Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

government officials. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers is still ongoing, government experts are assessing its scope.

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Government Telecommunications Surveillance Risk 110

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 14, 2025

The post Critical Infrastructure Seeing Benefits of Government Program, CISA Says appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Government Security Awareness Risk Malware 108

Lohrman on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So what lessons can we learn from this whirlwind of media stories and the corresponding reactions from governments and Wall Street? The past week has been full of headlines regarding DeepSeek AI.

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Government Media 293

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Cybersecurity governance has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past few decades. From its early days, where security was an afterthought to business operations, to the present, where it has become a board-level discussion, governance has had to adapt to an ever-evolving digital landscape.

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Government Cybersecurity Risk CISO 88

Schneier on Security

APRIL 8, 2025

This is the access that the Chinese threat actor Salt Typhoon used to spy on Americans: The Wall Street Journal first reported Friday that a Chinese government hacking group dubbed Salt Typhoon broke into three of the largest U.S. government’s investigation is in its early stages.

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Telecommunications Internet Internet Government 250

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

government officials. telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers is still ongoing, government experts are assessing its scope.

Government 111

Government Telecommunications Surveillance Risk 111

Lohrman on Security

MARCH 16, 2025

Where do things stand with the deployment of zero-trust architectures in federal, state and local governments across the country and the world? Heres a March 2025 roundup.

Architecture 253

Architecture Government 253

Schneier on Security

APRIL 16, 2025

It’s kind of crazy to think that the US government might damage its own security in this way—but I suppose no crazier than any of the other ways the US is working against its own interests right now. My guess is that we will somehow figure out how to continue this program without the US government.

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CSO Government Software Cybersecurity 312

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to U.S.-based based technology companies.

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Hacking Accountability Government Social Engineering 276

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

The business services provider Conduent told the SEC a January cyberattack exposed personal data, including names and Social Security numbers. The business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen in a January cyberattack.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2024

government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running Anonymous Sudan (a.k.a. The government isn’t saying where the Omed brothers are being held, only that they were arrested in March 2024 and have been in custody since. A statement by the U.S.

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DDOS Government Internet Internet 249

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

government officials searched online for non-extradition countries and for an answer to the question “can hacking be treason?” The government disclosed the details in a court motion to keep the defendant in custody until he is discharged from the military. ” prosecutors in the case said Wednesday.

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Hacking Government Identity Theft Accountability 236

Security Boulevard

APRIL 22, 2025

Company Overview Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, EQTY Lab AG is a technology company focusing on AI governance and security. The post RSAC 2025 Innovation Sandbox | EQTY Lab: Governance Pioneer and Technical Architecture for Building a Trusted AI Ecosystem appeared first on Security Boulevard.

Architecture 81

Architecture Government Cyber Attacks Technology 81

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2024

government indicted Matveev as a top ransomware purveyor a year later, offering $10 million for information leading to his arrest. Last week, the Russian government reportedly arrested Matveev and charged him with creating malware used to extort companies. government’s “Wanted” poster for him.

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Cybercrime Ransomware Cryptocurrency Government 230

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Something this complex and impressive implies that a government is behind this. North Korea is the government we know that hacks cryptocurrency in order to fund its operations. Aqua Security researchers have also observed the malware serving as a backdoor to install other families of malware. But this feels too complex for that.

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Malware Cryptocurrency Internet Internet 264

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Like other spyware makers, Paragon’s hacking software is used by government clients and WhatsApp said it had not been able to identify the clients who ordered the alleged attacks. ” It is not clear who was behind the attack.

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Spyware Government Hacking Software 268

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The TL;DR is that this time, we ended up discovering ~150 Amazon S3 buckets that had previously been used across commercial and open source software products, governments, and infrastructure deployment/update pipelines—and then abandoned.

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Malware Software Internet Internet 296

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Cybersecurity reporter Kim Zetter notes that DHS didn’t cite any specific justification for its ban in 2017, but media reports quoting anonymous government officials referenced two incidents. government for its hacking operations, CEO Eugene Kaspersky says he ordered workers to delete the code. Last year, the U.S.

