Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Vice has a long article about how the US military buys commercial location data worldwide. military is buying the granular movement data of people around the world, harvested from innocuous-seeming apps, Motherboard has learned. This isn’t new, this isn’t just data of non-US citizens, and this isn’t the US military.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Plus: Iran’s secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass’ unhinged encounter in Russia.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the indictments of four Chinese military officers in connection with the 2017 Equifax data breach. Also featured: Advice on implementing NIST's new privacy framework; lessons learned in a breach disclosure.

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The CEO’s vision for Taser-equipped drones includes a fictitious scenario in which the technology averts a shooting at a day care center.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Way back in 2018, people noticed that you could find secret military bases using data published by the Strava fitness app. Soldiers and other military personal were using them to track their runs, and you could look at the public data and find places where there should be no people running. Six years later, the problem remains.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 27, 2021

Meanwhile, Breaches Involving Military Secrets and CCTV Footage Beset UK Government Phishing, ransomware and unauthorized access remain the leading causes of personal data breaches as well as violations of data protection rules, Britain's privacy watchdog reports.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

military and various government contractors, then with a U.S. “ ExpressVPN added that it has implemented multiple security measures to implement a secure service that protectsthe privacy of its users. The surveillance it represents is completely antithetical to our mission.” ” reads the response.

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WIRED Threat Level

MAY 11, 2024

Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Plus: State-backed hackers test out generative AI, the US takes down a major Russian military botnet, and 100 hospitals in Romania go offline amid a major ransomware attack.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Military & Defense Sector: A Cybersecurity Disaster in the Making Analyzing ELF/Sshdinjector.A!tr

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2020

Maze ransomware gang hacked M&A firm Threadstone Advisors LLP Ransomware attack disrupts operations at Australian beverage company Lion Tech firms suspend use of ‘biased facial recognition technology Accessories giant Claires is the victim of a Magecart attack, credit card data exposed Black Kingdom ransomware operators exploit Pulse VPN flaws (..)

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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Myanmar’s military junta is increasing surveillance and violating basic human rights. The combination of physical and digital surveillance is reaching dangerous new levels.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

“The US military is conducting wide-area surveillance tests across six midwest states using experimental high-altitude balloons, documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reveal.” The high-altitude balloons are equipped with hi-tech radars that allow tracking vehicles day or night, in any weather. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Threat actors breached two crucial systems of the US CISA CISA adds JetBrains TeamCity bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Critical Fortinet FortiOS bug CVE-2024-21762 potentially impacts 150,000 internet-facing devices QNAP fixed three flaws in its NAS devices, including an authentication bypass Threat actors breached two crucial systems (..)

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2020

of the Privacy Framework. OP Glowing Symphony – How US military claims to have disrupted ISIS ‘s propaganda. NIST releases version 1.0 The Mystery of Fbot. 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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WIRED Threat Level

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Plus: The US warns of a mysterious military contractor breach, a "poisoned" version of the Tor Browser is tracking Chinese users, and more.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Anyway, the French government will not allow the Chinese giant to provide equipment that will be used in protect military bases, nuclear installations and other sensitive and critical infrastructures. In July, the French information security agency ANSSI announced that Huawei Technologies Ltd.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2024

Check Point observed approximately 120 different malicious campaigns using the tool, threat actors successfully targeted high-profile organizations, including the military sector. Most of the victims are from the United States, China, and Indonesia, but the researchers pointed out that they observed infections all over the world.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 1, 2023

Plus: Hackers knock out Russian military satellite communications, a spyware maker gets breached, and the SEC targets a victim company's CISO.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 31, 2018

Internet of Things Privacy Fallout, Now in Heat Map Form Fitness app and website developer Strava has landed in hot water after publishing a global heat map that shows users' workout routes in aggregate. By doing so, the firm has inadvertently revealed military installation layouts and other sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 22, 2019

BullGuard VPN for instance uses military grade encryption which would take more than a lifetime to crack. In short, you reclaim your privacy and can use the internet with total freedom and safety, even on public Wi-Fi. In short, you reclaim your privacy and can use the internet with total freedom and safety, even on public Wi-Fi.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S. Cisco addressed several high-severity flaws in its products LockBit ransomware gang claims the hack of Continental automotive group 250+ U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2024

Check Point observed approximately 120 different malicious campaigns using the tool, threat actors successfully targeted high-profile organizations, including the military sector. Most of the victims are from the United States, China, and Indonesia, but the researchers pointed out that they observed infections all over the world.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2020

SecurityAffairs – TikTok, privacy). . “The policy reversal on TikTok comes after the release of a Dec. 16 Defense Department Cyber Awareness Message identifying “TikTok as having potential security risks associated with its use,” according to the message.” ” reported the BBC. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

CENTCOM requisition form for use of military aircraft. SecurityAffairs – sandboxes, privacy). The experts also discovered a large number of insurance certificates that expose various personally identifiable information (PII), such as names, phone numbers, postal and email addresses. Pierluigi Paganini. The post Watch out!

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. Privacy watchdog opens an investigation. Authorities arrest 3 Indonesian hackers behind many Magecart attacks. City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack. Aggah: How to run a botnet without renting a Server (for more than a year).

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ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

“The CLOUD Act is designed to permit our foreign partners that have robust protections for privacy and civil liberties to enter into bilateral agreements with the United States to obtain direct access to this electronic evidence, wherever it happens to be located, in order to fight serious crime and terrorism.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

million users due to critical vulnerability Nefilim ransomware gang published Luxottica data on its leak site NSA details top 25 flaws exploited by China-linked hackers Pay it safe: Group-IB aids Paxful in repelling a series of web-bot attacks U.S. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Electronic payment gateway Slim CD disclosed a data breach impacting 1.7M

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

The top reason, chosen from a proved list of ten, was ‘increased cyber security risks’, followed by the related concern, ‘new and/or increased data privacy regulations’. In our recent report Intelligent Business: 2022 Strategic Intelligence Report we asked 205 creators and consumers of intelligence within large organizations (i.e.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Caitriona Fitzgerald , Deputy Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Policy, Future of Privacy Forum (FPF). military and intelligence personnel. The breadth of ANPR reflects breadth of [American commercial privacy] tradition,” Bedoya concluded. Harlan Yu , Executive Director, Upturn.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2024

The attack on the Harmony blockchain was carried out by the North Korean military-backed Lazarus Group, which the FBI later confirmed. The FBI experts reported that on January 13, 2023, North Korean threat actors used the RAILGUN privacy protocol to launder over $60 million worth of ethereum (ETH) stolen during the June 2022 cyber heist.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The order remarks that these AI-based applications pose significant privacy and security risks. The memorandum specifically warned against the use of a digital app that creates a digital avatar after the users submit at least 10 pictures of themselves. Then the avatar can be used to mimic how the real users speak and move.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Student Data Privacy. Security Breach Notice Act. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are four operators in Myanmar: state-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( MPT ) , Qatar based Ooredoo, military-aligned Mytel, and privately owned Telenor Myanmar. She says “this (decision) is based on a holistic evaluation, including privacy considerations, as user data on attempted access is outside of Myanmar’s jurisdiction”.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S. ” Rauch said he realizes the AirTag bug he found probably isn’t the most pressing security or privacy issue Apple is grappling with at the moment. A USB stick with malware is very likely how U.S.

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