OODA Loop – Biden Tells Putin Critical Infrastructure Sectors ‘Off Limits’ to Russian Hacking

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press has learned. The intelligence value of the hacking of then-acting Secretary Chad Wolf and his staff is…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Awake Security Finds Connection Between Hafinum Group and Hades Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • March 29, 2021     Researchers at Awake Security say at least one attack launched by the operators of Hades ransomware has a connection to the China-linked Hafnium group…

Exchange Server Post-Compromise Attack Activity Shared by Microsoft | IT Security News 29. March 2021 In the context of ongoing Exchange Server attacks, Microsoft has shared information detailing post-compromise activity which has infected vulnerable targets with ransomware and a botnet. When Microsoft released a fix for Exchange Server zero-days on March 2nd, organizations around the…

Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update” | IT Security News 27. March 2021 Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. Experts from security firm Zimperium have spotted a new sophisticated Android spyware that masquerades itself as a System…

Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries, The Associated Press reported Monday, citing sources. From the report: The intelligence value of the hacking of then-acting Secretary Chad…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China on Monday for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing of working with criminal hackers in ransomware attacks and other cyber operations. The announcements, though not accompanied by sanctions against the Chinese government, were intended as a forceful…