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Malware Antivirus Software DDOS 238

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2025

government funding for MITRE s CVE program , a key global cybersecurity resource for cataloging vulnerabilities, is set to expire Wednesday, risking disruption. The CVE program is supported by a network of CVE Numbering Authorities (CNAs), which include major technology companies, research organizations, and government agencies.

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Government Risk Cybersecurity Media 130

Schneier on Security

MARCH 11, 2025

. […] According to prosecutors, the group as a whole has targeted US state and federal agencies, foreign ministries of countries across Asia, Chinese dissidents, US-based media outlets that have criticized the Chinese government, and most recently the US Treasury, which was breached between September and December of last year.

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Government Media Hacking 217

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In some jurisdictions, this line is most-effectively drawn by a government-appointed privacy commissioner who is required to remain neutral and yet ultimately serves the citizens of its country. Set clear standards on what is required by the private sector, and what the government will do to assist with cybersecurity.

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CISO CSO Risk Cyber threats 263

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 7, 2024

The Armenian Government is now the 37th to have free and open access to their domains on HIBP (this gives them API-level domain searches to their gov TLD) After two and a bit years on sale, we're now giving away "Pwned" the book, for free (go grab it in PDF or EPUB format) Is your recovery? Protect your data in the cloud.

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InfoSec Government Accountability 256

Adam Shostack

APRIL 15, 2025

Finding support from outside the government was, as I recall, harder because MITRE is Congressionally chartered and has difficulty taking money from anyone but the US Government. CVE achieved public good status exceptionally quickly, in part because of support from thoughtful leaders like Tony Sager while he was at NSA.

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Government Malware 200

Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2025

government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program expires April 16. These are interesting times: U.S. The post MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY CISA says No Lapse appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Government Data privacy Technology IoT 115

Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2025

The company exclusively sells exploits to the Russian government and local firms. In September 2024, Ukraines National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCCC) banned the Telegram messaging app on government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. continues the announcement.

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Government Surveillance Mobile Hacking 144

Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Australia recently enacted legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media a policy that the Australian government plans to enforce through the use of untested age-verification technology.

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Media Risk Artificial Intelligence Government 277

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Financially-motivated threat actors hacked Uganda ‘s central bank system, government officials confirmed this week. A senior government official at the finance ministry confirmed that attackers compromised some central bank accounts. “It is true our accounts were hacked into but not to the extent of what is being reported.

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Banking Government Accountability Hacking 141

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Chinese hackers (Salt Typhoon) penetrated the networks of US broadband providers, and might have accessed the backdoors that the federal government uses to execute court-authorized wiretap requests. Those backdoors have been mandated by law—CALEA—since 1994. It’s a weird story.

Hacking 308

Hacking Government 308

SecureWorld News

MARCH 6, 2025

government. This means that thousands of government contractors will soon be required to implement structured processes for identifying, reporting, and mitigating vulnerabilities, aligning them with U.S. government and among the many contractors and vendors that support federal agencies."

Cybersecurity 92

Cybersecurity Government Marketing Cyber threats 92

Krebs on Security

MARCH 27, 2025

Researchers at the security firm Silent Push mapped a network of several dozen phishing domains that spoof the recruitment websites of Ukrainian paramilitary groups, as well as Ukrainian government intelligence sites. The website legiohliberty[.]army army features a carbon copy of the homepage for the Freedom of Russia Legion (a.k.a.

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Phishing Government Engineering Internet 210

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The breach granted these hackers access to sensitive communications and call records, focusing mainly on government officials and politically involved individuals. "We government and private-sector communications systems. According to the FBI and CISA , Salt Typhoon infiltrated major U.S.

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Telecommunications Government Surveillance Cybersecurity 120

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2025

government IT systems and critical infrastructure. government systems, including the recent targeting of Treasurys information technology (IT) systems, as well as sensitive U.S. BeyondTrust provides Privileged Access Management and secure remote access, serving sectors like government, healthcare, banking, and energy.

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