Tag: government
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China Hackers Hit Latin American Governments With Backdoor
ESET Says FamousSparrow Shifted Nearly All Targeting to Latin America. A Chinese espionage group has deployed a previously undocumented backdoor against government entities in eight Latin American countries and territories, including Puerto Rico, in a campaign researchers say tracks with U.S. pressure on Chinese investments across the region. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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ISMG Editors: Even Valid Email Addresses Can’t Be Trusted
Also: States Inherit America’s Cyber Burden, AI Agents Reshape the MSSP Market. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors discuss an unusual breach at U.K. digital banking platform Revolut, the growing role of U.S. state governments in protecting local critical infrastructure and what a new cybersecurity acquisition tells us about the AI-powered SOC. First seen…
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Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackersVast troves of highly sensitive police data are lying on Microsoft cloud platforms which an official UK security assessment deemed to be vulnerable to “compromise” by foreign actors and the US government, a Guardian investigation can reveal.The files…
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Transparent Tribe Deploys New Rust Backdoor Using Private GitHub Repositories for C2
The Pakistan-aligned threat group tracked as Transparent Tribe (aka APT36 and Earth Karkaddan) has been attributed to a fresh set of cyber attacks targeting government and defense entities in India and Afghanistan.The attacks, per Zscaler ThreatLabz, involve the use of previously undocumented tools called RUSTYSHADE, RUSTYMOVE, PSNATCH, and BASHNATCH. The activity has been codenamed Operation…
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Meta’s Copyright System Is Being Weaponized Against Albanian Protesters
Tags: governmentAfter three months of daily anti-government protests”, dubbed the Flamingo Revolution”, the sudden mass suspension of Instagram accounts has led to fears of brigading against demonstrators. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/metas-copyright-system-is-being-weaponized-against-albanian-protesters/
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Home Office challenged on ‘farcical’ secrecy over Apple ‘backdoor’ order
UK government argues that national security would be damaged if it departs from ‘neither confirm nor deny policy’ on Apple ‘backdoor’ notice First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650612/Home-Office-challenged-on-farcical-secrecy-over-Apple-backdoor-order
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China’s FamousSparrow hackers target Latin America with new backdoor
Alleged Chinese hackers are breaking into government agencies across Latin America using a new backdoor that researchers are calling “SparroWocky.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/china-hackers-latin-america-espionage
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GISEC Global highlights growing influence of women leaders in cyber resilience
Female cyber security leaders from government, finance, research and international organisations share how opportunity, inclusion and confidence are helping shape the next generation of cyber talent across the Middle East and beyond First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650552/GISEC-Global-highlights-growing-influence-of-women-leaders-in-cyber-resilience
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GISEC Global highlights growing influence of women leaders in cyber resilience
Female cyber security leaders from government, finance, research and international organisations share how opportunity, inclusion and confidence are helping shape the next generation of cyber talent across the Middle East and beyond First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650552/GISEC-Global-highlights-growing-influence-of-women-leaders-in-cyber-resilience
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SilkParasite Infrastructure Links SpiceRAT to Central Asian Targets
Hunt.io links SpiceRAT, NodeEdgeRAT and NomadRAT to a four-year SilkParasite campaign targeting governments and critical sectors in Central Asia. Hunt.io and researcher Guy Yasur have traced a tight cluster of SpiceRAT command”‘and”‘control servers that predate and extend Bitdefender’s August 2026 SilkParasite report. The work doesn’t dissect malware samples; it maps the network side of the…
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SilkParasite Hackers Use SpiceRAT Infrastructure to Target Central Asian Governments and Energy Firms
A wider cluster of SpiceRAT command-and-control infrastructure has been linked to the SilkParasite cyber-espionage activity targeting government, telecommunications, and energy-related entities across Central Asia. The infrastructure findings extend the operational footprint around servers previously associated with the suspected China-nexus cluster, but do not establish that any impersonated organization was compromised. Detection logic derived from Cisco…
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Israeli contractor BlackCore trained Angolan officials in online influence operations
An Israeli influence-for-hire company trained Angolan government officials to run online influence operations, including by creating fake social media personas and media outlets, researchers found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/angola-israel-influence-operations-blackcore
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Cyber Essentials Has Record Year but Takeup Remains Low
New government figures reveal a 20% annual increase in certifications First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-essentials-has-record-year/
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FamousSparrow Deploys New SparroWocky Backdoor Against Latin American Governments
China-aligned advanced persistent threat group FamousSparrow has replaced its long-running SparrowDoor implant with a new modular C++ backdoor, SparroWocky, in a sustained cyberespionage campaign against government entities across Latin America. ESET says the malware has been active in the region since at least August 2025, following a sharp shift in the group’s victim targeting that…
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APT36 Targets Indian Government and Defense Organizations With New Rust Malware Arsenal
Pakistan-nexus threat actor APT36 has launched a renewed espionage campaign targeting government and defense organizations in India and Afghanistan. Deploying a new Rust-based malware suite designed for covert command-and-control, data theft, and propagation into isolated networks. Tracked by Zscaler ThreatLabz as Operation RapidRust, the activity was observed in August 2026 and reflects a significant evolution…
