An ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine

With no off-ramp in sight, Russia’s leader has put the country’s nuclear forces on alert...

Putin’s Nuclear Threat Sets the West on Edge

By promising a response “never seen” in history if other countries interfere in Ukraine, the Russian leader upended decades of relative stability...

Couple sold nuclear warship data hidden in peanut butter sandwich

By Deeba Ahmed The couple used a bubble gum package and peanut butter sandwich to hide SD card with sensitive data and sell it to undercover FBI agents. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Couple sold nuclear warship data hidden in peanut butter sandwich...

Security Bulletin: A security vulnerability has been identified in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with Asset and Service Management (CVE-2021-29736)

Summary IBM WebSphere Application Server is shipped as a component of Maximo Asset Management, Maximo Industry Solutions including Maximo for Nuclear Power, Maximo for Transportation, Maximo for Life Sciences, Maximo for Oil and Gas, and Maximo for Utilities, Maximo Adapter for Primavera,...

Atomic research institute breached via VPN vulnerability

Remember when we told you to patch your VPNs already? I hate to say "I told you so", but I informed you thusly. According to South Korean officials a North Korean cyber-espionage group managed to infiltrate the network of South Koreas state-run nuclear research institute last month. The crime: ti...

North Korea Exploited VPN Flaw to Hack South's Nuclear Research Institute

South Korea's state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute KAERI on Friday disclosed that its internal network was infiltrated by suspected attackers operating out of its northern counterpart. The intrusion is said to have taken place on May 14 through a vulnerability in an unnamed virtual...

Revil ransomware gang claims breaching US nuclear weapons contractor

By Deeba Ahmed The REvil ransomware gang have said that they will auction the data belonging to Sol Oriens, a US-based nuclear weapons contractor. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Revil ransomware gang claims breaching US nuclear weapons contractor...

REvil Hits US Nuclear Weapons Contractor: Report

Sol Oriens, a subcontractor for the U.S. Department of Energy DOE that works on nuclear weapons with the National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA, last month was hit by a cyberattack that experts say came from the relentless REvil ransomware-as-a-service RaaS gang. The Albuquerque, N.M...

US Soldiers Exposed Nuclear Secrets on Digital Flash Ccards

Plus: A major hack in Japan, Citizen app run amok, and more of the week’s top security news...

New Chinese Malware Targeted Russia's Largest Nuclear Submarine Designer

A threat actor believed to be working on behalf of Chinese state-sponsored interests was recently observed targeting a Russia-based defense contractor involved in designing nuclear submarines for the naval arm of the Russian Armed Forces. The phishing attack, which singled out a general director...

A child sent out gibberish tweet from official US Nuclear-agency account

By Deeba Ahmed A Child’s Gibberish Tweet from US Nuclear-agency Account Sends Twitter into Frenzy - Sparks Debates on National Security. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: A child sent out gibberish tweet from official US Nuclear-agency account...

Novel Confucius Android spyware hits military, nuclear entities in Pakistan

By Waqas Another day, another Android spyware - This time, there are two spyware targeting sensitive infrastructure in Pakistan on behalf of India. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Novel Confucius Android spyware hits military, nuclear entities in Pakistan...

Researchers Uncover Android Spying Campaign Targeting Pakistan Officials

Two new Android surveillanceware families have been found to target military, nuclear, and election entities in Pakistan and Kashmir as part of a pro-India, state-sponsored hacking campaign. Dubbed Hornbill and Sunbird, the malware impersonates legitimate or seemingly innocuous services to cover...

Military, Nuclear Entities Under Target By Novel Android Malware

Researchers have uncovered two novel Android surveillanceware families being used by an advanced persistent threat APT group to target military, nuclear and election entities in Pakistan and Kashmir. The two malware families, which researchers call “Hornbill” and “SunBird,” have sophisticated...

Russian hackers targeted 40 agencies including US Nuclear Agency

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft said that 80% of targets of the Russian-government backed hackers are located in the US including the Nuclear Security Agency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian hackers targeted 40 agencies including US Nuclear Agency...

Nuclear Weapons Agency Hacked in Widening Cyberattack

The Energy Department and its National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA, which is the agency that maintains the U.S. nuclear stockpile, have been compromised as part of the widespread cyberattack uncovered this week stemming from the massive SolarWinds hack. An exclusive report by Politico...

Donald Trump Could Still Launch Nuclear Weapons at Any Time

The president's responsibility for the US nuclear arsenal is a Cold War anachronism. The Trump era shows why it needs reform...

North Korean Hackers Used 'Torisma' Spyware in Job Offers-based Attacks

A cyberespionage campaign aimed at aerospace and defense sectors in order to install data gathering implants on victims' machines for purposes of surveillance and data exfiltration may have been more sophisticated than previously thought. The attacks, which targeted IP-addresses belonging to...

North Korea-Backed Spy Group Poses as Reporters in Spearphishing Attacks, Feds Warn

The North Korean advanced persistent threat APT group known as Kimsuky is actively attacking commercial-sector businesses, often by posing as South Korean reporters, according to an alert from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA. Kimsuky a.k.a. Hidden Cobra has been...

A week in security (July 6 – 12)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took an in-depth look at card skimmers targeting ASP sites, we released another episode of Lock and Code exploring the Internet of Things, and we dug into a Mac mystery. We also examined some pre-installed malware, and put out a threat spotlight on some customiz...