Tag: state actors
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Cisco Talos Blog: Redefining IABs: Impacts of compartmentalization on threat tracking and modeling
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/redefining-initial-access-brokers/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Redefining IABs: Impacts of compartmentalization on threat tracking and modeling Feedly Summary: Threat actors are teaming up, splitting attacks into stages and making defense harder than ever. In Part 1, Cisco Talos examines their tactics and defines their motivations. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…
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Unit 42: False Face: Unit 42 Demonstrates the Alarming Ease of Synthetic Identity Creation
Source URL: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/?p=139512 Source: Unit 42 Title: False Face: Unit 42 Demonstrates the Alarming Ease of Synthetic Identity Creation Feedly Summary: North Korean IT workers are reportedly using real-time deepfakes to secure remote work, raising serious security concerns. We explore the implications. The post False Face: Unit 42 Demonstrates the Alarming Ease of Synthetic Identity…
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The Register: Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/suspected_chines_snoops_hijacked_buggy/ Source: The Register Title: Suspected Chinese spies right now hijacking buggy Ivanti gear – for third time in 3 years Feedly Summary: Simple denial-of-service blunder turned out to be a remote unauth code exec disaster Suspected Chinese government spies have been exploiting a newly disclosed critical bug in Ivanti VPN appliances since…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Transforming public sector security operations in the AI era
Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/01/transforming-public-sector-security-operations-in-the-ai-era/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Transforming public sector security operations in the AI era Feedly Summary: Read how Microsoft’s unified security operations platform can use generative AI to transform cybersecurity for the public sector. The post Transforming public sector security operations in the AI era appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog. AI…
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The Register: As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/24/nation_state_supply_chain_attack/ Source: The Register Title: As nation-state hacking becomes ‘more in your face,’ are supply chains secure? Feedly Summary: Ex-US Air Force officer says companies shouldn’t wait for govt mandates Interview Former US Air Force cyber officer Sarah Cleveland worries about the threat of a major supply-chain attack from China or another adversarial…
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The Register: CISA: We didn’t fire our red team, we just unhired a bunch of them
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/13/cisa_red_team_layoffs/ Source: The Register Title: CISA: We didn’t fire our red team, we just unhired a bunch of them Feedly Summary: Agency tries to save face as it also pulls essential funding for election security initiatives The US cybersecurity agency is trying to save face by seeking to clear up what it’s calling…