WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In a letter to a US senator, a Florida-based data broker says it obtained sensitive data on US military members in Germany from a Lithuanian firm, revealing the global nature of online ad surveillance.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2020

5G technology is here, it is the right time to discuss security and privacy in smart cities and their possible evolution. Security Challenges Abound. Therefore, the smart city leaders have to ensure that they provide not only efficient and clean living, but also take good care of privacy. But what makes a smart city?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 392 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 25, 2020

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

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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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. A new piece of Ryuk Stealer targets government, military and finance sectors. Privacy watchdog opens an investigation. . The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 249 appeared first on Security Affairs. City of Potsdam offline following a cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

DOJ also ordered the former intelligence employees to cooperate with the relevant department and FBI components; they are also condemned to a lifetime ban on future US security clearances. military and various government contractors, then with a U.S. appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reads the response.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

With $60 and a few fake Facebook accounts, researchers were able to identify service members in a military exercise, track their movement, and even persuade them to disobey orders.

Military 221

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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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

However, Macron said that France will favor European providers of 5G technology due to security concerns. It’s normal that … we want a European solution” because of the importance of “the security of our communication,” Macron told reporters. ” reported the Associated Press agency. .'” Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

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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. The majority of the victims, more than 87%, are using Android versions that are no longer supported and that are not receiving security updates.

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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.

Military 153

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

Clearview’s chief executive Hoan Ton-That confirmed the news to Reuters, the technology will allow the Ukrainian military to uncover Russian assailants, combat misinformation and identify the dead. The post Ukraine is using Clearview AI’s facial recognition during the conflict appeared first on Security Affairs.

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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. The majority of the victims, more than 87%, are using Android versions that are no longer supported and that are not receiving security updates.

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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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

CENTCOM requisition form for use of military aircraft. We predict that this problem is likely to get worse as more companies add sandboxing to their security pipeline, underscoring the importance of educating employees now.” SecurityAffairs – sandboxes, privacy). Pierluigi Paganini. The post Watch out!

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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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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’. Cyber security keeps the C-suite up at night and perhaps that’s no surprise. Cyber security should also be viewed in a wider business context.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone. What is strange is while the Swiss Army is asking military personnel to use Threema as private users instead of using the business version known as Threema Work. ” states the U.S. Pierluigi Paganini.

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FOIA Computer and Electronics IT Encryption 308

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The vulnerability was discovered and reported to Apple by Bobby Rauch , a security consultant and penetration tester based in Boston. military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S. A sample “Lost Mode” message. Image: Medium @bobbyrsec.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2024

Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2, 2024, CyberNewsWire — LayerX , pioneer of the LayerX Browser Security platform, today announced $24 million in Series A funding led by Glilot+, the early-growth fund of Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from Dell Technologies Capital and other investors.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The researchers also looked at existing and drafted legislation related to privacy, content, national strategy, critical infrastructure, commerce, crime and military. Nations with the least secure scores received 100 points, while those with the best scores received zero points. The Least Secure Countries.

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Cybersecurity IoT Military Security 279

Hunton Privacy

JULY 7, 2020

China has lacked a comprehensive data protection and data security law that regulates in detail requirements and procedures relating to the collection, processing, control and storage of personal data. Recently, another significant draft law on data security was issued by the Chinese legislative authority.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The news is curious and it probably has little real if not the fact that Vladimir Putin is not a super cyber security expert, although he knows its importance very well. Nowadays it is a suicide to use a computer running Windows XP because the OS doesn’t receive security updates and it is quite easy to find working exploits online.

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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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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

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On 10 May 2021, security auditors first identified evidence of the attacker compromising systems within Hospital C and Hospital L. On May 13, the HSE’s antivirus security provider emailed the HSE’s security operations team, highlighting unhandled threat events dating back to May 7 on at least 16 systems.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Driverless autos, trucks and military transport vehicles are on a fast track for wide deployment in the next five years. The good news is that there is some very deep, behind-the-scenes research and development work being done to make driverless vehicles safe and secure enough for public acceptance. military and intelligence agencies.

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IoT Security Computer and Electronics Military 133

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.

Military 183

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

A search in Google for a string of text from that script turns up a December 2023 blog post from cryptocurrency security firm SlowMist about phishing attacks on Telegram from North Korean state-sponsored hackers. The North Korean regime is known to use stolen cryptocurrencies to fund its military and other state projects.

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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. Security Breach Notice Act. Student Data Privacy. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

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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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