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25 May, 2023
China, cloud, Cybersecurity, Malware, Microsoft, North Korea, Ransomware, russia, Security, Security News, threat actors
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Image: pinkeyes/Adobe Stock Microsoft’s warning on Wednesday that the China-sponsored actor Volt Typhoon attacked U.S. infrastructure put a hard emphasis on presentations by cybersecurity and international affairs experts that a global war in cyberspace is pitting authoritarian regimes against democracies. Jump to: China’s commitment to cyberwarfare Microsoft’s notification pointed out . . . Read more
06 Jan, 2021
apt, China, Cloud Security, cyber attack, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity an Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, espionage, FBI, federal agencies, Government, Hacks, Malware, National Security Agency, orion, President Trump, russia, Security News, solarwinds, state sponsored attack, supply chain, threat actors, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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The widespread compromise affecting key government agencies is ongoing, according to the U.S. government. The U.S. government has identified Russia as the “likely” culprit behind the widespread SolarWinds cyberattack that has so far affected multiple federal agencies and private-sector companies. Cyberespionage is cited as the motivation behind the attack, which . . . Read more
07 Dec, 2020
China, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Gaussian boson sampling, Jiuzhang, NIST, quantum computing, quantum supremacy, RSA, RSA cryptography, Security News
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China joins Google in claiming quantum supremacy with new technology, ratcheting up RSA decryption concerns.
23 Nov, 2020
advanced persistent threat group, apt, China, china-holy see deal, diplomats, golang, Hacks, loader, Malware, Malware analysis, phishing attack, PlugX, Proofpoint, Security News, social engineering, Spear Phishing, TA416, vatican, Web Security
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The TA416 APT has returned in spear phishing attacks against a range of victims – from the Vatican to diplomats in Africa – with a new Golang version of its PlugX malware loader.
19 Nov, 2020
apt, Attackers, China, Cicada, domain controller, Exploit, Government, Malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Active Directory, privilege escalation, Security News, threat actors, Vulnerability, zero day, zerologon
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Threat actors mount year-long campaign of espionage, exfiltrating data, stealing credentials and installing backdoors on victims’ networks. China-backed APT Cicada joins the list of threat actors leveraging the Microsoft Zerologon bug to stage attacks against their targets. In this case, victims are large and well-known Japanese organizations and their subsidiaries, . . . Read more
14 Nov, 2020
Amazon Prime, black friday, China, COVID-19, cyber monday, holiday scams, holiday shopping, online shopping, phishing attack, scams, Security News, Singles Day, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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With more online shoppers this year due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are pulling the trigger on new scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The number of online holiday shoppers this year is expected to skyrocket due to the pandemic – and consequently, consumers can expect an onslaught of scams, . . . Read more
21 Oct, 2020
advanced persistent threats, apt, bluekeep, bug parade, Bugs, Cactus Pete, China, china backed, chinese, CVE-2019-11510, Cyberattacks, Exchange, f5, Government, Microsoft Windows, most exploited, nation state, NSA, Patches, pulse vpn, Security News, Security Vulnerabilities, TA413, top 25, top exploits, vicious panda, Vulnerabilities, winniti, zerologon
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19 Sep, 2020
app bans, censorship, China, dangers, data collection, downloads, Government, Malware, mobile app security, Mobile Security, Privacy, security concerns, security experts, Security News, Spying, surveillance, tik-tok
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17 Sep, 2020
advanced threat groups, APT41, China, Cloud Security, criminal charges, Department of Justice, espionage, Government, grand jury, Hacking, Hacks, indictments, intellectual property, Malaysia, Malware, Medical, Mobile Security, Security News, supply chain, tracking, video game industry, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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16 Sep, 2020
catholic, Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, China, Chinese hackers, cyberattack, PlugX, RAT, RedDelta, remote access Trojan, Security News, Spear Phishing, state sponsored hack, vatican, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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