Zaun, a British company that provides perimeter fencing products to military and intelligence sites, has been hit by a ransomware attack. In a statement published on its website, Zaun said the LockBit ransomware group launched the attack through a computer running the Windows 7 operating system and software for a manufacturing machine, allowing LockBit to...
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Report Warns of New Russian Malware Campaign Against Ukraine
The National Security Agency, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released a joint report with international partners warning on a new Russian military malware campaign against Ukraine. The report seeks to uncover and mitigate the new malware named Infamous Chisel from Russian cyber elements called Sandworm that targets U.S. government and...
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US-Led Multinational Operation Takes Down Qakbot Malware Infrastructure
The FBI and the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a multinational operation has dismantled a malware infrastructure called Qakbot that cybercriminals used in ransomware attacks, online financial fraud and other cybercrimes. The FBI Headquarters’ Cyber Division and FBI Los Angeles collaborated with partners in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the United...
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Cyber Policy Experts Call for Better Laws on Online Security
The online security bills U.S. lawmakers are trying to legislate are “misguided” and designed to break encryption protecting personal privacy, according to cyber policy experts Tarah Wheeler and Geoffrey Cain. Wheeler, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow for global cyber policy, and Cain, a senior fellow in the tech policy think tank Foundation for...
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Canadian Cyber Center Identifies Russia, Iran as Cybercrime Safe Havens
Canada’s cybersecurity center has pinpointed Russia and Iran as nations “very likely” acting as safe havens for cybercriminals. In its newly released document, titled “Baseline Cyber Threat Assessment: Cybercrime,” the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security cited third-party reports and decisions of agencies in other countries supporting the assessment that Russia and Iran are sponsoring cybercriminals...
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Microsoft: A China-Linked Hacking Campaign Is Targeting Taiwan Networks
Microsoft has tracked down a China-linked hacking operation called Flax Typhoon that appears to target Taiwan-based organizations for long-term access to their networks. In a blog post, the tech giant said the activity used vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications to access the networks. Based on Microsoft’s observations, the threat actors linger on breached systems....
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Fortinet To Provide Free Cyber Awareness Training to Teachers Across Australia
Fortinet Australia said it will provide teachers with free training about cybersecurity through its Security Awareness and Training service program. In a statement, Nicole Quinn, head of government affairs for Asia Pacific at Fortinet, said the program will be localized and customized to suit administrators and teachers of Australian schools. The plan is to deliver...
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EO Empowers Treasury to Regulate US Tech Investments in China
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday authorizing the Department of the Treasury to regulate U.S. technology investments in China and other countries of concern. The regulatory measure covers three technological sectors sensitive to national security, namely: semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and artificial intelligence. The EO follows extensive and thorough consultations by...
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Oracle Delivers Secure Digital Services, Capabilities With New Australian Government Cloud
Oracle has unveiled Oracle Cloud for Australian Government and Defense for the Canberra region, a new platform that offers over 100 services that enable customers to build and run cloud-hosted applications. Through the new region, government cloud users can access services, applications and integrated security capabilities to help them harness data and optimize workload, Oracle...