Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 5, 2024

Cisco addressed vulnerabilities that were exploited to compromise the Webex meetings of the German government. In early May, German media outlet Zeit Online revealed that threat actors exploited vulnerabilities in the German government’s implementation of the Cisco Webex software to access internal meetings.

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AIIM

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

But as AI systems become more sophisticated and pervasive, a critical question emerges: How do we ensure the data feeding these systems is accurate, secure, and ethically managed? This is where information governance takes center stage.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In September, Broadcom released security updates to the vulnerability CVE-2024-38812. ” Chinese law requires researchers to disclose zero-day vulnerabilities to the government. Experts speculate that the Chinese government was aware of the flaw and may have exploited it as a zero-day.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The government agencies released a guide that advises telecom and critical infrastructure defenders on best practices to strengthen network security against PRC-linked and other cyber threats. Enhancing secure logging, isolating device management, and enforcing strict access control lists (ACLs) are key strategies.

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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Belgian authorities are investigating Chinese hackers for breaching its State Security Service (VSSE), stealing 10% of emails from 2021 to May 2023. The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office is probing a possible security breach on its State Security Service (VSSE) by China-linked threat actors. ” reported Reuters.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Tor Project seeks help deploying 200 WebTunnel bridges by year-end to counter government censorship. Our goal is to deploy 200 new WebTunnel bridges by the end of this December (2024) to open secure access for users in Russia.” ” reads the announcement published by Tor Project.

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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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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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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, the researchers attributed a combined total of 48 out of 58 zero-day vulnerabilities to commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) and government espionage actors, while 10 zero-day flaws were attributed to financially motivated actors. ” continues the report. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 18, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2024

Nation-state actor UAT4356 has been exploiting two zero-days in ASA and FTD firewalls since November 2023 to breach government networks. Early in 2024, a customer contacted Cisco to report a suspicious related to its Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA). Cisco Talos researchers tracked this cyber-espionage campaign as ArcaneDoor.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

TopSec was founded in 1995, it offers cybersecurity services such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and vulnerability scanning, along with “boutique” solutions to align with government initiatives and intelligence requirements. The company provided monitoring services to a state-owned enterprise facing a corruption scandal.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The government agencies warn that the Russian APT29 group has the capability and intent to exploit more CVEs for initial access, remote code execution, and privilege escalation. cyber agencies warned. The joint advisory includes a list of known vulnerabilities that should be addressed as soon as possible.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps organizations address evolving data security and privacy requirements by protecting and managing sensitive information. To add to the difficulty, the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought unprecedented security and privacy risks. What is Data Security Posture Management?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

A report published by Lithuanian security services warned that China has escalated its espionage operations against Lithuania. A report released by Lithuanian security services has cautioned that China has intensified espionage activities targeting Lithuania. ” reads the report published by Lithuanian security services.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2024

The New York Times revealed that OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, but the company says source code and customer data were not compromised. OpenAI suffered a security breach in 2023, the New York Times reported. ” The executives believed the threat actor was a lone hacker with no link to a foreign government. .”

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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

JULY 18, 2024

How to protect privacy and build secure AI products? How to Protect Privacy and Build Secure AI Products AI systems are transforming technology and driving innovation across industries. However, their unpredictability raises significant concerns about data security and privacy.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Founded in 1985, ENGlobal Corporation designs automated control systems for commercial and government sectors, reporting $6 million in Q3 revenue and $18.4 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company discovered the attack on November 25. million year-to-date. According to the FORM 8-K report filed with the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The nation-state actors are known to carry out cyber-espionage against targeting government, military, and national infrastructure entities in Europe and Central Asia since at least December 2020. “TAG70 has demonstrated a high level of sophistication in its attack methods.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations over security concerns but did not issue a full ban on the platform. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

After Review Board Criticism, Microsoft Targets Culture, Governance, Engineering After high-profile security incidents, Microsoft has dedicated 34,000 engineers to advancing security across all platforms, focusing on identity protection and rapid response.

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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

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Top Tier Capital, HarbourVest Support Concentric's Path to Autonomous Data Security Supported by Top Tier Capital Partners and HarbourVest Partners, Concentric AI’s $45 million Series B funding round will drive product innovation in identity governance, risk monitoring and data breach investigation - critical areas for enterprises seeking resilient (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2025

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. While our response and recovery are still ongoing, we wanted to share updated information about what happened, what we have been doing, and how we are further strengthening our security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A long supply chain adds third-party risks, as each partner’s security affects your own, making identity and access management more challenging. Each company brings its own security (or lack thereof) into the game, so your overall security status is essentially the average of yours, plus anyone else’s to whom you’re connected (i.e.,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 11, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Quad7 botnet, also known as CovertNetwork-1658 or xlogin, was first spotted in the summer of 2023 by security researcher Gi7w0rm. Microsoft has notified affected customers and shared details on CovertNetwork-1658, Storm-0940 tactics, and recommended mitigations to help secure affected environments.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Also: Impact of NIS2 Directive in Europe, Cloud Governance Challenges In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the strategic convergence of data security posture management and data loss prevention technologies, evolving priorities of security leaders and the urgent readiness challenges posed by the NIS2 Directive.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

Today marks the launch of the Security Affairs newsletter, specializing in Malware. This newsletter complements the weekly one you already receive. Each week, it will feature a collection of the best articles and research on malware.

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