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Chinese hackers use SparroWocky malware in govt espionage attacks
The China-linked espionage group FamousSparrow has been using a new backdoor named SparroWocky in attacks on government organizations in Latin America. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-sparrowocky-malware-in-govt-espionage-attacks/
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CISOs to Watch in the Twin Cities: From State Government to the Supply Chain
The Twin Cities economy runs on managed care, medical devices, and a state government that has professionalized its own security leadership as thoroughly as any private employer here. The seven leaders below secure a regional health plan, a medical device… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/cisos-to-watch-in-the-twin-cities-from-state-government-to-the-supply-chain/
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Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK Windows malware to spy on targets
Government agencies are warning that Iranian state-linked hackers are using a Windows malware strain named CHOSEN BRICK to target dissidents, activists, and journalists worldwide. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-use-chosen-brick-windows-malware-to-spy-on-targets/
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Iranian hackers use CHOSEN BRICK Windows malware to spy on targets
Government agencies are warning that Iranian state-linked hackers are using a Windows malware strain named CHOSEN BRICK to target dissidents, activists, and journalists worldwide. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-use-chosen-brick-windows-malware-to-spy-on-targets/
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CISOs to Watch in Austin: From the County Courthouse to the Cloud
Austin’s security bench reflects a city that grew into a technology capital without giving up its institutional core. The seven leaders below secure a Fortune 50 hardware manufacturer, a public university, a county government, a defence startup, a dating platform,… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/cisos-to-watch-in-austin-from-the-county-courthouse-to-the-cloud/
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Revolut Data Leak May Trace Back to Compromised Italian Government Accounts
A suspected compromise of an Italian government PEC account may have allowed threat actors to impersonate law enforcement and obtain sensitive data from hundreds of Revolut customers. The Revolut data exposure may be part of a much broader cyber incident involving compromised Italian government infrastructure. Revolut has confirmed that its systems were not breached. Instead,…
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Pakistan Finalizes 90-Day Cybersecurity Action Plan, Federal CERT to Lead Rollout
Pakistan’s federal government has completed work on a 90-day cybersecurity action plan designed to build a more coordinated national defense against digital threats, bringing together federal and provincial governments, regulators and operators of critical infrastructure under one framework. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/pakistan-cybersecurity-action-plan/
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Pakistan Finalizes 90-Day Cybersecurity Action Plan, Federal CERT to Lead Rollout
Pakistan’s federal government has completed work on a 90-day cybersecurity action plan designed to build a more coordinated national defense against digital threats, bringing together federal and provincial governments, regulators and operators of critical infrastructure under one framework. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/pakistan-cybersecurity-action-plan/
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Crypto Industry Figures Blackmailed by Revolut’s Hacker
Payments Platform Socially Engineered With Hacked Government Agency Email Account. Personally identifiable information for multiple cryptocurrency industry figures was targeted and stolen by the threat actor who hacked payments platform Revolut, prompting warnings for these customers’ personal safety, with some receiving direct extortion threats. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/crypto-industry-figures-blackmailed-by-revoluts-hacker-a-32824
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25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough
This essay was written with Cindy Cohn, and originally appeared in Lawfare. One of the many legacies of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 is the government-wide shift from targeted surveillance”, such as individual wiretaps or pen register/trap and trace orders”, to… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/25-years-of-mass-surveillance-is-enough/
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Montreal’s CISOs to Watch: Securing Quebec’s Critical Systems
Montreal’s security leadership protects an unusual concentration of things that cannot fail. The provincial electricity utility, the municipal government, the health and social services network for the eastern half of the island, a major university, and a commuter rail project… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/montreals-cisos-to-watch-securing-quebecs-critical-systems/
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Montreal’s CISOs to Watch: Securing Quebec’s Critical Systems
Montreal’s security leadership protects an unusual concentration of things that cannot fail. The provincial electricity utility, the municipal government, the health and social services network for the eastern half of the island, a major university, and a commuter rail project… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/montreals-cisos-to-watch-securing-quebecs-critical-systems/
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NonDay VPN Flaw Left Japan ‘s Government Shared Network Platform Exposed: 246,000 Records at Risk
Tags: access, breach, data-breach, exploit, flaw, government, network, risk, service, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayJapan ‘s Digital Agency disclosed a VPN breach exposing 246,000 government employee records across 23 ministries. Detected June 25, publicly disclosed September 11. Japan ‘s Digital Agency disclosed that attackers exploited a vulnerability in a VPN device to access its Government Solution Service (GSS), potentially leaking personal information belonging to approximately 246,000 government employees, public…
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Japan Government Network Breach Puts 246,000 People at Risk
A vulnerability in Japan’s shared government network may have exposed personal information tied to 246,000 workers across 23 organizations. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/cybersecurity/news-government-network-breach-apac-japan/