Tag: government
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UK splashes £210M on cyber plan to stop Whitehall getting pwnd
Central government will supposedly be as secure as energy facilities and datacenters under new proposals First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/government_cyber_action_plan/
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AI, Quantum, and the New Threat Frontier: What Will Define Cybersecurity in 2026?
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, container, control, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, governance, government, healthcare, iam, identity, infrastructure, injection, LLM, malicious, metric, monitoring, network, nist, open-source, oracle, regulation, resilience, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, waf, zero-day, zero-trustAI, Quantum, and the New Threat Frontier: What Will Define Cybersecurity in 2026? madhav Tue, 01/06/2026 – 04:44 If we think 2025 has been fast-paced, it’s going to feel like a warm-up for the changes on the horizon in 2026. Every time this year, Thales experts become cybersecurity oracles and predict where the industry is…
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10 Tough AI Questions for the 2026 Public-Sector CIO
With AI taking the top spot for 2026 government CIO priorities, what are the next-level questions that leaders must focus on regarding AI projects and trends in the new year? First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/10-tough-ai-questions-for-the-2026-public-sector-cio/
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Taiwan Reports 2.6 Million Chinese Cyberattacks Per Day in 2025
Taiwan faced a surge in Chinese cyberattacks in 2025, with government data showing that the island’s critical infrastructure was targeted an average of 2.6 million times per day. According to Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, the scale, frequency, and coordination of these Taiwan cyberattacks suggest a sustained and deliberate campaign that intensified alongside military and political…
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UK government to spend £210m on public sector cyber resilience
The UK government unveils a £120m Cyber Action Plan to help reinforce and promote IT security resilience across the country’s public services First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366636896/UK-government-to-spend-210m-on-public-sector-cyber-resilience
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Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 uses Viber to spy on Ukrainian military in 2025
Tags: apt, data, espionage, government, intelligence, malicious, military, monitoring, russia, spy, threat, ukraineRussia-linked APT UAC-0184 targets Ukrainian military and government bodies via Viber, delivering malicious ZIP files for espionage in 2025. Russia-linked threat actor UAC-0184 (aka Hive0156) is targeting Ukrainian military and government entities, using Viber messages to deliver malicious ZIP files as part of ongoing intelligence-gathering operations in 2025. >>Recent monitoring data from the 360 “‹”‹Advanced…
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Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 uses Viber to spy on Ukrainian military in 2025
Tags: apt, data, espionage, government, intelligence, malicious, military, monitoring, russia, spy, threat, ukraineRussia-linked APT UAC-0184 targets Ukrainian military and government bodies via Viber, delivering malicious ZIP files for espionage in 2025. Russia-linked threat actor UAC-0184 (aka Hive0156) is targeting Ukrainian military and government entities, using Viber messages to deliver malicious ZIP files as part of ongoing intelligence-gathering operations in 2025. >>Recent monitoring data from the 360 “‹”‹Advanced…
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Russia-linked APT UAC-0184 uses Viber to spy on Ukrainian military in 2025
Tags: apt, data, espionage, government, intelligence, malicious, military, monitoring, russia, spy, threat, ukraineRussia-linked APT UAC-0184 targets Ukrainian military and government bodies via Viber, delivering malicious ZIP files for espionage in 2025. Russia-linked threat actor UAC-0184 (aka Hive0156) is targeting Ukrainian military and government entities, using Viber messages to deliver malicious ZIP files as part of ongoing intelligence-gathering operations in 2025. >>Recent monitoring data from the 360 “‹”‹Advanced…
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New Zealand Probes Ransomware Hack of Health Portal
More Than 100,000 Affected by Hack Detected on Dec. 30. The New Zealand government is probing a year-end ransomware hack of private healthcare service provider Manage My Health that impacted thousands of patients. Digital extortion group Kazu has claimed responsibility and threatened to leak the data on Jan. 15 unless it receives a $60,000 ransom.…
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Russia-Aligned Hackers Abuse Viber to Target Ukrainian Military and Government
The Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0184 has been observed targeting Ukrainian military and government entities by leveraging the Viber messaging platform to deliver malicious ZIP archives.”This organization has continued to conduct high-intensity intelligence gathering activities against Ukrainian military and government departments in 2025,” the 360 Threat Intelligence Center said in First seen on thehackernews.com…
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New Zealand orders review into ManageMyHealth cyberattack
Government ‘incredibly’ concerned about breach potentially affecting more than 100,000 patients First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/nz_managemyhealth_breach_review/
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New Zealand orders review into ManageMyHealth cyberattack
Government ‘incredibly’ concerned about breach potentially affecting more than 100,000 patients First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/05/nz_managemyhealth_breach_review/
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Time to restore America’s cyberspace security system
China’s campaign to break into our critical infrastructure and federal government networks is persistent and growing. Beijing is stealing information while also planting tools and maintaining access in key systems, giving it the option to pressure the United States in the future. Russia also continues to test our critical infrastructure with increasingly sophisticated operations, support…
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Pakistan-linked hackers target Indian government, universities in new spying campaign
