Tag: government
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Cabinet Office pinches digital ID responsibility from GDS
Prime minister Keir Starmer announces Cabinet Office will take over responsibility for the government’s new digital identity scheme First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366633478/Cabinet-Office-pinches-digital-ID-responsibility-from-GDS
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…
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UK cyber law delays ‘deeply concerning,’ say MPs
Major recent cybersecurity incidents should spur the British government to act decisively on new cybersecurity laws, opposition MPs say. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/britain-cyber-law-delays-opposition-mps-warning
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PhantomCaptcha RAT Attack Targets Aid Groups Supporting Ukraine
SentinelLABS’ research reveals PhantomCaptcha, a highly coordinated, one-day cyber operation on Oct 8, 2025, targeting the International Red Cross, UNICEF, and Ukraine government groups using fake emails and a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) linked to Russian infrastructure. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/phantomcaptcha-rat-attack-targets-ukraine/
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…
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TransparentTribe Targets Linux Systems in Indian Military to Deploy DeskRAT
In July 2025, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA uncovered an active phishing campaign targeting Linux-based operating systems used by Indian government and military organisations. This operation, attributed to TransparentTribe (also known as APT36 or Operation C-Major), is the latest in a series of ongoing cyber espionage campaigns supporting Pakistan’s strategic interests. TransparentTribe, a Pakistani-nexus threat group active…
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Cyberangriff auf Jaguar ist teuerster in britischer Geschichte
Der Hackerangriff auf den Autobauer Jaguar Land Rover hat die britische Regierung viel Geld gekostet.Der Cyberangriff auf den britischen Autobauer Jaguar Land Rover war nach Einschätzung von Experten der wirtschaftlich schädlichste in der Geschichte des Landes. Die Einbußen durch den wochenlangen erzwungenen Produktionsstopp belaufen sich demnach auf geschätzte 1,9 Milliarden Pfund (knapp 2,2 Milliarden Euro). Die…
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Cyberangriff auf Jaguar ist teuerster in britischer Geschichte
Der Hackerangriff auf den Autobauer Jaguar Land Rover hat die britische Regierung viel Geld gekostet.Der Cyberangriff auf den britischen Autobauer Jaguar Land Rover war nach Einschätzung von Experten der wirtschaftlich schädlichste in der Geschichte des Landes. Die Einbußen durch den wochenlangen erzwungenen Produktionsstopp belaufen sich demnach auf geschätzte 1,9 Milliarden Pfund (knapp 2,2 Milliarden Euro). Die…
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Mideast, African Hackers Target Gov’ts, Banks, Small Retailers
In the hotly political Middle East, you’d expect hacktivism and disruption of services. But retail attacks? First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/mea-hackers-govts-finance-smb-retailers
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F5 Networks Breach: A Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Cybersecurity
When a foundational technology provider like F5 Networks, whose systems power government agencies, critical infrastructure, and enterprises worldwide, suffers a cyber breach, the ripple effects extend far beyond a single organization. This latest attack has once again exposed the growing vulnerabilities within global technology supply chains and the urgent need for unified, proactive cybersecurity visibility.…
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Cyber incidents in Texas, Tennessee and Indiana impacting critical government services
A large suburb outside of Dallas, Texas, was one of multiple municipalities across the U.S. this week to report cyber incidents affecting public services. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyber-incidents-texas-tennessee-indiana
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Iranian hackers targeted over 100 govt orgs with Phoenix backdoor
State-sponsored Iranian hacker group MuddyWater has targeted more than 100 government entities in attacks that deployed version 4 of the Phoenix backdoor. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-targeted-over-100-govt-orgs-with-phoenix-backdoor/
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F5 Networks Breach: A Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Cybersecurity
When a foundational technology provider like F5 Networks, whose systems power government agencies, critical infrastructure, and enterprises worldwide, suffers a cyber breach, the ripple effects extend far beyond a single organization. This latest attack has once again exposed the growing vulnerabilities within global technology supply chains and the urgent need for unified, proactive cybersecurity visibility.…
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ToolShell bug used by Chinese attackers against governments in Africa, South America
Government agencies in African and South American nations are on the long list of organizations breached through exploitation of a vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint, incident responders revealed. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/sharepoint-toolshell-bug-breaches-governments-africa-south-america
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Bitter APT Exploiting Old WinRAR Vulnerability in New Backdoor Attacks
South Asian hacking group Bitter (APT-Q-37) is deploying a C# backdoor using two new methods: a WinRAR flaw and malicious Office XLAM files, targeting government and military sectors. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/bitter-apt-winrar-vulnerability-backdoor-attacks/
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Iran-Linked MuddyWater Targets 100+ Organisations in Global Espionage Campaign
The Iranian nation-state group known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new campaign that has leveraged a compromised email account to distribute a backdoor called Phoenix to various organizations across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including over 100 government entities.The end goal of the campaign is to infiltrate high-value targets and…
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PhantomCaptcha ClickFix attack targets Ukraine war relief orgs
A spearphishing attack that lasted a single day targeted members of the Ukrainian regional government administration and organizations critical for the war relief effort in Ukraine, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNICEF, and various NGOs. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phantomcaptcha-clickfix-attack-targets-ukraine-war-relief-orgs/
