Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Thomvest Ventures Leads Series B Funding to Support Privacy and Security Compliance Relyance AI raised $32 million in Series B funding to grow its data governance platform.

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MAY 23, 2024

Tinexta Cyber’s Zlab Malware Team uncovered a backdoor known as KeyPlug employed in attacks against several Italian industries During an extensive investigation, Tinexta Cyber’s Zlab Malware Team uncovered a backdoor known as KeyPlug , which hit for months a variety of Italian industries. State Governments ”.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The 38-Member Body Comprises Government, Private, Civil Society Representatives The United Nations unveiled Thursday an AI advisory body that looks to analyze risks and make recommendations on international governance for the technology.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

” The man, who remails at large, used fake email accounts posing as US-based researchers and engineers to target government personnel to obtain software and source code created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”), research universities, and private companies. Air Force, Navy, Army, and the FAA.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. ” reads the report published by Microsoft Threat Intelligence.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has sanctioned four companies for the development of spyware or the sale of hacking tools used by nation-state actors. The post NSO Group, Positive Technologies and other firms sanctioned by the US government appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. The US agencies confirmed that Chinese threat actors had compromised the private communications of a “limited number” of government officials following the compromise of multiple U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2024

A threat actor tracked as Awaken Likho is targeting Russian government agencies and industrial entities, reported cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. The threat actor continues to target Russian government entities and enterprises.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 5, 2023

Heads of FCC, CISA Call for BGP Overhaul, Industry Collaboration The U.S. federal government acknowledged that it is lagging behind on border gateway protocol security practices. Officials from several government agencies, ISPs and cloud content providers organized a workshop to understand the latest security improvements underway.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” ” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. ” reads the message published on the leak site.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. The post Cybercriminals Deliver IRS Tax Scams & Phishing Campaigns By Mimicking Government Vendors appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Researchers discovered a new info stealer dubbed SYS01 stealer targeting critical government infrastructure and manufacturing firms. ” reads the analysis published by Morphisec. to lure victims into downloading a malicious file. .” ” concludes Morphisec that also provides indicators of compromise (IoCs).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2025

The US government does not explain the decision. Unlike the Entity List for Malicious Cyber Activities, managed by the Commerce Departments Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Section 1260 list does not impose any ban or sanction on the tech giant. ” “We are not a military company or supplier.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 14, 2022

US Government Agencies, Mandiant, Dragos, Schneider Electric Issue Joint Advisory U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2023

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against four entities and one individual for their role in malicious cyber operations conducted to support the government of North Korea. ” reads the announcement. ” continues the announcement.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The LockBit ransomware attack on the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China demonstrates the weakness of global financial system to cyberattacks. Treasury trading operations at an American subsidiary of Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. The ransomware breach that crippled U.S. Treasury market.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 29, 2024

Wyden called on the US government to order intelligence agencies to stop buying personal data from Americans that has been obtained illegally by data brokers. government should not be funding and legitimizing a shady industry whose flagrant violations of Americans’ privacy are not just unethical, but illegal.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Tens of thousands of devices worldwide, including many industrial control systems (ICS), have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Kaspersky researchers reported that tens of thousands of devices belonging to industrial and government organizations worldwide have been hit by the PseudoManuscrypt spyware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

banking regulators this week approved a rule that obliges banks to report any major cybersecurity incidents to the government within 36 hours of discovery. banking regulators have approved a new rule that orders banks to notify federal regulators of significant cybersecurity incidents within 36 hours.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2024

The US government sanctioned two Russian hacktivists for their cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure, including breaches of water facilities. In late 2023, CARR claimed attacks on industrial control systems in the U.S. The US government also blocked entities owned 50% or more by these individuals. or controlled by U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 27, 2021

French President, US Lawmakers and Others Call for Urgent 'Hacking for Hire' Review Calls are growing for an investigation into how commercial Pegasus spyware developed by Israel's NSO Group gets sold to autocratic governments and used to target journalists, lawyers, human rights advocates and others, with some lawmakers saying "the hacking-for-hire (..)

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 10, 2024

GAO: SSA Fails to Meet Industry and Federal Electronic Verification System Goals The Social Security Administration is facing criticism for failing to update its fraud prevention technology, leaving financial institutions and federal authorities at risk of missing synthetic identity scams, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. (..)

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Deal Will Expand BlueVoyant's Footprint in US Government, Defense Industrial Base BlueVoyant purchased a risk management vendor led by an Army veteran to expand its SaaS footprint with U.S. government and defense industrial organizations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Canadian government is going to ban the tool Flipper Zero because it is abused by crooks to steal vehicles in the country. The Canadian government announced that it plans to ban the tool Flipper Zero , and similar hacking devices, to curb the surge in car thefts. ” said Canadian Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

Resecurity interprets this activity as pre-staging for broader malicious, foreign cyber-threat actor activity in the region, including cyber espionage and targeted attacks against government agencies and critical infrastructure. The full report is available here.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

According to the South Korean authorities, the government of Pyongyang’s goal is to steal intellectual property and trade secrets from the South. North Korea-linked actors hacking groups are targeting South Korea’s construction and machinery industries. ” reads the advisory.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Government backers say the bill will bolster the domestic AI industry. Data Protection and Digital Information Bill Heads to the House of Lords British Conservative lawmakers are pushing ahead with legislation modifying the U.K.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Suspected China-linked APT Earth Baxia targeted a government organization in Taiwan by exploiting a recently patched OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools flaw. Trend Micro researchers reported that China-linked APT group Earth Baxia has targeted a government organization in Taiwan and potentially other countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2024

In terms of sectors, ransomware attacks have significantly affected industries such as consulting, logistics, and healthcare. The industrial and consulting sectors, including pharmaceutical, mechanical, and electronic industries, were among the most targeted in the country.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

LW: What industries face the biggest quantum security risks, and whats driving urgency in those sectors? When you consider the types of data that these industries handle and protect, the urgency makes sense. Financial services firms have to protect sensitive data like customers bank account information.

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JULY 18, 2024

AI systems are transforming technology and driving innovation across industries. How to Protect Privacy and Build Secure AI Products AI systems are transforming technology and driving innovation across industries. As AI redefines industries, prioritizing data privacy is essential for responsible AI development.

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JUNE 26, 2022

Experts speculate a cyber attack may have turned off the industrial safety controls at the natural gas facility. ICS malware like TRITON , which experts associated with Russia-linked APT group XENOTIME , has offensive capabilities to shut down industrial safety controls and cause extensive damages to industrial facilities.

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