Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe
Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine’s war effort, security officials say.
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U.S. targeted adversary cyber infrastructure to safeguard midterm vote
The U.S. military's Cyber Command hunted down foreign adversaries overseas ahead of this year's mid-term elections, taking down their infrastructure before they could strike, the head of U.S. Cyber Command said. U.S. Army General Paul Nakasone said the cyber effort to secure the vote began before the Nov. 8 vote and carried through until the elections were certified. "We did conduct operations persistently to make sure that our foreign adversaries couldn't utilize infrastructure to impact us," Nakasone, who is also the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, told reporters.
U.S. bans sale and import of some tech from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE
The five-member FCC said it has voted unanimously to adopt new rules that will block the importation or sale of certain technology products that pose security risks to U.S. critical infrastructure.
Endurance Ransomware Claims Breach of US Federal Government
The WatchGuard Security Team spends a lot of time chasing ransomware extortion groups throughout the dark web. So, it only fits that one of the newer ransomware extortion groups is named Endurance Ransomware. It appears this “group” is one individual known as IntelBroker, who has allegedly breached several entities of the US government and two […]
Michigan school districts reopen after three-day closure due to ransomware attack
Public schools in two Michigan counties are reopening on Thursday after a ransomware attack crippled their ability to function and closed doors to students for three days. All of the public schools in Jackson and Hillsdale counties announced their reopening on Thursday in letters to parents, assuring them that cybersecurity experts, tech officials and law enforcement worked around the clock to restore the systems following outages that began on Monday.
Google Reaches $391.5 Million Settlement With States Over Location Tracking Practices
Attorneys general found that Google violated state consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about its location-data practices, tracking consumers even when their location history setting was turned off.
Internal Documents Show How Close the F.B.I. Came to Deploying Spyware - The New York Times
Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.’s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research and development purposes.
Mysterious company with government ties plays key internet role
TrustCor Systems vouches for the legitimacy of websites. But its physical address is a UPS Store in Toronto.
Inside TheTruthSpy, the stalkerware network spying on thousands • TechCrunch
Leaked data obtained by TechCrunch reveals the notorious network of Android spyware apps tracked locations and recorded calls of Americans.
Pro-PRC DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Campaign Leverages New TTPs to Aggressively Target U.S. Interests, Including Midterm Elections
Mandiant has recently observed DRAGONBRIDGE, an influence campaign we assess with high confidence to be operating in support of the political interests of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), aggressively targeting the United States by seeking to sow division both between the U.S. and its allies and within the U.S. political system itself. Recent narratives include: * Claims that the China-nexus threat group APT41 is instead a U.S. government-backed actor. * Aggressive attempts to discredit the U.S. democratic process, including attempts to discourage Americans from voting in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections. * Allegations that the U.S. was responsible for the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions.
#StopRansomware: Daixin Team
Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware: • Install updates for operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as they are released. • Require phishing-resistant MFA for as many services as possible. • Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts.
New US Executive Order unlikely to satisfy EU law
Today, the US government published an executive order, allegedly limiting US surveillance. This is a first statement by noyb.
On Agent Compromise in the Field
In 2017, a team of New York Times journalists revealed that, beginning in 2010, Beijing’s counterintelligence apparatus had systematically rolled up the CIA’s sources in China.
White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations
The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.
Iranian State Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against the Government of Albania
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to provide information on recent cyber operations against the Government of Albania in July and September. This advisory provides a timeline of activity observed, from initial access to execution of encryption and wiper attacks. Additional information concerning files used by the actors during their exploitation of and cyber attack against the victim organization is provided in Appendices A and B.
Cette entreprise vend des données aussi sensibles que des visites dans des centres IVG - Numerama
La Federal Trade Commission, l'agence responsables des bonnes pratiques commerciales aux États-Unis, a lancé une procédure judiciaire contre Kocheva, un groupe chargé du traitement de données de milliers d'entreprises, dont Googles Ads, TikTok ou Tinder. Cette société est accusée de revendre des informations très
FTC says data broker sold consumers’ precise geolocation, including presence at sensitive healthcare facilities
When people seek medical care or visit other sensitive locations, they may think their presence is confidential.
Justice Department seizes $500K from North Korean hackers who targeted US medical organizations
The US Justice Department seized approximately half a million dollars that North Korean government-backed hackers had either extorted from US health care organizations or used to launder ransom payments, deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said Tuesday as she touted an aggressive US strategy to claw back money for victims of ransomware attacks.
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Exclusive: U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos
The White House is investigating the telecoms equipment maker over concerns sensitive data could be transmitted to China.
The US military wants to understand the most important software on Earth
Open-source code runs on every computer on the planet—and keeps America’s critical infrastructure going. DARPA is worried about how well it can be trusted
How Conti ransomware group crippled Costa Rica
Nation struggles in aftermath of president’s refusal to pay to end cyber attack, even as hacking group collapsed
The forgotten SUAVEEYEFUL FreeBSD software implant of the EQUATION GROUP
I was checking the 2017 ShadowBrokers leaks when I noticed that one of the EQUATION GROUP tools leaked back then has no public references/analysis (at least as far as I can tell). So, here is what …
What It Means that the U.S. Is Conducting Offensive Cyber Operations Against Russia
Gen. Paul Nakasone's remarks this month about offensive operations against Russia caused a stir. But have people misinterpreted his words?
US military hackers conducting offensive operations in support of Ukraine, says head of Cyber Command
In an exclusive interview with Sky News, General Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the US had "conducted a series of operations" in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Data Marketplace Selling Info About Who Uses Period Tracking Apps
The data could be a potential first step to identifying the users of a specific app in a post-abortion rights America.
The U.S. is using declassified intel to fight an info war with Russia, even when the intel isn't rock solid
The Biden administration has broken with precedent by using declassified intelligence in an information war against Russia — even intel that isn’t rock solid.
U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks - The New York Times
The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.
Behind the stalkerware network spilling the private phone data of hundreds of thousands
It's not just one spyware app exposing people's phone data, but an entire fleet of Android spyware apps that share the same security vulnerability.
The US is unmasking Russian hackers faster than ever
The White House rapidly gathered evidence and blamed Russia for a cyberattack against Ukraine, the latest sign that cyber attribution is an increasingly crucial tool in the American arsenal.
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Russian hackers have obtained sensitive defense information technology by targeting US contractors, according to CISA
The FBI, NSA, and CISA warned that Russian state-sponsored intrusions will continue.