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Internet Security Threats at the Olympics

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, dhs, internet, leaks, mcafee, northkorea, russia, Security technology, securitymonitoring, southkorea, sports

There are a lot: The cybersecurity company McAfee recently uncovered a cyber operation, dubbed Operation GoldDragon, attacking South Korean organizations related to the Winter Olympics. McAfee believes the attack came from a nation state that speaks Korean, although it has no definitive proof that this is a North Korean operation. The victim organizations include ice … Read More “Internet Security Threats at the Olympics” »

Cabinet of Secret Documents from Australia

Posted on By infossl
australia, control, laws, leaks, nationalsecuritypolicy, physicalsecurity, secrecy, Security technology

This story of leaked Australian government secrets is unlike any other I’ve heard: It begins at a second-hand shop in Canberra, where ex-government furniture is sold off cheaply. The deals can be even cheaper when the items in question are two heavy filing cabinets to which no-one can find the keys. They were purchased for … Read More “Cabinet of Secret Documents from Australia” »

More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools

Posted on By infossl
backdoors, israel, kaspersky, leaks, nsa, russia, Security technology

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post are reporting that Israel has penetrated Kaspersky’s network and detected the Russian operation. From the New York Times: Israeli intelligence officers informed the NSA that, in the course of their Kaspersky hack, they uncovered evidence that Russian government hackers were using Kaspersky’s access to aggressively scan … Read More “More on Kaspersky and the Stolen NSA Attack Tools” »

Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA — This Time with Kaspersky’s Help

Posted on By infossl
cyberattack, cyberespionage, hacking, insiders, kaspersky, leaks, nsa, russia, Security technology

The Wall Street Journal has a bombshell of a story. Yet another NSA contractor took classified documents home with him. Yet another Russian intelligence operation stole copies of those documents. The twist this time is that the Russians identified the documents because the contractor had Kaspersky Labs anti-virus installed on his home computer. This is … Read More “Yet Another Russian Hack of the NSA — This Time with Kaspersky’s Help” »