Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Correctiv notes the notorious hacker group Sandworm — an advanced persistent threat (APT) group operated by a cyberwarfare unit of Russia’s military intelligence service — was identified by Ukrainian government authorities as responsible for that attack. PEACE HOSTING? was responsible for hosting StopGeorgia[.]ru

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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.

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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.). military exercise their plans often – it builds human muscle memory and increases comfort and resiliency in the people working through these crises. There is a reason organizations like the U.S.

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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.

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Education Military Government IT 139

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.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Italian Military Personnel and National Association of Professional Educators. Italian Military Personnel and National Association of Professional Educators. Military Personnel. National Association of Professional Educators. Exposed in the Hack: National Research Center. 38 Databases Total: [link].

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Passwords Archiving Mining Education 111

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.

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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. As a result, the U.S. The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000).

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Cybersecurity Military Encryption Risk 140

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

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.

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Military Phishing Encryption Education 126

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 APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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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.

Energy and Utilities 138

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 138

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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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. NRC Health health care company hit with ransomware.

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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. .

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Military Cybersecurity Communications Government 143

Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

The Central Military Commission will develop the measures regulating military Data Activities. According to Section 7 (Supplementary Articles), Data Activities involving national secrets will be subject to the Law on Keeping Confidentiality of State Secrets and other relevant administrative laws and regulations of China.

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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 Thrip group has been active since 2013, but this is the first time Symantec publicly shared details of its activities. ” concludes the report.

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Military Communications Government Education 106

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

and Taiwan across various sectors, including military, government, higher education, telecommunications, defense industrial base, and IT.” “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S. ” concludes the report.

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IoT Military Education Cybersecurity 141

Threatpost

MARCH 27, 2019

With new attacks on the Israeli military and social-work educators, exploitation of the 19-year-old flaw shows no signs of slowing down.

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Military Education Security 60

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.

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Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 140

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.

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Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

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

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. We even tested them against the real thing! link] #GCHQ100 pic.twitter.com/t2ixVE6j7H — GCHQ (@GCHQ) March 14, 2019.

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Encryption Military Education Communications 105

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

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.

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IT Military Phishing Passwords 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. ” concludes 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.

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Systems administration Military Phishing Government 98

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 APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

Energy and Utilities 138

Energy and Utilities Communications Military Access 138

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. million).

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Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 142

eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. Mitnick understood where the greatest cybersecurity dangers were, and he used his platform at KnowBe4 to promote training all employees to be aware of attack vectors and to educate organizations worldwide.

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Cybersecurity Education Military Government 97

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

CENTCOM requisition form for use of military aircraft. We predict that this problem is likely to get worse as more companies add sandboxing to their security pipeline, underscoring the importance of educating employees now.” One of the files exposed via the malware analysis sandboxes appeared to be a U.S.

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Military Insurance Education Phishing 104

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.

Military 98

Military Access Cybersecurity Education 98

Unwritten Record

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The country needed to quickly increase the number of soldiers in the military while also increasing the production of wartime goods and manufacturing. Army Air Forces, was the first military unit to be made up entirely of Hollywood professionals. The First Motion Picture Unit, part of the U.S.

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Military Government Manufacturing Education 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

The organisation works with national authorities, air navigation service providers, civil and military airspace users, airports, and other organisations. A senior Eurocontrol official told The Wall Street Journal , that the Pro-Russia hackers cannot access systems for aviation safety because these systems are air-gapped.

Military 98

Military Education Access Cybersecurity 98

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. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

Energy and Utilities 136

Energy and Utilities Communications Authentication Access 136