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Ukraine bans Telegram for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

Ukraine’s NCCC banned the Telegram app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. ” Despite the ban on military and government devices, Ukrainian users rely heavily on Telegram to communicate and receive news on ongoing conflicts. ” continues the announcement.

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UK Ministry of Defense disclosed a third-party data breach exposing military personnel data 

Security Affairs

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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Ukraine: Belarusian APT group UNC1151 targets military personnel with spear phishing

Security Affairs

All your personal data has been sent to a public network. All data on your computer is destroyed and cannot be recovered. 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.

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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Officers in 2017 Equifax Hack

Krebs on Security

Justice Department today unsealed indictments against four Chinese officers of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) accused of perpetrating the 2017 hack against consumer credit bureau Equifax that led to the theft of personal data on nearly 150 million Americans. The nine-count indictment names Wu Zhiyong (???), Wang Qian (??),

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REvil ransomware gang hit US nuclear weapons contractor Sol Oriens

Security Affairs

The ransomware gang threatened to leak relevant documentation and data belonging to military agencies. “Sol Oriens, LLC did not take all necessary action to protect personal data of their employees and software developments for partner companies. ” reads the statement published by REvil on its leak site.

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No Surprise: China Blamed for 'Big Data' Hack of Equifax

Data Breach Today

Analysis: Equifax Failed on Security, But Only Governments Can Hold Each Other to Account Who's surprised Chinese military hackers allegedly hacked Equifax?

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Snatch gang claims the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa

Security Affairs

Snatch gang claims the hack of the Department of Defence South Africa and added the military organization to its leak site. The Snatch ransomware group added the Department of Defence South Africa to its data leak site. The group claims to have stolen Military contracts, internal call signs and personal data, for a total of 1.6