U.S. Internet Corp.’s subsidiary, Securence, inadvertently exposed over a decade’s worth of internal and client emails, including those of government institutions, due to a misconfigured server, raising serious security concerns.
South Korea has accused North Korean hackers of breaching an administrator’s email account in the Office of the President to access information about the president’s communications and overseas trips.
The U.S. Department of Defense has notified around 20,600 individuals that their personal information was exposed in an email data spill due to a misconfigured cloud email server hosted on Microsoft’s platform.
The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of a Russian petitioner who challenged a Kremlin rule requiring telecom firms to provide backdoor access to servers for law enforcement data collection.
The operation is carried out by an IT organization called “Gyeongheung,” affiliated with North Korea’s secretive Office 39. These websites are sold for $5,000 a month, with additional tech support for $3,000.
The lawsuits filed against data brokers in New Jersey highlight the need for stronger regulation of data brokers to protect the privacy of law enforcement personnel and all Americans.
Hackers are tricking victims into downloading an outdated but legitimate AnyDesk executable by directing them to fake websites posing as financial institutions. Once the program is run, attackers can gain control of the victim’s machine.
The priorities focus on defending against Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) operations, raising cybersecurity standards for critical infrastructure, and anticipating emerging technology risks.
The company has not yet determined the extent of the damage caused by the attack. VARTA is currently focused on ensuring data integrity and has formed a task force to aid in system restoration.
A report from Flare indicates that Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are increasingly targeting entities within NATO member states through various techniques such as spear-phishing and exploiting vulnerabilities.