Data Breach Today

JANUARY 28, 2020

government is taking the first steps toward creating new security requirements for manufacturers to strengthen password protections and improve how vulnerabilities are reported.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 5, 2021

Nexperia, a Dutch firm owned by China’s Wingtech, said on Monday that it had taken full control of Newport Wafer Fab (NWF), the UK’s largest producer of silicon chips, which are vital in products from TVs and mobile phones to cars and games consoles.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 14, 2020

Sanctions Against Chinese Firms a Factor in Decision The British government has officially reversed course and will now ban Huawei's telecom gear from its 5G networks. sanctions against the manufacturer, goes into effect at year's end. The ban on use of the Chinese firm's equipment, based in part on U.S.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

federal government says it disrupted a criminal botnet that Russian military intelligence had converted into a platform for global cyberespionage. The malware targets Linux-based IoT devices - in this case, routers made by New York manufacturer Ubiquiti. GRU Hackers Commandeered 'Moobot' for Cyberespionage The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 20, 2019

Drones May Be Sending Data Back to China, According to News Reports The Department of Homeland Security is warning that Chinese-made drones could be sending sensitive data back to their manufacturers, where it can be accessed by the government, according to news reports.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 20, 2022

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Impersonates Mexican Government Officials Researchers uncovered a spear-phishing campaign targeting automotive and chemical manufacturers across the Spanish-speaking nations of Mexico and Spain.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 22, 2022

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Impersonates Mexican Government Officials Researchers uncovered a spear-phishing campaign targeting automotive and chemical manufacturers across the Spanish-speaking nations of Mexico and Spain.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2019

UK Government May Allow Chinese Manufacturer to Supply 'Noncore' Infrastructure As governments around the world continue plans to build out their nations' 5G networks, worries persist about whether Chinese manufacturers can be trusted.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

government is urging computer manufacturers to improve the security of firmware architecture that boots up devices after a powerful bootkit sparked concerns over permanent malware infections. Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Should Be More Secure, Says Agency The U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The US government issued sanctions against six Iranian government officials linked to cyberattacks against critical infrastructure organizations. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) is an organization within the Iranian government responsible for cybersecurity and cyber warfare.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2020

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. This actor was first spotted by PaloAlto’s UNIT42 in 2018 during wide scale operations against technology, retail, manufacturing, and local government industries in the US, Europe and Asia.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 10, 2019

Banning Chinese Manufacturer Means 'Dramatic Reduction' in Government Suppliers The White House budget chief is seeking to delay a ban on the U.S. government using products manufactured by Huawei. In a letter seen by the Wall Street Journal, Russell T.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. The experts tracked the cluster as CL-STA-0046, the malicious activity spanned over six months between 2022-2023.

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Data Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

The decision gives effect to the CDA as drafted and will make it significantly harder for the government to hold manufacturers and online retailers liable for content, including software, created and sold by third parties. On March 28, 2024, in US v. EZ Lynk , the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2020

Western Governments Have Failed to Counter China's Move for Technology Dominance Britain's U-turn on Huawei, announcing that it will now ban the manufacturer's gear from its 5G networks, highlights this as yet unresolved problem: Years of underinvestment and policy failures have left Britain and its allies with no inexpensive, trusted alternative.

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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. ” reads the analysis published by Morphisec.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

“One thing we’re paying attention to in addition to phishing and malware attacks is anything targeting stuff involved in the pandemic response, such as the manufacturers of protective gear, testing kits, or hospitals,” CTA President Michael Daniel told KrebsOnSecurity. ” SURVIVING THE PANDEMIC. ”

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 6, 2021

On November 30, 2021, the European Commission issued a press release indicating that the European Parliament and the Council of the EU ( i.e. , representatives of EU Member States) reached political agreement on the proposed EU Data Governance Act. Background. Other Initiatives. Read the European Commission Press Release.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 2, 2023

Holding Vendors Liable for Insecure Apps Fuels Safe Harbor, Transparency Questions A new federal strategy to make commercial manufacturers liable for insecure software requires an attainable safe harbor policy and could be a disincentive for software manufacturers in sharing important vulnerability information with the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

The company is a globally recognised industrial explosives manufacturer, it provides complete blasting solutions, including packaged, bulk explosives and initiating systems to meet its customer needs across the globe. .” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 26, 2023

Group Targeting Transportation, Construction, Government Agencies, CrowdStrike Says A Chinese state hacker is using novel tradecraft to gain initial access to victim systems, according to CrowdStrike.

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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

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The British government banned the installation of Chinese-linked security cameras at sensitive facilities due to security risks. Reuters reports that the British government ordered its departments to stop installing Chinese security cameras at sensitive buildings due to security risks. ” states Reuters. . ” states Reuters.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 22, 2021

As more information about IoT device vulnerabilities is published, the pressure on industry and government authorities to enhance security standards might be reaching a tipping point. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large. government, standards will not apply to the IoT market at-large.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. After all, government mandates combined with industry standards are the twin towers of public safety. Related: The need for supply chain security This is to be expected.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 14, 2021

China is making sure that all newly discovered zero-day exploits are disclosed to the government. Under the new rules, anyone in China who finds a vulnerability must tell the government, which will decide what repairs to make.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 19, 2019

Title 18, Section 2512 , which involves the manufacture, distribution, possession and advertising of devices for intercepting online communications. George Washington University Professor Orin Kerr ‘s 2017 dissection of the government’s charges is worth a read for a deep dive on this sticky legal issue.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 21, 2022

The China-based manufacturer says 1.5 BitSight found the device in use in 169 countries, with customers including governments, militaries, law enforcement agencies, and aerospace, shipping, and manufacturing companies. million of its tracking devices are deployed across 420,000 customers.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

After looking at 28 of the most popular manufacturers, our research team found 3.5 What is more, the overwhelming majority of internet-facing cameras are manufactured by Chinese companies. Most of the public-facing cameras we discovered are manufactured by the Chinese company Hikvision: the Cybernews research team found over 3.37

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The Gunnebo Group is a Swedish multinational company that provides physical security to a variety of customers globally, including banks, government agencies, airports, casinos, jewelry stores, tax agencies and even nuclear power plants. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually.

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Collibra

JUNE 21, 2023

Businesses everywhere are seeking ways to leverage LLMs as fast as governments are talking about ways to regulate them. What you need is a governance model for AI. You need AI governance. So what is AI governance? Why you need AI governance The time is coming when every business that uses AI will need AI governance.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Citizen Lab is reporting on two zero-click iMessage exploits, in spyware sold by the cyberweapons arms manufacturer NSO Group to the Bahraini government. These are particularly scary exploits, since they don’t require to victim to do anything, like click on a link or open a file. More on this here.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The CRA introduces common cybersecurity rules for manufacturers, developers and distributors of products with digital elements, covering both hardware and software. Manufacturers of products must also comply with various requirements relating to the handling of vulnerabilities which are set out in section 2 of Annex I of the CRA.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2022

Greek intelligence service used surveillance malware to spy on a journalist, Reuters reports Slack resets passwords for about 0.5% of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes Twitter confirms zero-day used to access data of 5.4

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is launching an investigation into the cybersecurity of mobile phones of certain Chinese manufacturers. Lithuanian government experts have analyzed three specific smartphone models, the Huawei P40 5G, the Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G and the OnePlus 8T 5G. reads the reply of Xiaomi.

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