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AUGUST 14, 2020

China-linked threat actor tracked as CactusPete was employing an updated backdoor in recent attacks targeting military and financial organizations in Eastern Europe. Since the malware contains mostly information gathering functionality, most likely they hack into organizations to gain access to the victims’ sensitive data.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Ukrainian government’s military intelligence service announced the hack of the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS). The military intelligence service said that the hack was the result of a successful special operation on the territory of Russia. “As a result of the cyber attack, all servers received malware.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The United States Department of Justice charged 4 Chinese military hackers with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax. The United States Department of Justice officially charged 4 members of the China’s PLA’s 54th Research Institute, a division of the Chinese military, with hacking into credit reporting agency Equifax.

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APRIL 5, 2022

Anonymous continues to support Ukraine against the Russian criminal invasion targeting the Russian military and propaganda. Anonymous leaked personal details of the Russian military stationed in Bucha where the Russian military carried out a massacre of civilians that are accused of having raped and shot local women and children.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Snatch ransomware group claims to have hacked HENSOLDT France, a company specializing in military and defense electronics. HENSOLDT is a company specializing in military and defense electronics. The post Snatch group claims to have hacked military provider HENSOLDT France appeared first on Security Affairs.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. in #Turkey where social media have been blocked for six hours after a military incident in #Idlib , Syria. ”added Netblocks. It's 5:30 a.m. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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MAY 8, 2024

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told House of Commons that the impacted system is not connected to the main military HR system. The compromised information includes the personal data of regular and reserve personnel and some recently retired veterans.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Ukraine’s CERT-UA revealed the national Delta military intelligence program has been targeted with a malware-based attack. ” states the Ukrainian military. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Delta military intelligence). ” The Ukrainian authorities attribute the attack to the threat actor tracked as UAC-0142.

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JUNE 24, 2023

Army’s Criminal Investigation Division warns that US military personnel have reported receiving unsolicited smartwatches in the mail. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division reported that service members across the military received smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. ” reads the alert.

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AUGUST 20, 2023

South Korea military exercise. The military drill, the Ulchi Freedom Guardian summer exercises , will start on Monday, August 21, 2023 , and will last 11 days. The military exercises aim at improving the ability of the two armies to respond to North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile threats. .

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AUGUST 21, 2023

military procurement system. military procurement system and was spotted targeting Taiwan-based organizations The choice of the new targets in the latest campaign suggests a strategic interest of the People’s Republic of China according to the 2023 ODNI threat assessment. military server used for contract proposals and submissions.

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JUNE 14, 2023

The IT giant pointed out that Cadet Blizzard is distinct from other known APT groups operating under the control of the Russian military intelligence GRU, such as Forest Blizzard ( STRONTIUM ) and Seashell Blizzard (IRIDIUM). Unlike other Russia-linked APT group, CadetBlizzard operations are extremely disruptive.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The post Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing appeared first on Security Affairs. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, SIM swapping).

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JANUARY 26, 2023

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have breached the company infrastructure and to have stolen 2TB of data, including secret military data related to weapons production.

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JANUARY 20, 2025

The Donot Team (aka APT-C-35 and Origami Elephant) has been active since 2016, it focuses ongovernment and military organizations, ministries of foreign affairs, and embassies in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other South Asian countries.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

North Korea-linked APT Kimsuky has been linked to a cyberattack on Diehl Defence, a German manufacturer of advanced military systems. North Korea-linked APT group Kimsuky has been linked to a cyberattack on Diehl Defence, a defense firm specializing in the production of advanced military systems. Diehl Defence GmbH & Co.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Armed Forces General Staff (Portuguese: Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal. According to the initial investigation, the documents were exfiltrated from systems in the EMGFA, in the secret military (CISMIL) and in the General Directorate of National Defense Resources.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

. “[offensive cyber capability could] degrade, disrupt and even destroy critical capabilities and infrastructure of those who would do us harm, ranging from strategic to tactical targets” both in isolation or alongside traditional military force.” ” Sanders confirmed. ” reported The Guardian. .