The campaign has been attributed to APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, a long-running threat actor accused of spying on Indian government bodies, military-linked organizations and universities. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/pakistan-linked-hacking-group-targets-indian-orgs
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APT36 Uses Malicious Windows Shortcuts to Target Indian Government
APT36 is targeting Indian government entities using malicious Windows shortcut files disguised as PDFs. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/apt36-uses-malicious-windows-shortcuts-to-target-indian-government/
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Brit lands invite-only Aussie visa after uncovering vuln in government systems
Tags: governmentJacob Riggs is set to swap London for Sydney some time in the next year First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/02/brit_security_australia_visa/
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Brit lands invite-only Aussie visa after uncovering vuln in government systems
Tags: governmentJacob Riggs is set to swap London for Sydney some time in the next year First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/02/brit_security_australia_visa/
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Brit lands invite-only Aussie visa after uncovering vuln in government systems
Tags: governmentJacob Riggs is set to swap London for Sydney some time in the next year First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/02/brit_security_australia_visa/
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Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia
The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants them persistent control over compromised hosts.”The campaign employs deceptive delivery techniques, including a weaponized Windows shortcut (LNK) file masquerading as a legitimate PDF document…
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Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia
The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants them persistent control over compromised hosts.”The campaign employs deceptive delivery techniques, including a weaponized Windows shortcut (LNK) file masquerading as a legitimate PDF document…
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Transparent Tribe Launches New RAT Attacks Against Indian Government and Academia
The threat actor known as Transparent Tribe has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities with a remote access trojan (RAT) that grants them persistent control over compromised hosts.”The campaign employs deceptive delivery techniques, including a weaponized Windows shortcut (LNK) file masquerading as a legitimate PDF document…
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The Ghost in the Kernel: How HoneyMyte Weaponized a Rootkit to Hijack Asian Governments
Tags: governmentThe post The Ghost in the Kernel: How HoneyMyte Weaponized a Rootkit to Hijack Asian Governments appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/the-ghost-in-the-kernel-how-honeymyte-weaponized-a-rootkit-to-hijack-asian-governments/
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APT36 Targets Indian Government Systems Using Malicious Windows LNK Files
A sophisticated cyber-espionage operation attributed to APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, has been identified targeting Indian governmental, academic, and strategic entities through weaponized Windows shortcut files designed to evade detection and establish persistent remote access. The Pakistan-aligned threat actor deployed a deceptive LNK-based infection chain that leverages trusted system binaries and fileless execution techniques…
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Fears Mount That US Federal Cybersecurity Is Stagnating”, or Worse
Government staffing cuts and instability, including this year’s prolonged shutdown, could be hindering US digital defense and creating vulnerabilities. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/expired-tired-wired-federal-cybersecurity/
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Equifax Europe CISO: Notorious breach spurred cybersecurity transformation
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, cloud, computer, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, dora, espionage, finance, framework, google, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, strategy, technology, threat, updateCloud as a new technological axis: Equifax’s $3 billion migration to the cloud, “which had been brewing for about seven years” and which the company says is the largest technological investment in its history, has involved moving more than 300 systems, over 30 product families, and thousands of customers to the company’s cloud platform, Equifax Cloud, in Spain…
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Chinese Hackers Deploy Rootkit to Stealthily Mask ToneShell Malware
Tags: apt, backdoor, china, cyber, cyberespionage, government, group, hacker, malicious, malware, technology, toolA sophisticated cyberespionage campaign leveraging kernel-mode rootkit technology has been discovered targeting government organizations across Southeast and East Asia, with Myanmar and Thailand bearing the brunt of attacks. Security researchers identified a malicious driver delivering the ToneShell backdoor, a hallmark tool of the Chinese-nexus HoneyMyte APT group, also tracked as Mustang Panda or Bronze President.…
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HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda) Deploys ToneShell Backdoor in New Attacks
HoneyMyte (Mustang Panda) is back with a new ToneShell backdoor. Read how this stealthy attack blinds Microsoft Defender to target government entities in Asia. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/honeymyte-mustang-panda-toneshell-backdoor/
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HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda) Deploys ToneShell Backdoor in New Attacks
HoneyMyte (Mustang Panda) is back with a new ToneShell backdoor. Read how this stealthy attack blinds Microsoft Defender to target government entities in Asia. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/honeymyte-mustang-panda-toneshell-backdoor/
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You’ve been targeted by government spyware. Now what?
Tech companies are increasingly warning their customers that they have been targeted by governments with advanced government spyware, such as NSO’s Pegasus or Paragon’s Graphite. What happens after receiving a threat notification? First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/29/youve-been-targeted-by-government-spyware-now-what/