Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 31, 2024

As healthcare entities embrace generative AI tools, it's critical they take a holistic approach addressing privacy and security governance, said Dave Perry, digital workspace operations manager, St. Joseph's Healthcare in Ontario, who discusses how his organization is tackling those challenges.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2020

In many cases, the lateral movement phase is being facilitated by the hijacking of an ubiquitous network administrator’s tool: Windows Active Directory, or AD. Once inside a network, they move laterally to locate and encrypt mission-critical systems; a ransom demand for a decryption key follows.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Global Outage Triggers Calls for 'Less-Invasive Access' to Essential Functions The global disruption caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software triggering a kernel panic and computer meltdowns has led government agencies, experts and vendors to call for rethinking Windows operating system resiliency, including the deep-level OS access security tools now (..)

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Keyless Auto Theft Mounting Threat for Car Owners A European ring of auto thieves used software branded as a diagnostic tool to make fobless thefts of cars made by two French manufacturers. It looks like the thieves found a vulnerability in the electronic control unit governing the authorization of new key fobs.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 18, 2021

CISA Acting Director and Federal CISO Tell Senate of Need for a New Government Strategy The SolarWinds supply chain attack should push federal government agencies to adopt the "zero trust" model and deploy better endpoint detection and response tools, according to the new federal CISO and the acting director of the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 31, 2024

Federal AI Security Tools Require Substantial Training, Offer Minimal Improvements The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 28, 2024

Guidance Calls for Agencies to Appoint Chief AI Officers, Set Up Governance Boards The Office of Management and Budget issued the first-ever governmentwide guidance for mitigating risks associated with the federal use of artificial intelligence, including specific actions agencies must complete within a year to help ensure the responsible use of emerging (..)

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Data Breach Today

MAY 9, 2023

Operation Medusa: FBI Tool Instructs Turla Group's Malware to Self-Destruct Federal officials say a global operation has disrupted Snake, the Russian government's "foremost cyberespionage tool," wielded by its Turla nation-state hacking group.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Attackers Use Previously Undocumented Backdoor as Well as Traditional Hacking Tools The government of a Caribbean nation was the target of a cyberespionage campaign that has indicators of Chinese origin.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

The espionage group is exploiting four newly-discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server email software, and has seeded hundreds of thousands of victim organizations worldwide with tools that give the attackers total, remote control over affected systems. ” Reached for comment, Microsoft said it is working closely with the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 14, 2020

CISA Warns That Lazarus Group Has Added 3 New Tools A sophisticated hacking group associated with the North Korean government that's been tied to a number of high-profile attacks, including WannaCry, is using three new malware variants, according to the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

APT34 Used Microsoft Exchange Server to Send Email Commands to Backdoor Malware Iranian state-sponsored hackers conducted an eight-month espionage campaign against a Middle Eastern government, compromising dozens of computers.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Treasury and Commerce Departments were reportedly compromised by a supply chain attack on SolarWinds , a security vendor that helps the federal government and a range of Fortune 500 companies monitor the health of their IT networks. Communications at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments. HF 5 through 2020.2.1, ”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

Russia-linked APT28 group used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit Windows Print Spooler service flaw. Microsoft reported that the Russia-linked APT28 group (aka “ Forest Blizzard ”, “ Fancybear ” or “ Strontium ” used a previously unknown tool, dubbed GooseEgg, to exploit the Windows Print Spooler flaw CVE-2022-38028.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 9, 2021

Researchers: Hackers Exploit Remote Admin Tools Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are continuing to wage a cyberespionage campaign against government agencies, academia and tourism organizations based in the Middle East and nearby, according to a report by Trend Micro.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023. The group uses multiple tools and malware languages (GoLang, C++, RUST, LUA) to establish long-term access for espionage, possibly followed by ransomware deployment for disruption and profit.

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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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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 24, 2022

Tool Can Steal Gmail, Yahoo! and Microsoft Outlook Emails An Iranian government-backed hacking group known as Charming Kitten has updated its malware arsenal to include an email inbox scrapping tool, proof of the group's dedication to developing and maintaining purpose-built capabilities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign targeting organizations in the country, including government entities. ANONVNC borrows the code of the open-source remote management tool MeshAgent , it allows attackers to remotely control the infected hosts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2024

First, forensic traces showed that Serbian police used a Cellebrite tool to unlock and extract data from his device without informing him, obtaining legal consent, or disclosing the searchs purpose. Amnesty International made two disconcerting discoveries while investigating the case of Milanovs phone. ” continues the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 6, 2022

JupiterOne’s platform, for instance, puts a security lens on discovering, managing and governing all types of cyber assets — from software in development to all aspects of private cloud and public cloud IT infrastructure.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 28, 2023

Also: Hospitals Warned of Web-Tracking Tools, U.S.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The malware, dubbed FurBall, is a tool used by a hacking group linked to the Iranian government. FurBall Android Malware Accesses Smartphone Contacts, Say Eset Researchers Researchers from cybersecurity firm Eset found a variant of Android stalkerware dubbed FurBall slightly modified in a semi-successful bid to evade detection.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 31, 2023

Threat Actor's Targets This Year Include Government Agencies in Brunei, Indonesia A recently emerged threat actor dubbed Dark Pink is updating its custom tool set in a bid to evade detection while expanding its operations to new Southeast Asian targets.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 23, 2024

Rare Tools' Employed in 'Operation Diplomatic Specter,' Threat Researchers Find Security researchers warn that an active Chinese global cyberespionage campaign continues to target at least nine different governments across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and specializes in gaining and maintaining persistence to email servers to amass intelligence, (..)

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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. ” reads the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in the code of the Rhysida ransomware that allowed them to develop a decryption tool. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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Collibra

AUGUST 28, 2024

Case in point — AI governance and AI model management. A major factor in the confusion lies in not understanding the three main different approaches to AI governance. This flavor of AI governance helps AI and data teams implement AI use-cases by preparing, developing, running and monitoring AI models.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 17, 2022

government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government computer networks and systems at the cardholder’s appropriate security level. government smart cards. government smart cards.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In October 2024, the Russia-linked cyber espionage group APT29 (aka Earth Koshchei, SVR group , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , BlueBravo , Midnight Blizzard , and The Dukes ) used rogue RDP attacks via phishing emails targeting governments, think tanks, and Ukrainian entities to steal data and install malware. ” continues the report.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2024

High-Assurance Security Tech Boosts Everfox's Government and Infrastructure Tools Everfox's purchase of Garrison Technology is set to fortify its cybersecurity offerings, especially for government and critical infrastructure.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2022

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. Today, one of the U.S. All of the access Bug is currently offering was allegedly stolen from non-U.S.

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Public sector agencies across federal, state, and local governments want to deliver reliable and secure services to their employees, contractors, citizens, and other fellow agencies. Cloud Service Offerings (CSO) that achieve FedRAMP authorization can be implemented by government agencies with confidence. What is FedRAMP?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 12, 2021

Soon after, the attackers began testing code designed to surreptitiously inject backdoors into Orion , a suite of tools used by many Fortune 500 firms and a broad swath of the federal government to manage their internal networks. In a blog post published Jan. Image: SolarWinds. ”

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

Here’s what everyone should know about what’s at stake when it comes to infusing some level of ethics into AI. ‘Ethical AI’ Companies and big government agencies know ethical use of AI is important. At the moment, there’s little to constrain corporations or government agencies from using AI however they want.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 23, 2024

Microsoft Warns APT28's GooseEgg Tool Enables Credential Theft Russian military intelligence hackers are using an 18 month-old vulnerability in the Windows print spooler utility to deploy a custom tool that elevates privileges and steals credentials.

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