Tag: government
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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices
A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices. The post House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/house-lawmakers-push-to-ban-ai-app-deepseek-from-us-government-devices/
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Treasury agrees to block additional DOGE staff from accessing sensitive payment systems
Tags: governmentAll but two Department of Government Efficiency staffers are temporarily stopped from accessing Treasury payment systems. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/treasury-agrees-block-doge-access
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Spyware maker Paragon terminates contract with Italian government: media reports
Following allegations of potential abuse, Paragon Solutions has cut off Italy from its spyware systems. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/06/spyware-maker-paragon-terminates-contract-with-italian-government-media-reports/
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DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/edward-coristine-tesla-sexy-path-networks-doge/
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Paragon Spyware Allegedly Ends Spyware Contract with Italy
Paragon Solutions, an Israeli cybersecurity firm, has reportedly ended its spyware contract with Italy. The termination comes in the wake of revelations that its military-grade hacking software, Graphite, was allegedly used to target 90 individuals, including journalists and activists, across two dozen countries. This includes three Italian figures critical of the government’s policies. The spyware…
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Authorities Arrested Hacker Who Compromised 40+ Organizations
Spanish authorities have arrested a hacker believed to be responsible for cyberattacks targeting over 40 public and private organizations globally. The suspect, apprehended on Tuesday in Calpe (Alicante), allegedly compromised sensitive data and disrupted critical services, including government agencies, international institutions, and private corporations. The operation was a collaborative effort between the PolicÃa Nacional and…
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Notorious hacker behind 40+ cyberattacks on strategic organizations arrested
Spanish Police arrested an unnamed hacker who allegedly breached tens of government institutions in Spain and the US. Spanish National Police arrested a hacker responsible for multiple cyberattacks on government institutions in Spain and the U.S.. Targe including the U.S. Army, UN, NATO, and other agencies. Some of the breached organizations are the U.S. Army,…
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Spanish Police Arrest Suspected NATO and US Army Hacker
Spain’s National Police force has arrested a suspected data thief who targeted government and military victims First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/spanish-police-arrest-nato-us-army/
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Italy says Paragon spyware targeted victims in dozens of European countries
Seven Italians and victims in more than a dozen other European countries were targeted with spyware as part of a broad hacking campaign revealed by WhatsApp on Friday, the Italian government said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/italy-paragon-spyware-targeted-european-victims-whatsapp
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Spanish police arrest hacker accused of attacks on NATO, US Army
Officials accused the hacker of breaching systems used by the United Nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization, NATO and the U.S. Army, as well as several government bodies in Spain. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spanish-police-hacker-army-nato
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White House Defends Musk Amid Sensitive Data Access Uproar
Lawmakers Warn of Security Risks as DOGE is ‘Running Roughshod’ in Federal Systems. Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling on the White House to provide transparency into billionaire Elon Musk’s attempts to shrink the U.S. government after reports indicated his unvetted aides gained access to key federal systems containing troves of sensitive data on millions…
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OPM asks judge to dismiss federal workers’ lawsuit, files privacy assessment of email system
The Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management wants a federal court to drop a lawsuit that alleges the agency illegally set up a new email server to sent government-wide messages. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/opm-asks-judge-to-dismiss-email-lawsuit-files-pia
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The biggest breach of US government data is under way
Elon Musk’s DOGE has taken control and accessed large swathes of Americans’ private information held by the U.S. federal government. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/the-biggest-breach-of-u-s-government-data-is-under-way/
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Paragon spyware used to target citizens across Europe, says Italian government
WhatsApp said users in several European countries were targeted with Paragon spyware, according to the Italian government. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/paragon-spyware-used-to-target-citizens-across-europe-says-italian-government/
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DOGE latest: Citrix supremo has ‘read-only’ access to US Treasury payment system
CEO of Cloud Software a ‘special government employee’ probing through IT for Elon Musk’s DOGE First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/05/tom_krause_treasury_read_only_access/
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Thousands of McKinney, Texas, residents impacted by October data breach
