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Emojis as Weapons: Dissecting DISGOMOJI's Malware Assault on Government Security

DISGOMOJI malware represents an innovative development in cyber espionage tactics, particularly its refined approach to targeting government agencies in India.…

Linux

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Louisiana State Government Hit by Ransomware Attack Forcing Server Shutdowns

Targeted ransomware attacks on banking and finance, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure are on the rise, with the latest victim being the state…

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Fortinet FortiOS Flaw Exploited in Targeted Cyberattacks on Government Entities

Government entities and large organizations have been targeted by an unknown threat actor by exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS software to result …

Fortinet

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Coalition Pressures Government Agency To Recommend Ban on Government Use of Facial Recogniti

Over 40 groups have sent a letter to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board asking the agency to recommend that the executive branch put a moratorium …

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The Hacker News Breaches & leaks

Ghostwriter Targets Ukraine Government Entities with Prometheus Phishing Malware

The Belarus-aligned threat actor known as Ghostwriter (aka UAC-0057 and UNC1151) has been observed using lures related to Prometheus, a Ukrainian online learni…

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China-Linked UAT-8302 Targets Governments Using Shared APT Malware Across Regions

A sophisticated China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been attributed to attacks targeting government entities in South America since at least…

Cisco

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Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses

Top 5 Security Operations Consulting Firms for Government Contractors

Government contractors do not have the luxury of treating security operations like a background IT…Top 5 Security Operations Consulting Firms for Government Co…

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WhatsApp Chats Vulnerable To Government Monitoring – Report

WhatsApp engineers share their fears about the app being vulnerable to government monitoring via n…WhatsApp Chats Vulnerable To Government Monitoring – Report …

The Hacker News
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U.S. Government Releases New AI Security Guidelines for Critical Infrastructure

The U.S. government has unveiled new security guidelines aimed at bolstering critical infrastructure against artificial intelligence (AI)-related threats."Thes…

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The Hacker News

U.S. Government Disrupts Russian-Linked Botnet Engaged in Cyber Espionage

The U.S. government on Thursday said it disrupted a botnet comprising hundreds of small office and home office (SOHO) routers in the country that was put to us…

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The Hacker News

U.S. Government Disrupts Russia-Linked Botnet Engaged in Cyber Espionage

The U.S. government on Thursday said it disrupted a botnet comprising hundreds of small office and home office (SOHO) routers in the country that was put to us…

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Canada Government Admits Data Breach Impacting Public Employees

The Government of Canada recently admitted suffering a security breach that impacted data of current…Canada Government Admits Data Breach Impacting Public Empl…

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TetrisPhantom: Cyber Espionage via Secure USBs Targets APAC Governments

Government entities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are the target of a long-running cyber espionage campaign dubbedTetrisPhantom."The attacker covertly spie…

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Iranian Government Entities Under Attack by New Wave of BackdoorDiplomacy Attacks

The threat actor known asBackdoorDiplomacyhas been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting Iranian government entities between July and late December 2022.Pa…

Palo Alto

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Ukrainian Government Officially Accuses Russia of Recent Cyberattacks

The government of Ukraine on Sunday formally accused Russia of masterminding the attacks that targeted websites of public institutions and government agencies …

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Massive Cyber Attack Knocks Down Ukrainian Government Websites

No fewer than 70 websites operated by the Ukrainian government went offline on Friday for hours in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack amid heightene…

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Government Software Provider Tyler Technologies Suffered Ransomware Attack

Continuing the trail of ransomware attack victims, now joins Tyler Technologies ' a government software provider. While the service hasGovernment Software Prov…

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Linux: An OS Capable of Effectively Meeting the US Government's Security Needs Heading into 20

As Open Source has become increasingly mainstream and widely accepted for its numerous benefits, the use of Linux as a flexible, transparent and highly secure …

Linux

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Canadian Government of Nunavut (GN) Suffered Ransomware Attack

The Canadian Government of Nunavut (GN)) has recently disclosed a ransomware attack on its IT systems. Following the incident, numerousCanadian Government of N…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Massachusetts: Tell Your Lawmakers to Press Pause on Government Face Surveillance

Are you a Massachusetts resident? Face surveillance by government poses a threat to our privacy, chills protest in public places, and amplifies historical bias…

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Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shell in CIS Government Attacks

The threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent S…

GitHub

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UAC-0099 Targets Ukrainian Government Personnel With ASHVEIN RAT Hiding Commands in HTML

The Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 has been attributed to a previously undocumented .NET infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed AS…

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The Hacker News

Wazza Phishkit Targets Banking, Government, and Manufacturing Across the US, EU, and Australia

Phishing kits are no longer limited to copying a familiar login page and waiting for a victim to enter credentials. Attackers are increasingly building filteri…

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New GoSerpent Malware Targets Southeast Asian Governments and Diplomats for Espionage

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented malware called GoSerpent that has been put to use in cyber attacks targeting entities in So…