Tag: military
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The US Military Is Raking in Millions From On-Base Slot Machines
The Defense Department operates slot machines on US military bases overseas, raising millions of dollars to fund recreation for troops”, and creating risks for soldiers prone to gambling addiction. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/us-military-on-base-slot-machines-gambling-addiction/
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China accuses US of exploiting Microsoft zero-day in cyberattack
The accusation, the latest from Beijing, says U.S. intelligence agencies attacked two Chinese military enterprises. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/china-accuses-us-of-exploiting-microsoft-zero-day-in-cyberattack/
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APT36 Hackers Target Indian Railways, Oil, and Government Systems Using Malicious PDF Files
Tags: cyber, government, group, hacker, india, infection, infrastructure, malicious, military, threatThe Pakistan-linked threat group APT36, also known as Transparent Tribe, has broadened its cyber operations beyond traditional military targets to encompass Indian railways, oil and gas infrastructure, and the Ministry of External Affairs. Security researchers have uncovered two sophisticated desktop-based infection chains leveraging .desktop files disguised as PDF documents, which execute malicious scripts to deploy…
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SentinelLabs uncovers China’s hidden cyber-espionage arsenal
CSOonline that the most important pieces of new information gleaned from the findings are that “China’s contracting ecosystem forces many companies and individuals to collaborate on intrusions. This means many China-based Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) may actually contain many different companies with many different clients.”The nation’s diverse private sector offensive ecosystem, he said, “supports a…
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Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly
The U.S. Military Academy announced Tuesday that the former CISA head would join the Department of Social Sciences. Secretary Dan Driscoll pulled the offer Wednesday. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/jen-easterly-west-point-mcdermott-chair-laura-loomer-dan-driscoll-army/
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Minnesota activates National Guard as cyberattack on Saint Paul disrupts public services
Gov. Tim Walz activated the state military’s cyber forces to help ensure public services continue to run as the city of Saint Paul battles an ongoing cyberattack. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/minnesota-activates-national-guard-as-cyberattack-on-saint-paul-disrupts-public-services/
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The final frontier of cybersecurity is now in space
As the space sector becomes more commercial and military-focused, these assets are becoming attractive targets. The global space economy is booming and is expected to increase … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/29/space-cybersecurity-risks/
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Russian-Aligned Hive0156 Escalates Remcos RAT Attacks on Ukrainian Government Military
The post Russian-Aligned Hive0156 Escalates Remcos RAT Attacks on Ukrainian Government Military appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/russian-aligned-hive0156-escalates-remcos-rat-attacks-on-ukrainian-government-military/
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White House AI plan heavy on cyber, light on implementation
Tags: ai, automation, country, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, infrastructure, law, military, strategyIt’s a ‘north star’ strategy and not an executive order: Unlike strategy documents or executive orders issued by presidential administrations in the past, this action plan contains no implementation requirements, deadlines, or specifics on when many of its actions need to be completed or how. It is a “north star strategy for all of these…
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Microsoft ‘digital escorts’ reveal crucial US counterintelligence blind spot
Tags: access, china, cio, cloud, compliance, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, firewall, framework, google, government, injection, intelligence, law, microsoft, military, oracle, risk, service, threat, update, vulnerabilityWhat the program was, and how it worked: The digital escort model, according to ProPublica, was designed to comply with federal contracting rules that prohibit foreign nationals from directly accessing sensitive government systems. Under this framework:China-based engineers would file support tickets for tasks such as firewall updates or bug fixes.US-based escorts, often former military personnel…
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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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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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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 ties GRU to stealthy Microsoft 365 credential-stealing malware
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has formally attributed ‘Authentic Antics’ espionage malware attacks to APT28 (Fancy Bear), threat actor already linked to Russia’s military intelligence service (GRU). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-ties-russian-gru-to-authentic-antics-credential-stealing-malware/
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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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Ukraine Pwns Russian Drone Maker, Gaskar is ‘Paralyzed’
