military File names Education Phishing 144

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Educate employees. Many security programs focus on employee education (creating a strong password, being aware of phishing, etc.). The headlines are disturbing: Breach of patient records ; Surgeries and appointments cancelled due to IT outage ; and even, Death attributed to ransomware attack on hospital. Create an asset inventory.

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Passwords Cybersecurity Education Phishing 214

Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom provides higher education for personnel in the British Armed Forces, Civil Service, other government departments and service personnel from other nations. “Staff were told the hack was by a foreign power, making Russia and China suspects.” They said it’s the work of a foreign power.”

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Education Military Government IT 140

IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons. Beware of remote access takeover scams.

Phishing 143

Phishing Military Access Education 143

AIIM

MAY 15, 2019

I am very pleased to announce that the Certified Information Professional (CIP) exam has been approved for reimbursement under the Veterans Education Benefit program for Licensing and Certification reimbursements administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - aka the GI Bill. This is something that is intensely personal to me.

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Education Military IT Security 129

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. military and the analysts who worked to gather intelligence and relay these critical, decoded messages to prevent further attack. After the devastating blow of Pearl Harbor, U.S. This was considered a significant win for the U.S.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Military Encryption Risk 140

Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 15, 2020

SolarWinds’ comprehensive products and services are used by more than 300,000 customers worldwide, including military, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and education institutions. The motive for the attack on the agency and the Treasury Department remains elusive, two people familiar with the matter said.

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Government Military Education IT 115

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. . “the U.S. In fact, the U.S. ” continues the alert. ” U.S. ” U.S.

Energy and Utilities 141

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Manufacturing 141

Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Proofpoint researchers recently reported that a Russian hacking group, tracked as Winter Vivern (aka TA473), has been actively exploiting vulnerabilities ( CVE-2022-27926 ) in unpatched Zimbra instances to gain access to the emails of NATO officials, governments, military personnel, and diplomats. reads the post published by Proofpoint.

IT 98

IT Military Phishing Passwords 98

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The campaign primarily targeted government entities, human rights groups, and educational institutions in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe. The researchers pointed out that intelligence gathered in these campaigns supports Russia’s military strategies and enhances understanding of regional dynamics.

Military 128

Military Phishing Encryption Education 128

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

Energy and Utilities 139

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 139

John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Examples include identity (from driver’s licenses and SSNs to Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Facebook), delivery of important information and items (from the Post Office to Telcos, Internet, and FedEx and UPS), and protection (outsourcing both prisons and military jobs to private companies). Very interesting.

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Government Education Military Financial Services 111

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Not every application or network requires military-grade encryption – however, enterprise organizations can’t go wrong with the services offering the most strength. Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats.

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Encryption IT Computer and Electronics Passwords 137

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates. A new round of the weekly newsletter arrived! The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Hunting the coronavirus in the dark web.

Security 136

Security Ransomware Military Data breaches 136

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The cyber espionage group has tampered with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which provides its products to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters agency. . Threat actors carried out a highly-sophisticated supply chain attack.

Military 143

Military Cybersecurity Communications Government 143

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The program also commits to providing free training for transitioning military, first responders, veterans, military spouses, women, underrepresented minorities, and government personnel. training and education, to incorporate critical, complementary workforce needs such as cybersecurity, data analytics, mechatronics, and robotics.

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Cybersecurity Manufacturing Military Artificial Intelligence 113

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” The botnet has been active since at least May 2020, reaching its peak with 60,000 compromised devices in June 2023. “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S.

IoT 142

IoT Military Education Cybersecurity 142

Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

The Central Military Commission will develop the measures regulating military Data Activities. The public comment period for the Draft will end on August 16, 2020. It is expected that the Draft will be finalized within the year and that the regulatory requirements relating to data security eventually will be reflected in law in China.

Security 140

Security Military Government Risk 140

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The group has continued launching attacks against entities in Southeast Asia, including military, satellite communications, media and educational organizations. The China-linked APT group Thrip is continuing to target entities in Southeast Asia even after its activity was uncovered by Symantec. ” concludes the report.

Military 106

Military Communications Government Education 106

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

The groups targeted organizations in the business services, financial, health, retail/consumer, aero-military, engineering and manufacturing, government, education, transportation, and utilities industries. In some attacks, the threat actors used weaponized Excel documents as a downloader. ” continues the report.

Manufacturing 140

Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 140

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure.

Energy and Utilities 138

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Access 138

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. However, we’d like to know more about how our readers use this data, and what you’d like to see in this list in the future.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 142

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

The law also allows operators to use covered information to comply with applicable law or for legitimate research purposes (in certain circumstances), and to disclose covered information to a State or local educational agency for PreK-12 school purposes, as permitted by State or federal law.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2019

This campaign was carried out by threat actors impersonating an educational accreditation council to hit users in the United States. The attackers used decoy documents apparently coming from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), a US association representing social work education.

Archiving 108

Archiving File names Education Libraries 108

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. link] #GCHQ100 pic.twitter.com/t2ixVE6j7H — GCHQ (@GCHQ) March 14, 2019.

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Encryption Military Education Communications 105

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. Exploitation requires successful authentication by a user with the necessary privileges. The researchers identified four U.S.

Energy and Utilities 137

Energy and Utilities Communications Authentication Access 137

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. Andrey Shevlyakov, an Estonian national, was charged in the US with conspiracy and other charges related to acquiring U.S.-made

Computer and Electronics 98

Computer and Electronics Military Manufacturing Government 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing campaigns on Ukraine, with the country accounting for over 60% of observed Russian targeting. The group targeted multiple sectors, including government, defense, energy, transportation/logistics, education, and humanitarian organizations.

Phishing 98

Phishing Military Ransomware Education 98

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” continues Microsoft.

IoT 98

IoT Military Access Education 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

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. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” continues the alert.

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Systems administration Military Phishing Government 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

The organisation works with national authorities, air navigation service providers, civil and military airspace users, airports, and other organisations. Pro-Russia hackers KillNet launched a massive DDoS attack against Europe’s air-traffic agency EUROCONTROL. ” reads the statement published by the agency on its website.

Military 98

Military Education Access Cybersecurity 98

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

It led to worrying signs that the tensions would play out as an online proxy war, with UK and other countries that opposed Russia’s military action coming under attack. The tender information page shows that the FCDO paid its cyber security contractor, BAE Systems Applied Intelligence, £467,325.60 on 12 January.

Government 98

Government Military Security Paper 98

Unwritten Record

JANUARY 9, 2020

Army Signal Corps as part of its “Film Bulletin” series , showcases the military’s efforts to produce and bring films to soldiers overseas during the Second World War. The military went to tremendous lengths to supply a steady diet of fiction and nonfiction film to its troops with great speed. envision the labor of media distribution.

Military 49

Military IT Libraries Education 49

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe have reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man. It will take place on Thursday, 3 March at 3pm, and you can register for on our website.

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

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. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” continues the advisory.

Military 98

Military Access Cybersecurity Education 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Cyber security of satellite systems is becoming crucial due to the growing number of commercial and military applications that rely on them. According to classified U.S. intelligence documents , China is developing capabilities to seize control of satellites operated by hostile states. ” continues the report.

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Cybersecurity Military Access Education 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles.

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Security Computer and Electronics Ransomware Marketing 98