Tag: Russia
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The Register: Ransomware’s ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/ransomware_ripple_effect_hospitals/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware’s ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers Feedly Summary: 389 US healthcare orgs infected this year alone Ransomware infected 389 US healthcare organizations this fiscal year, putting patients’ lives at risk and costing facilities up to $900,000 a day in downtime alone, according to Microsoft.……
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Slashdot: Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions
Source URL: https://politics.slashdot.org/story/24/10/23/2234246/foreign-disinformation-is-hitting-the-us-election-from-all-directions?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses ongoing foreign influence operations targeting the US presidential election, highlighting the evolving tactics of countries like Russia, China, and Iran. A significant emphasis is placed on AI-generated content,…
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The Register: Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/linus_torvalds_affirms_expulsion_of/ Source: The Register Title: Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers Feedly Summary: Removal of kernel maintainers linked to Russia attributed to sanctions Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Wednesday affirmed the removal last week of about a dozen kernel maintainers associated with Russia.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The removal of…
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Wired: Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-russia-china-iran-election-disinformation/ Source: Wired Title: Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions Feedly Summary: Russia, Iran, and China are targeting the US election with an evolving array of influence operations in the last days of campaign season. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC)…
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Cisco Talos Blog: Threat actor abuses Gophish to deliver new PowerRAT and DCRAT
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/gophish-powerrat-dcrat/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Threat actor abuses Gophish to deliver new PowerRAT and DCRAT Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos recently discovered a phishing campaign using an open-source phishing toolkit called Gophish by an unknown threat actor. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details the analysis of a sophisticated phishing campaign…
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The Register: US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six ‘countries of concern’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/21/us_crackdown_data_brokers/ Source: The Register Title: US moves ahead with crackdown on data brokers selling to six ‘countries of concern’ Feedly Summary: Biden’s Executive Order finally getting its day in the sun, soonish The US federal government is poised to implement an Executive Order that would ban data brokers selling significant amounts of information…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation
Source URL: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/10/15/escalating-cyber-threats-demand-stronger-global-defense-and-cooperation/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation Feedly Summary: We must find a way to stem the tide of this malicious cyber activity. That includes continuing to harden our digital domains to protect our networks, data, and people at all levels. However, this challenge will…
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Cisco Talos Blog: What I’ve learned in my first 7-ish years in cybersecurity
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-oct-17-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: What I’ve learned in my first 7-ish years in cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Plus, a zero-day vulnerability in Qualcomm chips, exposed health care devices, and the latest on the Salt Typhoon threat actor. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text shares personal insights and experiences from an…
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Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5647-romcom/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants Feedly Summary: By Dmytro Korzhevin, Asheer Malhotra, Vanja Svajcer and Vitor Ventura. Cisco Talos has observed a new wave of attacks active since at least late 2023, from a Russian speaking group we track as “UAT-5647”, against Ukrainian…
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The Register: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/anonymous_sudan_arrests_charges/ Source: The Register Title: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged Feedly Summary: Gang said to have developed its evilware on GitHub – then DDoSed GitHub Hacktivist gang Anonymous Sudan appears to have lost its anonymity after the US Attorney’s Office on Wednesday unsealed an indictment identifying two of…