Citrix provides software used by hundreds of thousands of clients worldwide, including most of the Fortune 100 companies. It is perhaps best known for selling virtual private networking (VPN) software that lets users remotely access networks and computers over an encrypted connection.
But in a letter sent to affected individuals dated Feb. 10, 2020, Citrix disclosed additional details about the incident. According to the letter, the attackers “had intermittent access” to Citrix’s internal network between Oct. 13, 2018 and Mar. 8, 2019, and that there was no evidence that the cybercrooks still remain in the company’s systems.
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Could hackers turn satellites into weapons?
According to William Akoto, a scholar who studies cyber conflict , hackers taking control of the satellites orbiting Earth could have dire consequences.
“On the mundane end of scale, hackers could simply shut satellites down, denying access to their services. Hackers could also jam or spoof the signals from satellites, creating havoc for critical infrastructure,” Akoto wrote for Space.com. “This includes electric grids, water networks and transportation systems.”
Opinion | Chinese Hacking Is Alarming. So Are Data Brokers. - The New York Times
On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it was charging four members of China's People's Liberation Army with the 2017 Equifax breach that resulted in the theft of personal data of about 145 million Americans.
The attack, according to the charges, was part of a coordinated effort by Chinese intelligence to steal trade secrets and personal information to target Americans.
Using the personal data of millions of Americans against their will is certainly alarming. But what's the difference between the Chinese government stealing all that information and a data broker amassing it legally without user consent and selling it on the open market?
The dubious strategy of indicting the Chinese Equifax hackers
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Apple Daily senior executive Mark Simon believes China is not telling the full truth when it comes to the coronavirus because it's a Communist organization.
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"We follow global trends and try to understand what kind of [cyber activity] we can see already happening or what we can anticipate could happen," Check Point Head of Threat Intelligence Lotem Finkelstein told FOX Business.
Check Point discovered thousands of these new websites centered on coronavirus being created every week since about mid-January. Many of these sites are "created in haste" so scammers can "get as much gain as they can" while the virus is still a global trend, Finkelstein explained.
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New research reveals how Iranian 'APT' hacking groups are likely combining to attack U.S. and ... [+] Israeli targets
The researchers estimate that Fox Kitten is "among Iran's most continuous and comprehensive campaigns revealed until now." While it has, so far, been used as an espionage and reconnaissance infrastructure, the report warns that it also can deliver destructive malware such as Dustman and ZeroCleare, both associated with the APT34 state-sponsored hacking group.
Personal details of 10.6m MGM hotel guests revealed by hackers, report says | Technology | The
MGM owns and operates luxury resorts in Las Vegas, as well as other locations in the United States, Japan and China. Its Las Vegas resorts frequently draw thousands of guests for casino tournaments, boxing matches and UFC fights.
An MGM spokesperson told ZDNet that the information comes from a security incident that happened last year after MGM "discovered unauthorized access to a cloud server that contained a limited amount of information for certain previous guests of MGM Resorts".
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A year ago, VPN giant Citrix said hackers had broken into its corporate network, but details about the breach remai… https://t.co/pEH9knbRCp briankrebs (from The Underweb) Wed Feb 19 16:00:17 +0000 2020
Citrix says hackers had access to its networks for five months beginning on October 13, 2018, and could have stolen… https://t.co/jloP2QUH06 Techmeme (from United States) Wed Feb 19 17:11:12 +0000 2020
This week's Inside the Ring @WashTimes: Trump bolsters targeting tech with new Executive Order; Indictment of PLA h… https://t.co/dzGBupe5pa BillGertz (from Washington, DC) Fri Feb 14 19:06:20 +0000 2020
Most organizations would rather steer clear of hackers, but @DC3VDP welcomes them. Find out how ethical hackers hel… https://t.co/DCooZ47CCm ArmedwScience (from Fort Meade, MD) Fri Feb 14 13:00:01 +0000 2020
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