Tag: government
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DSIT publishes results of public digital identity trust consultation
Report from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology shows UK public wants government to be accountable and transparent, and views trust and … First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366571833/DSIT-publishes-results-of-public-digital-identity-trust-consultation
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Feds probe massive alleged classified US govt data theft and leak
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/04/04/feds_data_dump/
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Record breach of French government exposes up to 43 million people’s data
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/03/14/mega_data_breach_at_french/
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Saudi Arabia, UAE Top List of APT-Targeted Nations in the Middle East
Government, manufacturing, and the energy industry are the top targets of advanced, persistent threat actors, with phishing attacks and remote exploit… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/saudi-arabia-uae-top-list-of-apt-targeted-nations-in-middle-east
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Indian Govt Rescues 250 Citizens Trapped In Cambodia Forced Into Cyber-Slavery
A massive cyber fraud operation targeting Indians in Cambodia has emerged, with an estimated Rs 500 crore stolen in six months. Over 5,000 Indian nati… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/indian-citizens-rescued-cambodia-cyber-slavery/
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Report Slams Microsoft for Security Blunders in Chinese Hack
Hack Targeting Top Government Officials ‘Was Preventable,’ Scathing Report Says. The independent Cyber Safety Review Board published a scathing report… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/report-slams-microsoft-for-security-blunders-in-chinese-hack-a-24762
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Pentagon established the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy
The US government announced establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The US Defense Department announced establ… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/161276/cyber-warfare-2/pentagon-established-office-assistant-secretary-defense-cyber-policy.html
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India rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang
The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/india-rescues-250-citizens-enslaved-by-cambodian-cybercrime-gang/
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Australian Government Doubles Down On Cybersecurity in Wake of Major Attacks
Government proposes more modern and comprehensive cybersecurity regulations for businesses, government, and critical infrastructures providers Down Un… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/australian-government-doubles-down-on-cybersecurity-in-wake-of-major-attacks
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Feds Tackling Information Security in Government Procurement
GSA Establishes Framework for Security Regulations Covering Federal Acquisitions. The federal government aims to streamline its information security a… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/feds-tackling-information-security-in-government-procurement-a-24749
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US Government Releases New DDoS Attack Guidance for Public Sector
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-ddos-attack-guidance-public/
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APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Europe, Americas, Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme
The Russia-linked threat actor known as;APT28;has been linked to multiple ongoing phishing campaigns that employ lure documents imitating government a… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/03/apt28-hacker-group-targeting-europe.html
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Justice Dept Indicts 7 Accused In 14 Year Long Hack Campaign By Chinese Government
First seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/35702/Justice-Dept-Indicts-7-Accused-In-14-Year-Long-Hack-Campaign-By-Chinese-Government.html
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Properly Vetting AI Before It’s Deployed in Healthcare
healthcare sector needs to closely watch government regulatory and legislative developments involving artificial intelligence, including the European … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/properly-vetting-ai-before-its-deployed-in-healthcare-i-5365
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EPA collaborating with state, local governments in boosting water cybersecurity
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/epa-collaborating-with-state-local-governments-in-boosting-water-cybersecurity
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Swiss cheese security? Play ransomware gang milks government of 65,000 files
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/03/08/swiss_government_files_ransomware/
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French government sites disrupted by très grande DDoS
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/03/12/france_ddos/
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APT29 targeting cloud accounts for initial access
U.K. and U.S. government agencies have observed the Russian nation-state group increasingly target dormant and inactive cloud service accounts to gain… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366571396/CISA-APT29-targeting-cloud-accounts-for-initial-access
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US Government Urges Software Makers to Eliminate SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
CISA and the FBI issue a secure-by-design alert on eliminating SQL injection vulnerabilities from software. The post the FBI issue a secure-by-design… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-government-urges-software-makers-to-eliminate-sql-injection-vulnerabilities/
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UK, New Zealand Accuse China of Cyberattacks on Government Entities
Australia and New Zealand support the UK in condemning Chinese hackers for targeting UK institutions and parliamentarians. The post a and New Zealand … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/uk-new-zealand-accuse-china-of-cyberattacks-on-government-entities/
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Nach Cyberangriffen: US-Regierung wandert zur Microsoft-Konkurrenz ab
Microsofts Sicherheitspraktiken stehen schon länger in der Kritik. Große Kunden des Konzerns schauen sich nach den jüngsten Cyberangriffen nach Altern… First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/nach-cyberangriffen-us-regierung-wandert-zur-microsoft-konkurrenz-ab-2403-183287.html
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Controversial Clearview AI Added to US Government’s Tech Marketplace
First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: www.hackread.com/clearview-ai-added-us-government-tech-marketplace/
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Attackers are targeting financial departments with SmokeLoader malware
Financially motivated hackers have been leveraging SmokeLoader malware in a series of phishing campaigns predominantly targeting Ukrainian government … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/03/22/smokeloader-phishing/
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Chinese APT ‘Earth Krahang’ Compromises 48 Gov’t Orgs on 5 Continents
First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-apt-earth-krahang-compromised-48-gov-orgs-5-continents
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Federal, State, Local Cyber Leaders Meet to Discuss Threats
Cybersecurity experts from state and local government, as well as top federal agencies, gathered this week to discuss everything from critical infrast… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/03/federal-state-local-cyber-leaders-meet-to-discuss-threats/
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South African Government Pension Data Leak Fears Spark Probe
First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/south-african-government-pension-data-leak-fears-spark-probe
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Splunk, Azure, or Sentinel for FedRAMP/NIST Compliance
Whenever a business wants to work with the federal government, they are going to have to comply with certain frameworks to guarantee that, as part of … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/03/splunk-azure-or-sentinel-for-fedramp-nist-compliance/
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US Government Issues New DDoS Mitigation Guidance
CISA, the FBI, and MS-ISAC have released new guidance on how federal agencies can defend against DDoS attacks. The post e FBI, and MS-ISAC have releas… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-government-issues-new-ddos-mitigation-guidance/
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UK Government: 75% of UK Businesses Experienced a Cyber Incident in 2023
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-government-businesses-cyber/