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DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign

March 18, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, covid-19, DDoS, disinformation campaigns, Government security, hhs, human services, Law & order, nation state hacking, nation-state, security threats, us department of health

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:54:20 +0000

It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eIFGE7W8MpI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks

February 21, 2020 0 Comments Georgia, Government security, gru, nation state hacking, national crime agency, nca, russia, russian hacking, sandworm, security threats, uk, US

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:43:24 +0000

The US and UK governments have both accused Russia of launching a cyber attack against the Georgian government last year.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k1GSfrG1_cs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Officials raise alarm about Chinese hacking

February 11, 2020 0 Comments autotrader, china, Government security, made in china 2025, nation state hacking, security threats, state-sponsored attackers, trade theft, us attorney general william barr, usa

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:29:30 +0000

Officials pointed to ongoing threats against US institutions, painting a dire picture of hacking efforts to support Chinese economic goals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/oi3tJfEjikw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

February 10, 2020 0 Comments ballot tampering, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, election meddling, fake news, FBI, Government security, nation state hacking, russia, security threats, us elections, vote fixing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US warns of Iranian cyber threat

January 8, 2020 0 Comments cyberattackers, department of homeland security, Government security, iran, nation state hacking, qasem soleimani, security threats, US, us-iran tensions

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:40:47 +0000

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jQIIJJ29FVQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

December 4, 2019 0 Comments Chuck Schumer, counterintelligence, FaceApp, FBI, jill tyson, Law & order, Mobile, nation state hacking, Privacy, russia, security threats, spying

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:18:02 +0000

It’s a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/nPnVqJv23S8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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iPhone attack may have targeted Android and Windows too

September 3, 2019 0 Comments Android, Apple, bug bounty, Google, Government security, government spyware, iOS, iPhone, Mobile, nation state hacking, Operating Systems, security threats, vulnerability, Windows, zero day

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:47:23 +0000

A sophisticated and sustained watering hole attack affecting iPhones may have targeted Windows and Android too.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/3wCw5XE352c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>