New Russian Hacker Exploit ‘Most Significant Cyber-Espionage Threat’ To US, NATO Partners
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Russian hacker group Pawn Storm is using a vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to install malware on computers belonging to several “foreign ministries,” Trend Micro researchers reported Tuesday. Pawn Storm “is the most significant cyber-espionage threat to the U.S. government and her NATO partners,” Trend Micro’s chief cybersecurity […]
Report: Poorer, smaller nations investing in cyberespionage tools despite leaks, lawsuits
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Researchers say some smaller, poorer nations are now using spy software, suggesting that recent data leaks and lawsuits have not deterred governments from investing in off-the-shelf cyberespionage products. Internet watchdog group Citizen Lab said in a report Thursday that it had found 33 “likely government users” […]
OBAMA COMPLAINS ABOUT CHINESE CYBER-ESPIONAGE
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A few weeks ahead of a visit to Washington from Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Obama is talking tough about Chinese cyber-attacks. “We’ve made very clear to the Chinese that there are certain practices that they’re engaging in that we know are emanating from China and […]
Adobe FINALLY patches critical Flash Player flaw exploited by Chinese cyber-espionage group
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Adobe has belatedly rushed out patches for a zero-day security flaw in its widely used Flash Player that had been exploited by a cyber-espionage group based in China for weeks, according to security services specialist FireEye. The group, identified as APT3 by FireEye, had used the […]
2012 Will See Rise in Cyber-Espionage and Malware, Experts Say
The security industry expects the number of cyber-espionage attacks to increase in 2012 and the malware used for this purpose to become increasingly sophisticated. In the past two years there has been a surge in the number of malware-based attacks that resulted in sensitive data being stolen from government agencies, defense contractors, Fortune 500 companies, […]
2012 Will See a Rise in Cyber-espionage Attacks and Sophisticated Malware, Experts Say
The security industry expects the number of cyber-espionage attacks to increase in 2012 and the malware used for this purpose to become increasingly sophisticated. In the past two years there has been a surge in the number of malware-based attacks that resulted in sensitive data being stolen from government agencies, defense contractors, Fortune 500 companies, […]
Cyber-Espionage Campaign Hits Government Sites in Asia, Eastern Europe
More than 1,400 computers were compromised in Asia and Eastern Europe in a massive e-mail cyber-attack that hit space agencies and research institutions. But this time China was not implicated. View full post on russia cyber attacks – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security