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Iranian Cyber Ops Used Facebook to Spy on U.S. Targets

SecureWorld News

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". Outsourcing malware development. Privacy violations?

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Iranian Cyber Ops Used Facebook to Spy on U.S. Targets

SecureWorld News

Now you can add this one: nation-state cyber actors using the platform to distribute malware and conduct espionage operations. This group used various malicious tactics to identify its targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.". Outsourcing malware development. Privacy violations?

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The Sony Hack in Context

CTOvision

As this case so amply demonstrates, even a single network breach can have profound impacts on national security. It’s far easier to target and penetrate corporate networks, via email, web exploits, and other means, than it is to penetrate and manipulate infrastructure systems, but the effort to do so is ongoing.

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Searching for Susy Thunder

The Verge

Susan found her way into the hacker underground through the phone network. Some called themselves phone phreakers and studied the Bell network inside out; like Susan’s groupie friends, they knew how to find all the back doors. I’m sorry it has taken me so long to respond to you,” her email begins. She outlines her terms.

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7 challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders in 2020

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Internet of things? photo credit: JavadR via pixabay cc In case you’re unfamiliar, ransomware is exactly what it sounds like: Malware that holds your files ransom. In short, it encrypts files on the infected computer(s) or network, making them inaccessible. In this article, we examine 7 challenges facing CIOs and IT leaders.