Light on detail and refusing to attribute, Scott Morrison says state-based attacks are targeting all levels of government, as well as the private sector. …read more Source:: Open Source S
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Michigan State University hit by ransomware gang
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•The operators of the NetWalker ransomware gang have given MSU officials seven days to pay the ransom or they will leak stolen university files. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Russian state hackers behind San Francisco airport hack
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•ESET says a Russian hacker group known as Energetic Bear (DragonFly) is behind a hack of two of the airport’s websites. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Multiple nation-state groups are hacking Microsoft Exchange servers
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•Government-backed groups are exploiting CVE-2020-0688 to take over Exchange email servers. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Brazil defines timescales for sale of state-owned tech firms
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•Dataprev and Serpro will be sold to the private sector by June 2021 …read more Source:: Open Source S
Ransomware, snooping and attempted shutdowns: The state of this honeypot shows what hackers do to systems left unprotected online
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•Researchers set up a honeypot to monitor what cyber criminals are doing when they target industrial environments – and found that hackers are going after factories in large numbers. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Brazil’s state-owned firm Dataprev fires hundreds of staff ahead of privatization
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•The company responsible for the IT underpinning the social security system will close 20 offices across the country and hopes to cut operational spend by $22 million …read more Source:: Open Source S
Huawei refutes suggestions state support drove its growth
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•Chinese tech giant has lashed out at a US media report that claims its success was fuelled by billions of dollars in financial support from China’s government, arguing that its …read more Source:: Open Source S
Twitter shuts down Saudi state-backed information operations
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•They formed a larger network of more than 88,000 accounts. …read more Source:: Open Source S
Ransomware hits Louisiana state government systems
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•Ransomware contained and some systems have already been recovered. …read more Source:: Open Source S