The Dallas suburb said its government systems were breached on October 31 but security systems only discovered the incident two weeks later. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/thousands-mckinney-texas-residents-impacted
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Treasury says DOGE review has ‘read-only’ access to federal payments system
In a letter to a lawmaker, the Treasury Department says a review of the federal payments system is being led by a tech executive with “special government employee” status and has “read-only” access to the data. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/treasury-payments-system-doge-read-only
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Silent Lynx Using PowerShell, Golang, and C++ Loaders in Multi-Stage Cyberattacks
A previously undocumented threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been linked to cyber attacks targeting various entities in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.”This threat group has previously targeted entities around Eastern Europe and Central Asian government think tanks involved in economic decision making and banking sector,” Seqrite Labs researcher Subhajeet Singha said in a technical report…
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Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms
150 abandoned Amazon S3 buckets could have been leveraged to deliver malware or backdoors to governments and Fortune companies. The post Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/abandoned-amazon-s3-buckets-enabled-attacks-against-governments-big-firms/
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Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
Luca Casarini is most prominent person to come forward since WhatsApp said that 90 people, across two dozen countries, had probably been hackedThe Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered by migrants in Libya, has revealed WhatsApp informed him his mobile…
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Activists critical of Italian PM may have had their phones targeted by Paragon spyware, says WhatsApp
Messaging app announces that 90 people, residing in two dozen countries, may have had their devices hacked The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered by migrants in Libya, has revealed WhatsApp informed him his mobile phone was targeted by military-grade…
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Researchers warn of risks tied to abandoned cloud storage buckets
Cloud storage tools used by military, government and even cybersecurity organizations around the world have been left abandoned by their users, exposing them to a wide variety of security risks. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/researchers-warn-of-risks-tied-to-abandoned-cloud-storage-buckets
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Anomalies are not Enough
Tags: ai, attack, ciso, communications, country, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, email, government, LLM, mail, marketplace, mitre, ml, network, resilience, risk, service, siem, threat, toolMitre Att&ck as Context Introduction: A common theme of science fiction authors, and these days policymakers and think tanks, is how will the humans work with the machines, as the machines begin to surpass us across many dimensions. In cybersecurity humans and their systems are at a crossroads, their limitations daily exposed by ever more innovative,…
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Union groups sue Treasury over giving DOGE access to sensitive data
Union groups that represent 7.2 million people filed a lawsuit Monday against the Treasury Department for handing over information including Social Security numbers, tax return data and bank account details to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/union-groups-sue-treasury-over-giving-doge-access-to-data
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Spyware maker Paragon confirms US government is a customer
Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies, principally, the United States and its allies.” […]…
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Spyware maker Paragon confirms U.S. government is a customer
Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions confirmed to TechCrunch that it sells its products to the U.S. government and other unspecified allied countries. Paragon’s executive chairman John Fleming said in a statement to TechCrunch on Tuesday that, “Paragon licenses its technology to a select group of global democracies, principally, the United States and its allies.” […]…
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Cybersecurity, government experts are aghast at security failures in DOGE takeover
Elon Musk’s takeover of key systems across the federal government is ignoring decades of laws, regulations and procedures, experts told CyberScoop. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/musk-doge-opm-treasury-breach/
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Russian SmokeLoader Campaign in Ukraine Uses 7-Zip Zero-Day
Tags: credentials, cybercrime, espionage, government, hacker, open-source, russia, ukraine, vulnerability, zero-dayEspionage and Cybercrime Campaign Tied to 7-Zip Mark-of-the-Web Bypass Hits. Russian hackers targeting Ukrainian government agencies and businesses – including a major automotive manufacturer – have been targeting a zero-day vulnerability in the open source and widely used 7-Zip archive utility, to infect systems with credential-stealing SmokeLoader malware. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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UK govt must learn fast and let failing projects die young
Tackle longstanding issues around productivity, cyber resilience and public sector culture, advises spending watchdog First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/04/ukgov_must_embrace_a_fastlearning/