Tag: state actors
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The Register: CISA worker says 100-strong Red Team fired after DOGE cancelled contract
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/cisa_staff_layoffs/ Source: The Register Title: CISA worker says 100-strong Red Team fired after DOGE cancelled contract Feedly Summary: Election infosec advisory agency also shuttered A penetration tester who worked at the US govt’s CISA claims his 100-strong team was dismissed after Elon Musk’s Trump-blessed DOGE unit cancelled a contract – and that more…
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The Register: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/06/fbi_china_pays_75k_per/ Source: The Register Title: Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks Feedly Summary: Xi’s freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China’s Silk Typhoon gang, plus internet domain…
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Cloud Blog: Google Cloud named a Leader in the 2025 Forrester Data Security Platforms Wave
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/google-named-leader-in-2025-forrester-data-security-platforms-wave/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Cloud named a Leader in the 2025 Forrester Data Security Platforms Wave Feedly Summary: We’re pleased to announce that Google has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Data Security Platforms, Q1 2025 report. We believe this is a testament to our unwavering commitment to…
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Slashdot: Serbian Student’s Android Phone Compromised By Exploit From Cellebrite
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/03/01/019202/serbian-students-android-phone-compromised-by-exploit-from-cellebrite?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Serbian Student’s Android Phone Compromised By Exploit From Cellebrite Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report illustrates a concerning case of a zero-day exploit utilized by a surveillance vendor against a student critic of the Serbian government, highlighting the ongoing threats to information security in civil…
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The Register: Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/25/new_ics_malware_dragos/ Source: The Register Title: Malware variants that target operational tech systems are very rare – but 2 were found last year Feedly Summary: Fuxnet and FrostyGoop were both used in the Russia-Ukraine war Two new malware variants specifically designed to disrupt critical industrial processes were set loose on operational technology networks last…
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The Register: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_spies_ransomware_moonlighting/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks Feedly Summary: Some employees steal sticky notes, others ‘borrow’ malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies…