Tag: government
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New Report Reveals Just 10% of Employees Drive 73% of Cyber Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, ceo, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, identity, office, phishing, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, trainingHuman risk is concentrated, not widespread: Just 10% of employees are responsible for nearly three-quarters (73%) of all risky behavior.Visibility is alarmingly low: Organizations relying solely on security awareness training (SAT) have visibility into only 12% of risky behavior, compared to 5X that for mature HRM programs.Risk is often misidentified: Contrary to popular belief, remote…
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UK may be seeking to pull back from Apple encryption row with US
UK government officials say that attempts by the Home Office to require Apple to introduce ‘back doors’ to its secure encrypted storage service will cross US red lines First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627928/UK-may-be-seeking-to-pull-back-from-Apple-encryption-row-with-US
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UK blames Russia’s infamous ‘Fancy Bear’ group for Microsoft cloud hacks
Authentic Antics malware tool to target Microsoft cloud accounts were the handiwork of the notorious Russian Fancy Bear hacking group, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said.Authentic Antics was discovered after a cyberattack in 2023 which prompted an NCSC technical teardown of the malware that it published in May this year. The agency…
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Hackers exploiting SharePoint zero-day seen targeting government agencies
Thousands of SharePoint servers could be vulnerable to hackers, according to cybersecurity firms. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/21/hackers-exploiting-sharepoint-zero-day-seen-targeting-government-agencies-say-researchers/
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UK Sanctions 3 Russian Military Cyber Units
Leaders of the Russian Military Intelligence Units of the GRU Also Targeted. The U.K. government on Friday sanctioned three Russian Military Intelligence Service units 29155, 26165 and 74455 in the United Kingdom and Ukraine. The sanctions also targeted 18 Russian officials for their role in GRU cyber operations dating back to 2013. First seen on…
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How WIRED Analyzed the Epstein Video
Tags: governmentOn this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the differences between what the US government said about a Jeffrey Epstein video it released and the story told by its metadata. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-how-wired-analyzed-the-epstein-video/
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APT41 Hackers Exploiting Atexec and WmiExec Windows Modules for Malware Deployment
Kaspersky MDR analysts recently uncovered a sophisticated targeted attack by the Chinese-speaking cyberespionage group APT41 against government IT services in the African region, marking a notable escalation in the group’s activity on the continent, which had previously seen minimal incidents from this actor. The attackers embedded hardcoded names of internal services, IP addresses, and proxy…
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China-Linked Hackers Launch Targeted Espionage Campaign on African IT Infrastructure
The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT41 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting government IT services in the African region.”The attackers used hardcoded names of internal services, IP addresses, and proxy servers embedded within their malware,” Kaspersky researchers Denis Kulik and Daniil Pogorelov said. “One of the C2s [command-and-control servers] was a…
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Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Flaw to Attack Governments, Businesses
Hackers are exploiting a significant Microsoft vulnerability chain that allows them gain control of on-premises SharePoint servers, steal cryptographic keys, and access Windows applications like Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive. It also gives them persistence in the systems even after reboots and updates. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/hackers-exploiting-microsoft-flaw-to-attack-governments-businesses/
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Mass attack spree hits Microsoft SharePoint zero-day defect
Attackers have already used the exploit dubbed “ToolShell” to intrude hundreds of organizations globally, including private companies and government agencies. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/microsoft-sharepoint-zero-day-attack-spree/
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Microsoft Rushes Emergency Patch for Actively Exploited SharePoint ‘ToolShell’ Bug
Malicious actors already have already pounced on the zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, to compromise US government agencies and other businesses in ongoing and widespread attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/microsoft-rushes-emergency-fix-exploited-sharepoint-toolshell-flaw
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Singapore under ongoing cyber attack from APT group
Nation-state actor UNC3886 is actively targeting Singapore’s critical national infrastructure in a sophisticated espionage and disruption campaign, with the government mounting a whole-of-government response First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627926/Singapore-under-ongoing-cyber-attack-from-APT-group
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Europol targets Kremlin-backed cybercrime gang NoName057(16)
The hacking group NoName057(16) has been operating since 2022, launching cyber attacks on government organisations, media bodies, critical infrastructure, and private companies in Ukraine, America, Canada, and across Europe in a seeming attempt to silence voices that the group considers anti-Russian. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/europol-targets-kremlin-backed-cybercrime-gang-noname057-16
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New GhostContainer Malware Hits High-Value MS Exchange Servers in Asia
Kaspersky’s SecureList reveals GhostContainer, a new, highly customized backdoor targeting government and high-tech organizations in Asia via Exchange server vulnerabilities. Learn how this APT malware operates and how to stay protected. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/new-ghostcontainer-malware-ms-exchange-servers-asia/
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Klöckner warnt vor Cyberangriffen auf Bundestag
Tags: access, computer, cyberattack, governance, government, hacker, mail, resilience, risk, verfassungsschutzParlamentspräsidentin Julia Klöckner will den Bundestag besser vor Hackerangriffen schützen.Der Deutsche Bundestag muss sich nach Einschätzung seiner Präsidentin Julia Klöckner stärker gegen Cyberattacken aus anderen Staaten schützen. “Wir verzeichnen leider zahlreiche Hackerangriffe. Der Bundestag ist ein begehrtes Ziel”, sagte die CDU-Politikerin der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in Berlin. “Wir werden unsere Abwehrfähigkeit zum Schutz vor Cyberangriffen weiter…
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Novel malware from Russia’s APT28 prompts LLMs to create malicious Windows commands
