#US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack

#US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack

The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of a four-year-long hacking campaign that included this year’s hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.  On Friday, U.S. prosecutors published an indictment accusing Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Yasar (Yaser) Balaghi of…

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#Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software without users’ explicit consent

#Kaspersky defends force-replacing its security software without users’ explicit consent

Earlier this week, some U.S. customers of Kaspersky’s antivirus were surprised to find out that the Russian-made software disappeared from their computers and had been replaced by a new antivirus called UltraAV, owned by American company Pango.  The move was the result of the U.S. government’s unprecedented ban on Kaspersky, which prohibited the sale of…

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#US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

#US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia’s military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed U.S. government agency in Maryland, and computers belonging to 26 NATO countries, among other victims.  The DOJ announced the indictment of the five members of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate, also known as…

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#Navigating Cloud Security Assessment: Ensuring Robust Protection for Business Data and Operation

#Navigating Cloud Security Assessment: Ensuring Robust Protection for Business Data and Operation

As cloud computing becomes more prevalent in the digital world, new applications emerge.  However, early adopters usually face threats that haven’t been observed before. This is why it’s important to conduct security audits and perform thorough research before adopting them. When talking about the cloud, a security assessment is an essential part of ensuring good…

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