Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Data Breach
Executive Statement: According to multiple open sources, the DISA has issued letters to potential victims of a summer 2019 data breach. The letter states that due to the potential data breach of ...
Four People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Members Charged Over 2017 Equifax Breach
Executive Statement: According to both The Guardian and the Wired newsgroups, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially indicted four members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), by ...
Huawei Concerns over 5G Infrastructure in the UK
Executive Statement: According to reports from The Guardian newsgroup, a lot of focus in the last month-and-a-half revolve around the United Kingdom’s decision to allow Chinese-based company, ...
China’s Mass-Surveillance Goes Global: SMS Invasion
Overview:State-sponsored Chinese hacking group Lotus Blossom (AKA APT41) has infiltrated 4 telecom companies operating in undisclosed locations. The purpose of this infiltration was to expand their ...
The Weakest Link: DoD Data Exposed by Third-party
Overview: Reservations management company AutoClerk found itself in hot water last week when it was discovered that one of its databases was exposed online. The database, which is 179 GB in size ...
Chinese APT “Thrip” Identified
Executive Overview: In early September Symantec information security researchers discovered that a “new” Chinese cyber espionage group detected last June, “Thrip”, is ...
China “Xi’s” Red: Cyber Warfare Used on Hong Kong Protestors
Executive Overview: The Communist Party of China (CCP) is reportedly resorting to cyber warfare methods in an attempt to suppress the democratic movement in Hong Kong. In June and September, ...
New York Financial Companies must comply with cybersecurity regulation
March 1, 2019 marks the final implementation of the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulation covering DFS-regulated entities and licensed individuals. ...
Chinese Hacks Show that Cybersecurity is Not Just About Academics
TheUniversity of Hawaii is one of more than two dozen universities around the globe that have been targeted by Chinese hackers. Key Details TheUniversity of Hawaii, the Massachusetts ...
A US-based Email Provider Suffers a Catastrophic Breach
Cloud based email provider VFEmail has suffered from a major cyber-attack, where a hacker who accessed its network was able to erase the company’s primary and backup data in the United States. ...