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US sanctions four North Korean entities for global cyberattacks

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The US Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on four entities and one individual involved in illicit revenue generation and malicious online activities to generate revenue for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (North Korea) activities.

The entities and individuals sanctioned are the Pyongyang University of Automation, the RGB’s Technical Reconnaissance Bureau, the 110th Research Center cybersecurity unit, Chinyong Information Technology Cooperation Company, and North Korean national Kim Sang Man, the US Department of State said in a press statement. 

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Over 80% of identity crimes victims in 2022 were caught in a scammer’s net, ITRC says

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The latest Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) report sheds light on the most
significant identity compromise incidents consumers faced in 2022.

The volume of identity fraud reports is still at an all-time high, with Google
Voice swindles victimizing 61% of individuals who filed a report to the ITRC,
according to the non-profit organization, which aims to support identity theft
victims.

Unsurprisingly, 55% of the reported identity crimes were linked to compromised
credentials and 40% to misu

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Apria Healthcare Left Customers in the Dark for Years as Hackers Accessed Its Systems

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Apria Healthcare, a large provider of home healthcare equipment and services in
the US, is notifying customers that hackers may have accessed their personal
information in a breach long ago.

“We are writing to tell you about a data breach that may have exposed some of
your personal information,” the letter begins (PDF
[https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/bf218a4e-1ffd-4f14-a74d-3d34aec8d6c7/bde05c1a-c231-42a5-89b5-6141c2c33f9f/document.html]
). “We take the protection and proper us

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Legion Malware Upgraded to Target SSH Servers and AWS Credentials

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An updated version of the commodity malware called Legion comes with expanded features to compromise SSH servers and Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials associated with DynamoDB and CloudWatch.
“This recent update demonstrates a widening of scope, with new capabilities such the ability to compromise SSH servers and retrieve additional AWS-specific credentials from Laravel web applications,”
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Breach Alert! Rheinmetall AG Confirms Being Hit by BlackBasta Ransomware Attack

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Rheinmetall AG announced they suffered a data breach after being a target of a BlackBasta ransomware attack. On May 20th, 2023, the threat group leaked samples of the stolen data on its extortion site. According to the German automotive and arms manufacturer, the attack is real. The security team discovered the network breach on April […]

The post Breach Alert! Rheinmetall AG Confirms Being Hit by BlackBasta Ransomware Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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UK IT Worker Exploits Ransomware Attack, Tries to Blackmail Employer

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An IT security analyst from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire in southern England has
been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and
blackmail after exploiting a ransomware attack at his place of work.

28-year-old Ashley Liles worked as an IT expert at a company in Oxford that was
recently targeted by a ransomware attack. As part of his role, Liles was
involved in investigating the incident, but rather than mitigating the damage,
he devised a scheme to benefit from the situation

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The Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Digital Twins in Supply Chain Management

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Here, I will talk about the benefits and challenges of implementing digital twins in Supply Chain Management. To create a good example for you to better understand all the pros and cons of digital twins, let’s take the example of milk delivery. The logistics of a milk carton is a task with many inputs. From […]

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Cyber Attacks Strike Ukraine’s State Bodies in Espionage Operation

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The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting state bodies in the country as part of an espionage campaign.
The intrusion set, attributed to a threat actor tracked by the authority as UAC-0063 since 2021, leverages phishing lures to deploy a variety of malicious tools on infected systems. The origins of the hacking crew are presently unknown.
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