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DarkGate Operator Uses Skype, Teams Messages to Distribute Malware
A threat actor is using compromised Skype and Microsoft Teams accounts to distribute DarkGate, a troublesome loader associated with multiple malicious activities, including information theft, …
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China-Linked APT15 Targets Foreign Ministries With ‘Graphican’ Backdoor
Symantec has issued a warning that a China-linked hacking group known as APT15 is targeting foreign affairs ministries in the Americas using a new backdoor called Graphican. The group utilized …
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The State Department’s Sustained $500M Commitment to Bolster Global Computer Chip Supply Chain Security (as Prescribed by the 2021 OODA Stratigame)
This month, The State Department "unveiled details of its plans to use $100 million of funding provided under the 2022 CHIPS Act to improve semiconductor supply chain security and international …
Blockchain Technologies are the Future of Food Security and Food Safety
A shout-out and a thank you to the Ontario, Canada-based Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) and the authors of this research. BRI allows for the distribution of a high percentage of its blockchain …
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5 Steps to Address the Rising Geopolitical Risks to Your Supply Chain
My recent conversations with the supply chain practitioners are dominated by supply chain risk — specifically geopolitical risks in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Even companies …
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New advanced hacking group targets governments, engineers worldwide
A new hacking group called FamousSparrow has been detected by researchers at ESET. The team stated on Thursday that the advanced persistent threat (APT) group is targeting governments and engineers in …
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Sinaloa Cartel-Linked “Freelancers” Introduce ESG-Friendly Meth recipe to Netherlands, EncroChat Probe Reveals
Sinaloa cartel-linked freelancers have brought their sustainable meth-cooking recipe to the Netherlands, Dutch investigators say, citing new evidence uncovered in the EncroChat encrypted crime-network …
Ransomware attack hits major US data center provider
CyrusOne, one of the biggest data center providers in the US, suffered a ransomware attack yesterday. CyrusOne is currently working with law enforcement and forensic firms to investigate, as well as …
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Genetically modified mosquitoes developed for fight against Zika and malaria
The Gates Foundation and partner Oxitec have developed genetically-modified mosquitoes to be used to reduce malaria and other mosquito-born diseases. The modifications only affects the target species, …
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