Tags: ai, api, attack, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, dos, exploit, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, military, network, phishing, programming, russia, service, tool, ukraine, vulnerability, windows.pif (MS-DOS executable) extension, though variants with .exe and .py extensions have also been observed.CERT-UA attributes these attacks to a group it tracks as UAC-0001, but which is better known in the security community as APT28. Western intelligence agencies have officially associated this group with Unit 26165, or the 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS)…
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UK Creative Community, Big Tech Resume AI Copyright Talks
New Working Group Launched After 2 Failed Attempts to Resolve AI Training Impasse. The U.K. government on Wednesday began its latest round of talks between creative owners and the artificial intelligence sector to work out a potential deal on the use of copyrighted content to train AI models. The discussions follow two previous failed attempts.…
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NCSC exposes Fancy Bear’s Authentic Antics malware attacks
Amid a new round of UK government sanctions targeting Moscow’s intelligence apparatus, the NCSC has formally attributed attacks orchestrated with a cleverly-designed malware to the GRU’s Fancy Bear cyber unit First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366627547/NCSC-exposes-Fancy-Bears-Authentic-Antics-malware-attacks
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Fancy Bear Hackers Target Governments and Military Entities with Advanced Tools
Tags: cyber, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, espionage, finance, government, group, hacker, military, russia, toolFancy Bear, designated as APT28 by cybersecurity experts, represents a sophisticated Russian cyberespionage collective operational since 2007, renowned for infiltrating governments, military organizations, and strategic entities globally. This group, also known under aliases such as Sofacy, Sednit, STRONTIUM, and Unit 26165, pursues motivations encompassing financial gain, reputational sabotage, espionage, and political agendas. Their operations frequently…
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Attackers Target Legacy Code in TeleMessage’s Signal Clone
Multiple US Government Agencies Have Used the Now-Patched Message Archiving App. Attackers are actively attempting to exploit a vulnerability that exists in older versions of the Signal message app clone TeleMessage TM SGNL, built by Smarsh to keep copies of all communications, including the ability to comply with federal record-keeping requirements. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Crypto ATM Crackdown: British Cops Bust Suspected Operators
As Crypto ATMs Facilitate Scams and Money Laundering, More Governments Take Aim. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/crypto-atm-crackdown-british-cops-bust-suspected-operators-a-29007
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UK sanctions Russian cyber spies accused of facilitating murders
Eighteen members of Russia’s GRU have been sanctioned by the British government for various operations, including military strikes that killed hundreds of civilians in Ukraine. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-sanctions-gru-personnel-accused-murder-civilians-ukraine
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Breaking: UK sanctions Russian cyber spies accused of facilitating murders
Eighteen members of Russia’s GRU have been sanctioned by the British government for various operations, including military strikes that killed hundreds of civilians in Ukraine. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-sanctions-gru-personnel-accused-murder-civilians-ukraine
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Signal App Clone Telemessage App Vulnerability Actively Exploited for Password Theft
A critical vulnerability in TeleMessageTM SGNL, an enterprise messaging platform modeled after Signal, is being actively exploited by threat actors to steal passwords and sensitive data from government agencies and enterprises. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-48927, was added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 14th, indicating widespread exploitation in the wild. Vulnerability Details…
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Clément Domingo: “We are not using AI correctly to defend ourselves”
Tags: access, ai, attack, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, finance, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, malicious, malware, office, password, programming, ransom, startup, threat, tool, trainingstartup, but dedicated to cybercrime in a very efficient way,” Domingo tells via email. “Most have what we call affiliates, which allows them to operate worldwide and attack any organization or entity. In most cases, the startup keeps 20% of the ransom and the accomplice takes 80%.”These are companies that, as he details, offer all…
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Signal App Clone Vulnerability Actively Exploited for Password Theft
A critical vulnerability in TeleMessageTM SGNL, an enterprise messaging platform modeled after Signal, is being actively exploited by threat actors to steal passwords and sensitive data from government agencies and enterprises. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-48927, was added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on July 14th, indicating widespread exploitation in the wild. Vulnerability Details…
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Lawmakers call on DNI to review intel sharing with Spain over Huawei revelations
The Chinese government could use its information-sharing laws to force the Huawei to assist Beijing’s vast intelligence apparatus, Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Rick Crawford, both Republicans from Arkansas, wrote. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/lawmakers-call-on-dni-to-review-spain-intel-huawei
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Roblox introduces age estimation technology for unfiltered chats
Users of the popular Roblox video game platform will now have to submit selfies and government IDs in order to access unfiltered chats intended for teenagers and adults. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/roblox-age-verification-technology-unfiltered-chats
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Chinese hackers breached National Guard to steal network configurations
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Salt Typhoon breached and remained undetected in a U.S. Army National Guard network for nine months in 2024, stealing network configuration files and administrator credentials that could be used to compromise other government networks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-breached-national-guard-to-steal-network-configurations/
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China-linked hackers target Taiwan chip firms in a coordinated espionage campaign
Tags: access, ai, attack, china, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, email, espionage, exploit, finance, framework, government, group, hacker, intelligence, international, login, monitoring, network, phishing, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, warfareInvestment banks in the crosshairs: A second group, UNK_DropPitch, targeted the financial ecosystem surrounding Taiwan’s semiconductor industry. This group conducted phishing campaigns against investment banks, focusing on individuals specializing in Taiwanese semiconductor analysis. The phishing emails purported to come from fictitious financial firms seeking collaboration opportunities.The third group, UNK_SparkyCarp, focused on credential harvesting through sophisticated…