Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. A relatively new method of fraud on the ICO market was stealing a White Paper of ICO project and presenting an identical idea under a new brand name. About the author Group-IB.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2019

Singapore has announced the third bug bounty program aimed at assessing the security of government systems exposed online. The government of Singapore has announced its third bug bounty program aimed at assessing the level of security implemented for government systems exposed online. ” reads the press release.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Group-IB’s annual report was presented at CyberCrimeCon 2019 international Threat Hunting and Intelligence conference in Singapore. Many telecom operators are Managed Service Providers and provide security services to government and commercial organizations. The energy sector: Hidden threats. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

“Victims of the analyzed campaigns fit into the pattern preferred by this actor, such as air transport and government sectors in the Middle East,” reads the researcher paper published by the experts. The post Iran-linked Chafer APT group targets governments in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2019

ProtonMail denied Steiger’s claims and published a post to clarify that it only supports authorities when presented by an order from a Swiss court or prosecutor. The company clarified that it does not agree with the interpretation taken by some branches of the Swiss government. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Collaboration 2.0

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Beyond investor and CEO panic, DeepSeek presents a host of security concerns. Here's what the experts think you should know.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2023

The Canadian government announced it will ban the video app TikTok from all government-issued devices over security concerns. The app will be removed from government devices this week. The app “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security,” explained Canada’s chief information officer.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2023

China-linked APT group Sharp Panda targets high-profile government entities in Southeast Asia with the Soul modular framework. CheckPoint researchers observed in late 2022, a campaign attributed to the China-linked APT group Sharp Panda that is targeting a high-profile government entity in the Southeast Asia.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2021

The leaked dump included name, address, present address, telephone number, citizenship, diagnosis date, result, result date, and many more. The post Indonesia ‘s government confirms social security data breach for some citizens appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The EU AI Act is the worlds first horizontal and standalone law governing the commercialization and use of AI, and a landmark piece of legislation for the EU. through training and hiring staff with the appropriate background and skillset).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

Greek intelligence admitted it had spied on a journalist, while citizens ask the government to reveal the use of surveillance malware. The head of the Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee that they had spied on a journalist with surveillance malware , Reuters reported citing two sources present. ” reported Reuters.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Several late-2024 examples present important insights for companies navigating how to effectively and legally implement artificial intelligence technologies in their businesses. FTC Sweep for Risk Management and Governance appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

At present, there is no evidence that any customer data has been compromised and there has been no impact on TfL services.” “We are working closely with the relevant government agencies to respond to the incident.” . “We are currently dealing with an ongoing cyber security incident. ” states the UK agency.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2020

“A report due to be presented to the Prime Minister this week is expected to conclude that new US sanctions on Huawei will force the company to use untrusted technology that could make the risk impossible to control. The GCHQ report is expected to be presented to Johnson this week. ” reported The Daily Telegraph.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, data theft, and credential access attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2021

“Nevertheless, Russian intelligence operations pose a major threat to Lithuania’s national security,” State Security Department head Darius Jauniskis told Lithuanian lawmakers during the presentation of the report at the Parliament. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Also, UK Cyber Official Urges Businesses to Build a Safety-Focused 'Reporting Culture' Government leaders are increasingly calling on cybersecurity researchers to better inform policymakers and are urging businesses to pay more attention to their in-house security teams, according to presenters at this week's Black Hat Europe virtual conference.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2021

Poland ‘s government announced that it was targeted by an ‘Unprecedented’ series of cyber attacks, hackers hit against institutions and individuals. Mateusz Morawiecki had to provide details about the attacks presenting secret documents related to attacks, as anticipated by government spokesman Piotr Muller.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The British government will ban the installation of new Huawei equipment in the 5G networks of Wireless carriers after September 2021. The British government will not allow the installation of new Huawei equipment in the 5G networks of Wireless carriers after September 2021. ” th e UK Government announced. allegations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Italy presented its National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2022/26 and reinforce the government’s commitment to addressing cyber threats and increasing the resilience of the country to cyber attacks. The strategy is aligned with the commitments undertaken within international organizations of which Italy is a member party.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This investigation presents how a large disinformation campaign targeting European audience with pro-Russian propaganda was active in social media for months. The campaign undermined the Ukrainian government, its citizens, and Western governments supporting Ukraine and supported the lift of sanctions against Russia.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

“This overview is intended to help the cybersecurity community reduce the risk presented by these threats.” “This overview is intended to help the cybersecurity community reduce the risk presented by these threats.” ” reads the joint alert. ” reads the joint alert.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

. “Our security systems have detected examples ranging from fake solicitations for charities and NGOs, to messages that try to mimic employer communications to employees working from home, to websites posing as official government pages and public health agencies.” government employees. ” concludes Google.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

On January 23, 2024, the UK government announced that it published a draft Code of Practice on cybersecurity governance (the “Code”). While it is acknowledged that “there is no one size fits all approach to governing. cyber risk”, there are certain “common fundamental actions” that may be taken.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. However, the government pointed out that Canadians can still access and use TikTok by choice, the use of a social media platform is a personal choice. ” reads the statement published by Canadian Government.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2020

Trojan Lampion is a malware observed at the end of the year 2019 impacting Portuguese users using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax and EDP. Below, the email templates on how Lampion has been distributed in May 2020 in Portugal are presented. Lampion email templates – May 2020. SAPO TRANSFER TEMPLATE.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Iran – Government blocks Internet access in response to the protests. Federal Communications Commission has cut off government funding for equipment from Chinese firms. Group-IB presents its annual report on global threats to stability in cyberspace. Twitter allows users to use 2FA without a phone number.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 24, 2023

Zero-Day In Third-Party Software Reason for the Hack, Says Security Agency Head Unknown hackers attacked a dozen Norwegian government ministries through a zero day vulnerability present in a shared digital platform, the Oslo government disclosed Monday.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Last year, the group published a detailed analysis on how the Chinese government has improved its surveillance system to detect and block the popular circumvention tools Shadowsocks and its variants. ” reads the paper published by the experts. ” reads the paper published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

The cybersurveillance equipment was used by the Egyptian government to track down opponents. A weapon of choice for authoritarian governments.” The software allowed the government to identify and arrest more than 40,000 political opponents. “In short, Cerebro can suck up any data that is not encrypted.

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Gimmal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

However, as data grows in volume and complexity, relying solely on folders presents significant limitations. Enter metadata—a powerful tool that can revolutionize your information governance strategy. Ready to transform your information governance strategy? Efficiency : Reduce the time spent searching for documents.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2020

The EU’s executive Commission this week presented a set of rules and technical measures aimed at reducing cybersecurity risks from the adoption of 5G networks. The decision to do not completely ban Huawei doesn’t satisfy the US Government that believe the decision will give a significant advantage to the Chinese Government.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Chinese cyber espionage aims at obtaining commercial secrets and intellectual property to advantage the government of Beijing. “And we know that authoritarian states are laser-focused on the opportunities that these technologies may present for them.” ” reported BBC.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Security researchers at the Mandiant Threat Intelligence team believe that Ghostwriter APT group is linked to the government of Belarus. Mandiant Threat Intelligence researchers believe that the Ghostwriter disinformation campaign (aka UNC1151) was linked to the government of Belarus. ” reads the report published by Mandiant.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2021

NSO announced that it will cooperate with any relevant government authority to track down the attackers. The software developed by the surveillance firm was used to spy on activists, journalists, researchers, and government officials. ” Early November, the U.S. . ” Early November, the U.S.

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