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. The attack aimed at infecting PCs belonging to personnel from local governments, public institutions, and construction companies who accessed the site.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB, has analyzed key recent changes to the global cyberthreat landscape in the “Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2019/2020” report. According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

million newborns and pregnancy care patients Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities with drone manual lures Alert!

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has observed an evolution of the tools, techniques, and procedures employed by Iranian nation-state actors.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2022

The Tropic Trooper APT has been active at least since 2012, it was first spotted by security experts at Trend Micro in 2015, when the threat actors targeted government ministries and heavy industries in Taiwan and the military in the Philippines.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

At any point the external environment can throw a curve ball – new government regulations, changes in political and social dynamics, or trends in sustainability to name a few. Riani has experience as political advisor to Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and as the director on the Global Risk Analysis at Control Risks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. Cyber Threat Trends Dashboard. The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks. City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack. Did H&M spy on its German employees?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Researchers from Check Point are warning of a new trend observed in QBot Trojan campaign targeting Microsoft Outlook users, QBot Trojan operators are using new tactics to hijack legitimate email conversations and steal personal and financial data from the victims. ” reads the analysis published by CheckPoint.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. Park: The trend nowadays is to move everything to the cloud. DataLocker actually got traction, early on, selling to the military.

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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. government institutions, and about 250 Ukrainian victims. ” reads the joint advisory. ” continues the advisory.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

( image ) As I begin to dig into the work of my next book, I’ve found myself thinking about politics and government far more than I anticipated. For initial thoughts and stats, see Government By Numbers: Some Interesting Insights ). There, our identity is not managed by the government. Some do ask for our SSN, of course.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. These tools are even more sophisticated and are able to evade detection by using so-called zero-day exploits allowing attackers to bypass the defense of government organizations and businesses. Which are devices of cyber warfare and cyber espionage ?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2020

Trend Micro addresses two issues exploited by hackers in the wild. CERT France – Pysa ransomware is targeting local governments. UK printing company Doxzoo exposed US and UK military docs. Thousands of Coronavirus-related malicious domains are being created every day. Mukashi, the new Mirai variant that targets Zyxel NAS.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Autoclerk travel reservations platform data leak also impacts US Government and military. Trend Micro Anti-Threat Toolkit could be used to run malware on Win PCs. Swedish Government grants police the use of spyware against violent crime suspects. Winnti APT group uses skip-2.0 malware to control Microsoft SQL Servers.

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Threatpost

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Convincing email-credentials phishing, emailed backdoors and mobile apps are all part of the groups latest effort against military and government targets.

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OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 9, 2025

When you have the worlds richest man, who has used automation and AI to upend the electric vehicle, commercial space and social media industries, set his sights on government, its safe to say public sector 2025 will move in new and unexpected directions. Here's an overview of the trends I predict will most impact the public sector in 2025.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2020

That sales trend also was reflected in the support tickets filed by BriansClub customers, who frequently were informed that cards tied to the southeastern United States were less likely to be restricted for use outside of the region. Although Visa cards made up more than half of accounts put up for sale (12.1

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 17, 2024

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a military alliance formed in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat during the Cold War, has traditionally focused on deterring and defending against conventional military attacks. The fight against cyberthreats extends beyond military alliances.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2022

The latest action came yesterday, when Biden warned of “evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.” “Cyber war is not military versus military; all organizations, across public and private sectors, will have to defend themselves from attack,” he said.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2019

APT28 is a well known Russian cyber espionage group attributed, with a medium level of confidence, to Russian military intelligence agency GRU (by CrowdStrike). This perfectly fits the new trend and the current infection chains. Installation. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Nation-state collaboration with cybercrime rings One of the standout trends identified in the report is the increasing collaboration between nation-state actors and cybercrime rings. Here are the key findings and expert insights to help you stay ahead of the curve.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 20, 2022

While nominally an ally of Russia, China has so far refused to violate Western sanctions on shipping technology and military supplies. And there has been speculation that some Russian cybercriminals do double duty as contractors for Russia’s FSB and other government entities. But what about cyber space?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

First, it said that it would invest in cultivating military assets in the digital space, as reported by the Organization for World Peace. Second, Japan announced that the government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology would conduct a national scan of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

Per analysis available from SaaS Alerts, attack trend lines that compare Russia and China show almost the exact same pattern.” reported that hackers – some linked to Russian GRU military intelligence – breached computers at nearly two dozen U.S. SaaS attacks by country of origin.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The development of cryptology has been critical to safeguarding data for government agencies, military units, companies, and today’s digital users. Passwordless authentication continues to be an important trend in the fight to secure the accounts of clients, personnel, and users at large. Passwordless Authentication.

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CGI

JULY 19, 2018

Is the federal government ready for robotic process automation? Don’t think of the shambling, clanking humanoid automatons from 1950s sci-fi, or even the sleek bomb-disposal robots used today by the military and police departments. harini.kottees…. Thu, 07/19/2018 - 04:38.

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Synergis Software

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

In a previous blog post I wrote about near-term technology trends affecting Adept users. Today I want to discuss how I identify and track such trends. I thought this would be a two-part series of articles, but I’ll need a Part 3 to share my thoughts on long-term technology trends affecting the larger world of engineering.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Its first applications were securing email and physical access systems in security conscious environments like the military, intelligence community and government. Twenty years ago, Public Key Infrastructure , or PKI, had a pretty limited remit.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

According to Gartner® “The renewed focus on the human element continues to grow among this year’s top cybersecurity trends,” says Gartner Senior Director Analyst Richard Addiscott. based cybersecurity analysts and former military and DoD experts.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. Mitnik claimed that the government was less worried about the accuracy of the charges and more worried about making an example of Mitnik to discourage other hackers. government to track down offenders or impose punishments. Mitnick’s Legacy The U.S.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Chinese government is taking an aggressive approach to countering stories of Chinese cyber offensive campaigns: promoting tales of US hacks on Chinese organizations, but without the data to back them up. The post China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking. appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Affecting big companies and small in virtually every vertical and hitting government institutions at the local, state and federal level, sensitive data is routinely exfiltrated, stolen and leveraged with shocking regularity. But like many trends, I’m not sure this one is here to stay. It’s sarcastic, it’s comical, but it’s also real.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The APT is using small botnets to take espionage aim at military and academic organizations.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This visibility into attacks trending for your organization can help inform staff moving forward of what to expect. Toward the end of 2020, Comparitech collected and shared dozens of insights into ransomware figures and trends over the last few years. Trend Micro : Trend Micro RansomBuster. Statistics.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) management: Aligns security goals with business goals and regulatory requirements that apply to the data or the organization. Threat intelligence feeds : Monitors vendor announcements and attacker behavior to update security tools or to inform security teams of the latest threats, targets, and trends.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Through public and commercial development of advanced encryption methods, organizations from sensitive government agencies to enterprise companies can ensure protected communications between personnel, devices, and global offices. The need for a government-wide standard to encrypt sensitive information was evident in 1973, when the U.S.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared.

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