Cybersecurity authorities from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have published a joint advisory warning of an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations across the world in 2021. The incidents singled out a broad range of sectors, including defense, emergency services, agriculture, government facilities, IT, … [Read more...] about CISA, FBI, NSA Issue Advisory on Severe Increase in Ransomware Attacks
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CISA, FBI and NSA Publish Joint Advisory and Scanner for Log4j Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory in response to widespread exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in Apache's Log4j software library by nefarious adversaries. "These vulnerabilities, especially Log4Shell, are severe," the intelligence agencies said in the new guidance. "Sophisticated … [Read more...] about CISA, FBI and NSA Publish Joint Advisory and Scanner for Log4j Vulnerabilities
NSA Suggests Enterprises Use ‘Designated’ DNS-over-HTTPS’ Resolvers
The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on Friday said DNS over HTTPS (DoH) — if configured appropriately in enterprise environments — can help prevent "numerous" initial access, command-and-control, and exfiltration techniques used by threat actors. "DNS over Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Transport Layer Security (HTTPS), often referred to as DNS over HTTPS (DoH), encrypts … [Read more...] about NSA Suggests Enterprises Use ‘Designated’ DNS-over-HTTPS’ Resolvers
Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
Forensic analysis shows a Chinese APT using Equation Group hacking tools at least a year before Shadow Brokers dumped its cache in April 2017. Source link … [Read more...] about Chinese Spies Stole NSA Cyberweapons Long Before Shadow Brokers Leak
Edward Snowden Leak How the Spies in UK Tracked iPhone Users
New documents from Edward Snowden demonstrates how UK spy agency was able to get information from users iPhones. Apple has been known to go a long way, to keep iPhones secure and private, but by compromising users' computer British spy agency was able to gain location and data from iPhones. The attack was not targeted on iPhone itself but on computers with which Iphones were … [Read more...] about Edward Snowden Leak How the Spies in UK Tracked iPhone Users
Rovio Issues Statement Saying It Does Not Provide Data to NSA
Rovio, the developer of the popular Angry Birds game, has issued a statement saying it does not share data, collaborate or collude with any government spy agencies such as NSA or GCHQ anywhere in the world. There has been speculation in the media that NSA targets Angry Birds to collect end user data. The speculation is based on information from documents leaked by … [Read more...] about Rovio Issues Statement Saying It Does Not Provide Data to NSA
NSA servers collecting personal data sent by iPhone applications
The U.S. NSA looks for data sent by iPhone apps in order to get personal data on targets, according to a new report from The New York Times and some other news agencies. The secret report noted that the profiles vary depending on which of the ad companies — which include Burstly and Google’s ad services, two of the largest online advertising businesses — compiles them. … [Read more...] about NSA servers collecting personal data sent by iPhone applications
Apple Says It Didn't Create an iPhone Backdoor for the NSA, Was Unaware Its Products Were Targeted
Apple has issued an official statement on the revelation that the NSA has or had a backdoor to access nearly everything on the iPhone. Yesterday we posted that about a secret NSA software implant called 'DROPOUTJEEP' which allowed the agency access to features including: remotely push/pull files from the device, SMS retrieval, contact list retrieval, voicemail, … [Read more...] about Apple Says It Didn't Create an iPhone Backdoor for the NSA, Was Unaware Its Products Were Targeted
The NSA Has a Backdoor Called 'DROPOUTJEEP' for Nearly Complete Access to the Apple iPhone
The NSA reportedly has a backdoor codenamed 'DROPOUTJEEP' that gives them access to anything on an iPhone including its mic, camera, SMS, and more. Jacob "@ioerror" Applebaum recently presented on a catalog of NSA exploits leaked online that outlines the various tools the NSA uses for spying. While nearly all of the tools and programs listed are upsetting. DROPOUTJEEP … [Read more...] about The NSA Has a Backdoor Called 'DROPOUTJEEP' for Nearly Complete Access to the Apple iPhone
Leaked NSA Slides Refer to Steve Jobs as 'Big Brother', iPhone Customers as 'Zombies'
In recent internal NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden, Steve Jobs is referred to as 'big brother' and iPhone customers are referred to as 'zombies'. SPIEGEL obtained access to the documents which indicate the NSA has developed the ability to hack into iPhones, Android devices and even the BlackBerry, previously believed to be particularly secure. … [Read more...] about Leaked NSA Slides Refer to Steve Jobs as 'Big Brother', iPhone Customers as 'Zombies'