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Russia Pivots, Cracks Down on Resident Hackers
Thanks to improving cybersecurity and law enforcement action from the West, Russia’s government is reevaluating which cybercriminals it wants to give safe haven from the law. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/russia-cracks-down-low-level-hackers
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Chinese Threat Actors Exploit ToolShell SharePoint Flaw Weeks After Microsoft’s July Patch
Tags: breach, china, country, exploit, flaw, government, microsoft, middle-east, technology, threat, update, usa, vulnerabilityThreat actors with ties to China exploited the ToolShell security vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to breach a telecommunications company in the Middle East after it was publicly disclosed and patched in July 2025.Also targeted were government departments in an African country, as well as government agencies in South America, a university in the U.S., as…
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Inspired by the EU: Sweden eyes open standard for encrypted chat services
What if your messaging and collaboration app could talk to all the others? Swedish government agencies are investigating the possibility First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366633195/Inspired-by-the-EU-Sweden-eyes-open-standard-for-encrypted-chat-services
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Sharepoint ToolShell attacks targeted orgs across four continents
Hackers believed to be associated with China have leveraged the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) in Microsoft SharePoint in attacks targeting government agencies, universities, telecommunication service providers, and finance organizations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sharepoint-toolshell-attacks-targeted-orgs-across-four-continents/
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Inspired by the EU: Sweden eyes open standard for encrypted chat services
What if your messaging and collaboration app could talk to all the others? Swedish government agencies are investigating the possibility First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366633195/Inspired-by-the-EU-Sweden-eyes-open-standard-for-encrypted-chat-services
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Sharepoint ToolShell attacks targeted orgs across four continents
Hackers believed to be associated with China have leveraged the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) in Microsoft SharePoint in attacks targeting government agencies, universities, telecommunication service providers, and finance organizations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sharepoint-toolshell-attacks-targeted-orgs-across-four-continents/
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Researchers Identify PassiveNeuron APT Using Neursite and NeuralExecutor Malware
Government, financial, and industrial organizations located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are the target of a new campaign dubbed PassiveNeuron, according to findings from Kaspersky.The cyber espionage activity was first flagged by the Russian cybersecurity vendor in November 2024, when it disclosed a set of attacks aimed at government entities in Latin America and…
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Researchers Identify PassiveNeuron APT Using Neursite and NeuralExecutor Malware
Government, financial, and industrial organizations located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America are the target of a new campaign dubbed PassiveNeuron, according to findings from Kaspersky.The cyber espionage activity was first flagged by the Russian cybersecurity vendor in November 2024, when it disclosed a set of attacks aimed at government entities in Latin America and…
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New Salt Typhoon Attacks Leverage Zero-Days and DLL Sideloading
Salt Typhoon represents one of the most persistent and sophisticated cyber threats targeting global critical infrastructure today. Believed to be linked to state-sponsored actors from the People’s Republic of China, this advanced persistent threat group has executed a series of high-impact campaigns against telecommunications providers, energy networks, and government systems”, most notably across the United…
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Self-propagating worm found in marketplaces for Visual Studio Code extensions
Tags: access, application-security, attack, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, ciso, control, credentials, crime, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, endpoint, framework, github, gitlab, google, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, resilience, risk, sans, security-incident, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormMarketplaces targeted: The Koi Security report is the latest in a series of warnings that threat actors are increasingly targeting VS Code marketplaces in supply chain attacks. Last week, Koi Security exposed a threat actor dubbed TigerJack spreading malicious extensions. And researchers at Wiz just published research showing the widespread abuse of the OpenVSX and…
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NDSS 2025 Workshop On Security And Privacy Of Next-Generation Networks (FutureG) 2025, Session 1. Panelists Papers SESSION Opening Remarks, Panel And FutureG 2025 Session 1: AI-Assisted NextG
Tags: 5G, ai, conference, detection, government, Internet, LLM, network, open-source, privacy, vulnerabilityPanelists: Ted K. Woodward, Ph.D. Technical Director for FutureG, OUSD (R&E) Phillip Porras, Program Director, Internet Security Research, SRI Donald McBride, Senior Security Researcher, Bell Laboratories, Nokia This panel aims to bring together various participants and stakeholders from government, industry, and academia to present and discuss recent innovations and explore options to enable recent 5G…
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‘PassiveNeuron’ Cyber Spies Target Orgs with Custom Malware
A persistent cyber espionage campaign focused on SQL servers is targeting government, industrial and financial sectors across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/-passiveneuron-cyber-spies-target-industrial-financial-orgs
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Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware
A developer at Trenchant, a leading Western spyware and zero-day maker, was suspected of leaking company tools and fired. Weeks later, Apple notified him that his personal iPhone was targeted with spyware. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/apple-alerts-exploit-developer-that-his-iphone-was-targeted-with-government-spyware/