Polish government officials have issued a warning that a cyberespionage group, believed to be linked to Russia's intelligence services, is targeting diplomatic and foreign ministries from NATO and EU member states. The group, known as APT29, Cozy Bear, and NOBELIUM, is believed to be part of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). This group was responsible for the 2020 supply chain attack against software company SolarWinds, which...
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An international law enforcement operation has taken down Genesis Market, a notorious illegal online marketplace that traded in stolen credentials such as email, bank account, and social media platform information. The operation, codenamed Operation Cookie Monster, involved 17 countries and resulted in 119 arrests and 208 property searches across 13 nations. Since its inception in March 2018, Genesis Market has become a major hub for criminal...
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NSW Health Data Breach: Payroll Information of Over 1,600 Staff Affected! NSW Health has recently confirmed that it has become the latest organisation to suffer a data breach in the Frontier Software cyber-attack at the end of 2021. According to an FAQ posted on its website, the breach has impacted staff or former staff who were employed by the Ministry of Health, as a senior executive...
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A new information stealer called SYS01stealer has been discovered by cybersecurity researchers, targeting critical government infrastructure employees, manufacturing companies, and other sectors. The attack is designed to steal sensitive information, including login data, cookies, and Facebook ad and business account information. The Israeli cybersecurity company Morphisec reported that the campaign was initially tied to a financially motivated cybercriminal operation dubbed Ducktail by Zscaler. However, WithSecure, which...
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The Australian Government is taking steps to become the most cyber secure country in the world by 2030, with the announcement of a new national office for cyber security and the launch of a consultation on a seven-year cyber security strategy. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said the office would be led by a new senior official with the title of coordinator for cyber security, with...
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Victoria’s auditor-general has expressed concern over the increasing number of weaknesses in IT controls in the state's local government sector. According to a new audit, the office found more IT control weaknesses due to increased scrutiny. These weaknesses included access management, policies and procedures, logging and monitoring, backup and recovery, and change management. The auditor-general noted that poor IT controls increase the risk of unauthorised access, cyber-attacks,...
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China-based cyberespionage actor DEV-0147 has been observed compromising diplomatic targets in South America, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team. The initiative is “a notable expansion of the group’s data exfiltration operations that traditionally targeted gov’t agencies and think tanks in Asia and Europe,” the team tweeted on Monday. DEV-0147’s attacks in South America included post-exploitation activity involving the abuse of on-premises identity infrastructure for reconnaissance...
