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Microsoft Kills 18 Azure Accounts Tied to Nation-State Attacks
Microsoft has suspended 18 Azure Active Directory applications that were being leveraged for command-and-control C2 infrastructure by what it says is a Chinese nation-state actor. While Microsoft services like Azure Active Directory AD – its cloud-based identity and access management service – ar...
Microsoft Security—detecting empires in the cloud
Microsoft consistently tracks the most advanced threat actors and evolving attack techniques. We use these findings to harden our products and platform and share them with the security community to help defenders everywhere better protect the planet. Recently, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence...
Iranian Government Hacking Android
The New York Times wrote about a still-unreleased report from Chckpoint and the Miaan Group: The reports, which were reviewed by The New York Times in advance of their release, say that the hackers have successfully infiltrated what were thought to be secure mobile phones and computers belonging ...
eservices.cyprus.gov.cy Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-1361033
Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has:       a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence;       b. notified the website operator about its existence...
India’s COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data
By Waqas The COVID-19 surveillance tool built by the Uttar Pradesh state government has put data of approx. 8 million Indian citizens at risk. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Indias COVID-19 surveillance tool exposed millions of user data...
oblmaslikhat.zhambyl.gov.kz Cross Site Scripting vulnerability OBB-1345033
Following coordinated and responsible vulnerability disclosure guidelines of the ISO 29147 standard, Open Bug Bounty has:       a. verified the vulnerability and confirmed its existence;       b. notified the website operator about its existence...
U.S. Announces Charges Against 2 Russian and 2 Iranian Hackers
Immediately after revealing criminal charges against 5 Chinese and 2 Malaysian hackers, the United States government yesterday also made two separate announcements charging two Iranian and two Russian hackers and added them to the FBI's most-wanted list. The two Russian nationals—Danil Potekhin a...
DoJ Indicts Two Hackers for Defacing Websites with Pro-Iran Messages
The Department of Justice DoJ has indicted two hackers – including one teenager – for allegedly vandalizing more than 50 websites hosted in the U.S. with pro-Iran messages. The indictment, unsealed on Tuesday, indicts Behzad Mohammadzadeh, a national of the Islamic Republic of Iran who is believe...
CISA: Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA issued a new advisory on Monday about a wave of cyberattacks carried by Chinese nation-state actors targeting US government agencies and private entities. "CISA has observed Chinese Ministry of State Security-affiliated cyber threat...
CISA: Chinese Hackers Exploiting Unpatched Devices to Target U.S. Agencies
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA issued a new advisory on Monday about a wave of cyberattacks carried by Chinese nation-state actors targeting US government agencies and private entities. "CISA has observed Chinese Ministry of State Security-affiliated cyber threat...
CBP Seized OnePlus Buds as ‘Counterfeit’ AirPods. Now It's Doubling Down
The US government has detained thousands of wireless earbuds on suspicion of being fake Apple goods—despite crystal clear branding from an established company...
Chinese Government-affiliated Malicious Cyber Actors Targeting U.S. Government Agencies
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI have issued an advisory about Chinese Ministry of State Security MSS-affiliated cyber threat actors targeting U.S. government agencies. Through the National Cybersecurity Protection System, CISA has...
The U.S. Secret Service Selects Tom Kellermann to Serve on Inaugural Cyber Investigations Advisory Board
Cybersecurity has become a recurring global news headline. From ransomware to data breaches, cyberattacks continue to be one of the biggest threats to both the private and public sectors. Earlier this year, the FBI reported a 400 percent increase in cybercrime1. And for the public sector, this is...
FBI warns of ProLock ransomware with enhanced capabilities
By Zara Khan The FBI issues a second alert asking private and government entities to vary of ProLock ransomware. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI warns of ProLock ransomware with enhanced capabilities...
Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency
By Waqas Nearly 47 Service NSW staff email accounts were hacked after a ‘criminal attack’ in April, affecting the data of 186,000 customers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency...
Arbitrary file read vulnerability in S-CMS backend (CNVD-2020-57394)
S-CMS Government Station Building System, S-CMS School Station Building System, S-CMS News Portal System and S-CMS Enterprise Station Building System are developed by Zibo Shining Network Technology Co., Ltd. which is specialized in providing solutions for government station building.S-CMS Hospit...
Vulnerability Disclosure: Ethical Hackers Seek Best Practices
The process of vulnerability disclosure has improved over the years, but still too many security researchers face threats when trying to report bugs. Disclosure policies that give ethical hackers clear guidelines are vast and varied and are seldom universally followed, which adds to the friction...
India Blocks High-Profile Chinese Apps on Political, Privacy Concerns
India has blocked 118 more mobile apps in its continued crackdown on the use mobile apps from China, citing concerns that they transmit user data out of the country and threaten its “sovereignty and integrity” as political tensions between the two countries rise. Though not all of the apps banned...
Charming Kitten Returns with WhatsApp, LinkedIn Effort
The Iran-affiliated APT known as Charming Kitten is back with a new approach, impersonating Persian-speaking journalists via WhatsApp and LinkedIn, in order to con victims into opening malicious links. The targets are Israeli scholars from Haifa and Tel Aviv universities, and U.S. government...
Iranian Hackers Pose as Journalists to Trick Victims Into Installing Malware
An Iranian cyberespionage group known for targeting government, defense technology, military, and diplomacy sectors is now impersonating journalists to approach targets via LinkedIn and WhatsApp and infect their devices with malware. Detailing the new tactics of the "Charming Kitten" APT group,...