CTOvision

DECEMBER 12, 2018

A cyber espionage group is deploying a new type of trojan malware against telecommunications, information technology, and government organisations.

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Gizmodo

JANUARY 19, 2021

On Monday, researchers announced the discovery of yet another malware strain used by foreign hackers to infiltrate a wide milieu of American government agencies and companies. SolarWinds: it’s the hack that keeps on growing. Read more.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. One in eight government employees were exposed to phishing threats. Federal workers have more restrictions on BYOD devices.

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Galido

MARCH 2, 2020

Information Technology Blog - - List of Latest Malware Attacks in the World - Information Technology Blog. Malware in different forms has caused serious data loss to users around the world in the last few decades. Here, we have listed the latest malware attacks in the world that you should be aware of. Ryuk Ransomware.

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TechSpot

APRIL 26, 2024

Attacks have been observed on a bank in Senegal, a financial services company in Chile, a tax firm in Colombia, and a government economic agency in Argentina using strains of malware that were later used in Europe and North America, writes cybersecurity firm Performanta (via Ars Technica). Read Entire Article

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The Verge

MARCH 14, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new type of destructive wiper malware affecting computers in Ukraine, making it at least the third strain of wiper to have hit Ukrainian systems since the Russian invasion began. According to the researchers, the malware erases user data and partition information from any drives attached to a compromised machine.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

A new version of the Android malware "FurBall" has been discovered to be used by the threat actor(s) known as Domestic Kitten in a campaign targeting Iranian citizens in a mobile surveillance operation. This led the United States government, along with Australia, Canada, and the U.K., Iranian cyber actors draw international attention.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

Microsoft says it’s gone door-to-door replacing routers compromised with the Trickbot malware in Brazil and Latin America, hoping to squash an international hacking group. Eradicating malware from routers can be particularly difficult for users , making in-person replacement a surprisingly effective tactic.

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Network World

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Saudi Arabia's government agencies were hit with a cyberattack that security researchers are blaming on a worm-like malware that can wipe computer systems, destroying data. Several government bodies and vital installations suffered the attack, disrupting their servers, the country's Saudi Press Agency said on Thursday.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

A tough-to-detect malware that attacks government and corporate computers has been upgraded, making it more aggressive in its mission to steal sensitive files, according to security firm InfoArmor. Last November, InfoArmor published details on GovRAT, a sophisticated piece of malware that’s designed to bypass antivirus tools.

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Venture Beast

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Data wiper malware used against government agencies in Ukraine could impact organizations in the U.S., the FBI and CISA said in an advisory. Read More.

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Forrester IT

MARCH 14, 2022

Russia was behind the SolarWinds hack to infiltrate US and European government networks — and is a pernicious, historical source of malware. We […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

trillion by 2025 — more than double what was spent in 202 As organizations amp up their digital transformation initiatives, which are critical for survival in today’s business climate, they must also consider how to modernize and migrate sensitive data and how it is managed and governed. Data Management

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 23, 2021

government recently sent out roughly 800,000 laptops to disadvantaged students who may not have access to one at home. Unfortunately, a number of the laptops sent out were discovered to have malware. English students' laptops infected with malware. English students' laptops infected with malware.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice has charged a Latvian woman for her role in allegedly developing the Trickbot malware, which was responsible for infecting millions of computers, targeting schools, hospitals, public utilities, and governments, the agency said in a news release. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Hundreds of executives, cyber influencers, and government officials are offering free tools and assistance to help the Ukrainian government and its people defend against Russian cyberattacks. Aushev's firm, Cyber Unit Technologies, is known for working with Ukraine's government on the defense of critical infrastructure.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

But the GRU members being charged in this case started with other strains of malware and a narrow target: Ukraine's power grid. In what is commonly referred to as the most destructive and costly cyber attack ever, the conspirators unleashed the 'NotPetya' malware. The GRU's Olympic Destroyer malware. and a large U.S.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 17, 2023

Hidden in the basic infrastructure that runs the US military is a powerful piece of Windows-borne Chinese malware that can disrupt the communications systems, power grids, and water supplies at the military’s bases around the world.

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Network World

MARCH 5, 2019

government. And as a decade-old malware resurfaces in enterprise networks, a report questions if the world is ready for the next large-scale ransomware attack. The ongoing battle between the U.S. and Huawei could soon go to court as Huawei reportedly prepares to sue the U.S.

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Network World

APRIL 28, 2017

A new malware program that targets macOS users is capable of spying on encrypted browser traffic to steal sensitive information. One of the rogue emails was crafted to look as if it was sent by a Swiss government agency warning recipients about apparent errors in their tax returns.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 18, 2022

Last week it was reported that Ukraine government servers were hit by a significant cyberattack that took down government websites. Some of the affected systems, including the Foreign Ministry’s website, displayed an ominous message written in Russian, Ukranian, and Polish.

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Network World

MAY 5, 2017

Over the past year, a group of attackers has managed to infect hundreds of computers belonging to government agencies with a malware framework stitched together from JavaScript code and publicly available tools.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Like a phantom in the night, this Chinese cyber espionage group has orchestrated a relentless campaign targeting governments and high-value organizations across the globe. UNC4841 espionage campaign targets governments around the world The primary motivation behind UNC4841's campaign is believed to be espionage. The arsenal?

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CTOvision

APRIL 3, 2019

Read why Steve Ranger says that phishing attacks are more disruptive than ransomware, malware or hacking on ZDNet : Phishing and fake emails are the biggest security headache for business and among the hardest to tackle.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The United States continues to grapple with cyber intrusions emanating from sophisticated hacking groups affiliated with the Chinese government. Agents proceeded to send commands to infected routers to uninstall malware, sever connections to the botnet, and block further malicious communications. In December 2023, the U.S.

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Gizmodo

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

As an ongoing political crisis continues to roil Ukraine, the nation’s banks and government agencies have been struck with disruptive cyberattacks for the second time in two weeks. Read more.

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Galido

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

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TechSpot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Ransomware might not be the most common or financially lucrative type of malware, but with cybercriminals targeting local governments and hospitals, it has the potential to be the most dangerous.

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Network World

AUGUST 29, 2016

Security researchers have found a sophisticated malware program that may have been used recently by a gang of hackers to steal more than US$350,000 from ATMs in Thailand. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. million Baht from 21 ATMs in the country. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Network World

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Fileless malware attacks, which were recently discovered in the networks of at least 140 banks, telecoms and governments, account for about 15% of known attacks today and have been around for years in different forms. A recent discovery of fileless malware was reported on Wednesday by researchers at Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 29, 2023

On August 29, the FBI, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, initiated a multinational effort to disrupt and dismantle the Qakbot malware and botnet. This action untethered these computers from the botnet and prevented further malware installations.

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Forrester IT

MAY 15, 2017

Unless you have been living under a rock or possibly hiding in the mountains of Montana with a giant beard and eating way too many government issued MRE's you probably heard about the nuclear bomb of a ransomware attack that kicked off last week. Data is the perimeter, defend it that way. Welcome to the post apocalypse folks. Cyber Attacks.

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Network World

AUGUST 1, 2016

Russian military networks and other critical infrastructure have been hit by tailor-made malware, according to government officials. Analysis of the attack showed that filenames, parameters and infection methods used in the malware are similar to those involved in other high-profile cyber-espionage operations around the world.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

regulations and hand money over to sanctioned groups or governments which can help fund their efforts to attack the U.S. government institutions and companies, including the City of Atlanta, the Colorado Department of Transportation, and a large healthcare company. Government disfavors payments of ransom, but there is no general ban.".

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 22, 2021

And unfortunately, these vulnerabilities are not just theoretical; they are being taken advantage of by an adversary, according to the federal government. This is the same type of quick turnaround time that the government required in the case of the Microsoft Exchange server vulnerabilities.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2023

The FBI operation, codenamed "Medusa," targeted malware deployed by Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB), which was used to target a wide range of U.S. and foreign government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations, stealing sensitive data and causing significant damage to computer networks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Mike Parkin, a senior technical engineer at Vulcan Cyber, discusses this decision and the Log4Shell exploit: "The real question here, with deploying crypto mining malware on their targets, is why wouldn't they? What some might find interesting in this incident is the decision to install cryptomining software.

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