All Your UAVs Are Belong to UKR: Ukrainian Cyber Alliance and Black Owl team up to hack manufacturer of Russian military drones, sources say. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/ukraine-hacks-russian-drone-maker-gaskar-richixbw/
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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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Russia Linked to New Malware Targeting Email Accounts for Espionage
Russian military intelligence-linked hackers are using a new malware called “Authentic Antics” to secretly access Microsoft cloud email accounts, the UK’s NCSC reports First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/new-malware-targeting-email/
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Cambodia Arrests More Than 1,000 in Cyberscam Crackdown
Tags: militaryCambodian police and military arrested more than 1,000 people in a crackdown on cyberscam operations that have proliferated in recent years in Southeast Asia and now are spreading globally, ensnaring hundreds of thousands of people in human trafficking schemes who are forced to run romance and other online frauds. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to…
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Chinese Salt Typhoon Infiltrated US National Guard Network for Months
A Department of Homeland Security memo confirms Chinese group Salt Typhoon, extensively compromised a US National Guard network for nearly a year, stealing sensitive military and law enforcement data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-salt-typhoon-infiltrated-us-national-guard-network/
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Iranian Threat Actors Use AI-Generated Emails to Target Cybersecurity Researchers and Academics
Iranian state-backed Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups and their hacktivist allies have stepped up operations that could spark worldwide cyber retaliation in the wake of Israeli and American strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities in June 2025. While kinetic conflicts remain contained, the cyber domain has seen a surge in preparatory activities targeting U.S.…
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Militärlieferant: Systeme eines russischen Drohnenherstellers verwüstet
Tags: militaryUkrainische Cyberakteure wollen erfolgreich die Produktion eines Drohnenherstellers, der das russische Militär beliefert, lahmgelegt haben. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/militaerlieferant-hacker-verwuesten-systeme-eines-russischen-drohnenherstellers-2507-198147.html
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Ukraine-aligned hackers claim cyberattack on major Russian drone supplier
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency confirmed that it participated with two volunteer hacking groups in an operation against Gaskar Group, a Russian drone company. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-hackers-claim-attack-russia-gaskar-group-drone-maker
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Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers Infiltrated US National Guard Network for Almost a Year
The Department of Defense (DoD) revealed that an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, known as Salt Typhoon and publicly identified as Chinese state-sponsored actors, had successfully penetrated a U.S. state’s Army National Guard network in a major increase in cyberthreats. This compromise spanned from March 2024 to December 2024, enabling potential exfiltration of sensitive military…
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Salt Typhoon hacked the US National Guard for 9 months, and accessed networks in every state
Tags: access, attack, best-practice, breach, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, Internet, malicious, military, network, service, theft, threat, vulnerabilitySensitive military data stolen: The attackers gained access to highly sensitive military and infrastructure information during the nine-month intrusion. The memo stated that “in 2024, Salt Typhoon used its access to a US state’s Army National Guard network to exfiltrate administrator credentials, network traffic diagrams, a map of geographic locations throughout the state, and PII…
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Militärlieferant: Hacker verwüsten Systeme eines russischen Drohnenherstellers
Ukrainische Cyberakteure wollen erfolgreich die Produktion eines Drohnenherstellers, der das russische Militär beliefert, lahmgelegt haben. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/militaerlieferant-hacker-verwuesten-systeme-eines-russischen-drohnenherstellers-2507-198147.html
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Former U.S. Army Member Pleads Guilty in Telecom Hacking Case
A 21-year-old former U.S. Army soldier has pleaded guilty to participating in a sophisticated cybercrime operation that targeted telecommunications companies through hacking, data theft, and extortion schemes. Cameron John Wagenius, who was stationed in Texas during his military service, admitted to conspiring with others to breach protected computer networks and demand ransom payments from victim…
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Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA
In congressional testimony, President Trump’s former national security adviser said his use of Signal to coordinate military operations was “driven by” cybersecurity guidance from CISA. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/waltz-signal-gate-cisa-guidance-senate-foreign-relations/