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Global Weekly Executive Summary, 06 OCT 2017
Yahoo Breaches Affected All 3 Billion Accounts The 2013-2016 Yahoo data breaches that affected 1 billion user accounts were infamous for being the largest on record since they were announced in December 2016. On 3 October, Yahoo announced that the 2013 breach was larger than
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 22 SEPT 2017
Kaspersky Products Banned from US Federal Government Systems The US Department of Homeland Security ordered a purge of all security products originating from Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab over national security concerns. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 13 September “issued a Binding
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 01 SEPT 2017
Turla Group, the Gazer Backdoor, and WhiteBear Activity This week, two security researchers published reports relating to well-known cyberespionage APT group,Turla. Security researchers from ESET, an IT security company based in Slovakia, wrote about a previously undocumented backdoor called Gazer which appears to be the
Industroyer Malware Targets Electrical Grid
Two cybersecurity firms warn that the powerful malware known as Industroyer or Crash Override that may have taken down the Ukranian power grid in 2016 could be modified to disrupt critical infrastructure elsewhere. The Department of Homeland Security corroborates the warnings and is conducting further
Global Weekly Executive Summary, June 9, 2017
US Voter Registration Process was Target of Russian Cyberespionage Operation, Says Leaked NSA Report A leaked top secret National Security Agency (NSA) report described cyberattack attempts on US election officials and companies that provided election-related software and hardware in the weeks and days leading up