Tag: government
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UK Vulnerability Monitoring Service Cuts Unresolved Security Flaws by 75%
The UK government says its new Vulnerability Monitoring Service has cut unresolved security flaws by 75% and reduced cyber-attack fix times from nearly two months to just over a week First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-vuln-monitoring-service-cuts/
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Wie strenge digitale Regulierungen das Ausweichverhalten der Nutzer provozieren
In der britischen Kolonialzeit in Indien versuchte die Regierung, eine Kobra-Plage in Delhi durch ein Kopfgeld auf tote Schlangen zu bekämpfen. Die Bevölkerung reagierte pragmatisch, aber anders als erwartet: Sie begann, Kobras zu züchten, um die Prämie zu kassieren. Als das Programm gestoppt wurde, ließen die Züchter die wertlos gewordenen Schlangen frei, was die Plage……
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Wie strenge digitale Regulierungen das Ausweichverhalten der Nutzer provozieren
In der britischen Kolonialzeit in Indien versuchte die Regierung, eine Kobra-Plage in Delhi durch ein Kopfgeld auf tote Schlangen zu bekämpfen. Die Bevölkerung reagierte pragmatisch, aber anders als erwartet: Sie begann, Kobras zu züchten, um die Prämie zu kassieren. Als das Programm gestoppt wurde, ließen die Züchter die wertlos gewordenen Schlangen frei, was die Plage……
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Securing Digital Governance: Building Cyber Resilience for the Public Sector
Tags: cloud, cyber, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, resilience, service, technology, threatStrengthening Digital Trust in an Era of Expanding Threats Government and public sector organizations are undergoing rapid digital transformation. From citizen service portals and digital identity systems to smart infrastructure and cloud-enabled collaboration, technology now underpins nearly every public function. While this modernization improves efficiency and accessibility, it also expands the cyber threat landscape and…
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Google disrupts Сhina-linked cyberespionage campaign spanning dozens of countries
A cyberespionage campaign carried out by a China-linked threat actor affected at least 53 government and telecom organizations across 42 countries, Google said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-cyber-espionage-google-disrupt
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Cisco says hackers have been exploiting a critical bug to break into big customer networks since 2023
The U.S. government and its allies said hackers have been exploiting the newly identified bug in Cisco networking gear around the world for years, and urged organizations to patch. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/cisco-says-hackers-have-been-exploiting-a-critical-bug-to-break-into-big-customer-networks-since-2023/
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China-linked hackers breached dozens of telecoms, government agencies
The cyberattacks used a clever technique: malware that hid in plain sight on Google Sheets. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/china-cyberattacks-telecommunications-google-sheets/813082/
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After years of government cyber trouble, UK turns to automated scanning to speed fixes
The British government said it has slashed the time required to fix some of the most serious cyber vulnerabilities across the public sector, pointing to a new automated monitoring service as evidence that Whitehall is finally getting a grip on long-troubled digital defenses. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/united-kingdom-vulnerability-scanning-cyber
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China-linked hackers used Google Sheets to spy on telecoms and governments across 42 countries
Tags: access, api, apt, china, cloud, communications, cyber, cyberespionage, data, defense, endpoint, espionage, google, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, linux, mandiant, monitoring, network, phone, radius, service, spy, theft, threat, vpnHow Mandiant found it: The campaign came to light during a Mandiant Threat Defense investigation, when analysts flagged unusual activity on a CentOS server. A binary named xapt, designed to masquerade as the apt package manager on Debian-based Linux systems, had already escalated to root and was running shell commands to confirm its access level,…
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Google GTIG disrupted China-linked APT UNC2814 halting attacks on 53 orgs in 42 countries
Google and partners disrupted UNC2814, a suspected China-linked group that hacked 53 organizations across 42 countries. Google, with industry partners, disrupted the infrastructure of UNC2814, a suspected China-linked cyber espionage group that breached at least 53 organizations in 42 countries. The group has been active since at least 2017, and was spotted targeting governments and…
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Government Data Stolen After Hacker Jailbreaks Claude AI to Write Malicious Exploit Code
Tags: ai, breach, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, exploit, government, hacker, malicious, vulnerabilityA hacker successfully manipulated Anthropic’s Claude AI to launch a sophisticated month-long cyberattack against Mexican government agencies. Between December 2025 and January 2026, the attacker utilized >>jailbreaking<< techniques to bypass safety guardrails, forcing the AI to identify vulnerabilities, generate functional exploit code, and exfiltrate sensitive data. The Jailbreak Method Cybersecurity firm Gambit Security revealed that…
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Hydra Saiga Espionage Campaign Targets Critical Utilities Using Telegram C2 for Data Theft
Hydra Saiga is running a long-running espionage campaign that abuses Telegram as command-and-control (C2) to infiltrate critical utilities in Central Asia and exfiltrate sensitive data from government and infrastructure networks. The first known Hydra Saiga activity dates to December 2024, when an executable named “Letter from the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN addressed…
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Google Disrupts Chinese Hacker Network Behind 53 Telecom, Gov’t Breaches
