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Chinese Cycldek APT targets Vietnamese Military and Government in sophisticated attacks

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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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InvisiMole group targets military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe

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Security researchers at ESET recently uncovered a campaign carried out by the InvisiMole group that has been targeting a small number of high-profile organizations in the military sector and diplomatic missions in Eastern Europe. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, InvisiMole).

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Targeted operation against Ukraine exploited 7-year-old MS Office bug

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The payload includes a dynamic-link library (vpn.sessings) that injects the post-exploitation tool Cobalt Strike Beacon into memory and awaits commands from the C2 server. “The lure contained military-related content, suggesting it was targeting military personnel. Threat actors used a cracked version of Cobalt Strike. .

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China-linked APT40 group hides behind 13 front companies

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. “While the companies stress that they are committed to information security and cyber-defence, the technical job adverts that they have placed seek skills that would more likely be suitable for red teaming and conducting cyber-attacks,” they go on to say. ” continues the post.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 248

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Malware attack took down 600 computers at Volusia County Public Library. OP Glowing Symphony – How US military claims to have disrupted ISIS ‘s propaganda. US-based childrens clothing maker Hanna Andersson discloses a data breach. Yomi Hunter Catches the CurveBall. Jeff Bezos phone was hacked by Saudi crown prince.

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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

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A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 249

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The best news of the week with Security Affairs. A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. CVE-2020-7247 RCE flaw in OpenSMTPD library affects many BSD and Linux distros. Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks. City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack.

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