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JUNE 3, 2024

The compromise of networks associated with Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence and European railway systems could allow attackers to gather intelligence to influence battlefield tactics and broader military strategies. Insikt Group speculates the operation is aimed at influencing regional and military dynamics.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

. “Bug bounty programs are a unique and effective ‘force multiplier’ for safeguarding critical Army networks, systems and data, and build on the efforts of our Army and DoD security professionals,” said Brig. Volant, U.S. Army Cyber Command Director of Operations. Hack the Army 3.0 For years, the U.S.

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MARCH 17, 2022

The hacktivists also attempted to interfere with Russian military communications on the battlefield, recently they captured and shared Russian Military unencrypted High Frequency and morse code communications. Early this week, the GhostSec group announced to have seized more than 100 Russian government and military printers.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) US agency in charge of secure IT and communication for the White House has disclosed a data breach. The agency sent a data breach notification to its employees last week informing them of a security breach that took place last year between May and July.

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JUNE 5, 2024

In March, the German authorities admitted the hack by Russia-linked actors of a military meeting where participants discussed giving military support to Ukraine. ” reads the advisory published by the company.

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APRIL 28, 2024

. “The lure contained military-related content, suggesting it was targeting military personnel. fun are disguised as an obscure generative art site ([link] and a popular photography site ([link] These are unrelated, and it’s a bit puzzling why an attacker would use these specifically to fool military personnel.”

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JUNE 19, 2021

Experts attribute a series of cyber-espionage campaigns dating back to 2014, and focused on gathering military intelligence, to China-linked Unit 69010. These targets suggest the group is likely interested in gathering intelligence on military technology and defense” reads the report published by the Insikt Group.

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JUNE 7, 2020

The press release published by the Ministry of Defence announced that the cyber unit will provide the basis of the new Army Cyber Information Security Operations Centre. The new cyber regiment focuses on the cyber Defence, it will work with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to provide secure networks for all military communications.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This ‘line of work’ is coordinated by the FSB’s 18th Center (Information Security Center) based in Moscow.” The group targeted government and military organizations in Ukraine. In December 2019, the APT group targeted several Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

Apart from conducting DDoS attacks, the man is suspected of disclosing strategic information to Russian intelligence. The information secretly provided to Moscow includes military secrets such as the locations of Ukrainian troops and military weaponry in the country.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

On the other end, the Chinese government considers the island its territory and does not exclude its military occupation in the future. The ministry’s information security and protection centre handled around 1.4 The post Taiwan Government faces 5 Million hacking attempts daily appeared first on Security Affairs.

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MAY 16, 2021

The Operation Transparent Tribe (Operation C-Major, APT36, and Mythic Leopard) was first spotted by Proofpoint Researchers in Feb 2016, in a series of cyber espionage operations against Indian diplomats and military personnel in some embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. ” read the analysis published Cisco Talos.

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MAY 13, 2024

“The operations have primarily targeted audiences in Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland with anti-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) narratives, often leveraging website compromises or spoofed email accounts to disseminate fabricated content, including falsified correspondence from military officials” reads the report published by FireEye.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A previously undocumented threat actor tracked TIDRONE targets organizations in military and satellite industries in Taiwan. The attacks were detected in Taiwan and mostly targeted military-related industries, specifically the manufacturer of drones. “we investigated TIDRONE , a threat actor linked to Chinese-speaking groups.

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OCTOBER 5, 2023

Additional cyber security measures have been put in place. There has been no impact on NATO missions, operations and military deployments.” “NATO cyber experts are actively addressing incidents affecting some unclassified NATO websites,” reads a statement issued by s NATO official to media outlets. organizations, especially U.S.

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JUNE 26, 2022

” reported the American Military News website. The Washington Times national security writer Tom Rogan confirmed that the explosion at the Freeport LNG facility could be consistent with a hacking campaign conducted by APT groups like XENOTIME. . ” continues the American Military News website. Pierluigi Paganini.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

According to FireEye, the campaign tracked as GhostWriter, has been ongoing since at least March 2017 and is aligned with Russian security interests. to manipulate content, spreading reports of falsified correspondence from military officials, fake quotes from political figures and more.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Over the past 20 months, the group targeted at least 30 organizations within 14 nations that are probably of strategic intelligence significance to the Russian government and its military. The group operates out of military unity 26165 of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS).

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