Tags: breach, china, cyber, espionage, google, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, mandiant, network, threatGoogle and its partners have disrupted a major Chinese state-linked cyber espionage campaign that breached at least 53 telecommunications and government entities across 42 countries on four continents. The operation, led by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) alongside Mandiant and industry partners, dismantled the infrastructure of a suspected People’s Republic of China (PRC) nexus group…
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Governments issue warning over Cisco zero-day attacks dating back to 2023
The global campaign marks the second series of multiple actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco edge technology since last spring. The similarities don’t end there. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisco-zero-days-cisa-emergency-directive-five-eyes/
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CVE-2026-20127: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller/Manager Zero-Day Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, cisa, cisco, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, government, infrastructure, intelligence, mitigation, network, risk, software, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayExploitation of a maximum severity authentication bypass zero-day vulnerability affecting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager has been reported. Immediate patching is recommended to thwart ongoing attacks. Key takeaways: CVE-2026-20127 is an Authentication Bypass Vulnerability affecting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager. Patches have been released and no workarounds are currently available. Exploitation in the…
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Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents
UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/25/google_and_friends_disrupt_unc2814/
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US Sanctions Russian Exploit Broker Over Stolen US Cyber Tools
The US Treasury targets Sergey Zelenyuk and his firm Operation Zero for the illegal trade of stolen government cyber tools following the sentencing of Peter Williams. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-sanctions-russian-exploit-broker-us-cyber-tools/
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Emulating the Mutative BlackByte Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by BlackByte ransomware, a strain operated under the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model that emerged in July 2021. Since its emergence, BlackByte has targeted organizations worldwide, including entities within U.S. critical infrastructure sectors such as Government, Financial Services, Manufacturing, and Energy. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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Google Disrupts UNC2814 GRIDTIDE Campaign After 53 Breaches Across 42 Countries
Tags: breach, china, cyber, espionage, google, government, group, infrastructure, international, usaGoogle on Wednesday disclosed that it worked with industry partners to disrupt the infrastructure of a suspected China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC2814 that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries.”This prolific, elusive actor has a long history of targeting international governments and global telecommunications organizations across Africa, Asia, and the Americas,” First…
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The UK’s proposed social media ban explained
Tags: governmentThe UK government will use new legal powers to lay the groundwork for an under-16 social media ban after its consultation on children’s digital well-being, but opponents warn the measures being considered will only treat the symptoms of the problem if they ignore the structural power of big tech First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to…
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Chinese cyberspies breached dozens of telecom firms, govt agencies
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), Mandiant, and partners disrupted a global espionage campaign attributed to a suspected Chinese threat actor that used SaaS API calls to hide malicious traffic in attacks targeting telecom and government networks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-cyberspies-breached-dozens-of-telecom-firms-govt-agencies/
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China-linked hackers breach dozens of telecoms, government agencies
The campaign involved a clever technique: malware that hid in plain sight on Google Sheets. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/china-cyberattacks-telecommunications-google-sheets/813082/
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Manual Processes Are Putting National Security at Risk
Why automating sensitive data transfers is now a mission-critical priorityMore than half of national security organizations still rely on manual processes to transfer sensitive data, according to The CYBER360: Defending the Digital Battlespace report. This should alarm every defense and government leader because manual handling of sensitive data is not just inefficient, it is a…
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Conduent data breach grows, affecting at least 25M people
The number of people affected by a data breach at government contractor giant Conduent is growing, as millions of people continue to receive notices warning them that hackers stole their personal data. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/conduent-data-breach-grows-affecting-at-least-25m-people/
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Romanian Hacker Extradited to US Admits Hacking Oregon State Network
Catalin Dragomir admits to hacking an Oregon government office and selling network access. Read more on the $250k fraud case and his 2026 sentencing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/romanian-hacker-extradited-us-hacking-oregon-state/
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Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or moneyCharities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/02/scam-state-multi-billion-dollar-industry-south-east-asia”>deadly scam compounds, following a <a href=”https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/cambodia-growing-humanitarian-crisis-as-escaped-scamming-compound-survivors-tell-of-murder-rape-and-torture/”>damning report by Amnesty International.The numbers of survivors of…