US Sanctions 5 Russian Entities, 3 Individuals

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                      The U.S. sanctioned five Russian entities and three individuals Monday, accusing them of malicious cyber activities to provide material and technological support to Moscow’s intelligence service. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the sanctioned entities and individuals “have directly contributed to improving Russia’s cyber and…

DNS-Hijacking Malware Targeting iOS, Android and Desktop Users Worldwide

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By : Swati Khandelwal Widespread routers’ DNS hijacking malware that recently found targeting Android devices has now been upgraded its capabilities to target iOS devices as well as desktop users. Dubbed Roaming Mantis, the malware was initially found hijacking Internet routers last month to distribute Android banking malware designed to steal users’ login credentials and the…

U.S. Military Bans Huawei, ZTE Phones

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Personnel on US military bases can no longer buy phones and other gear manufactured by Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE, after the Pentagon said the devices pose an “unacceptable” security risk. Concerns have heightened at the Pentagon about consumer electronics being used to snoop on or track service members. “Huawei and ZTE devices may pose…

Orangeworm Hackers Infect X-Ray and MRI Machines In Their Quest for Patient Data

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Security researchers can’t explain how and why malware has infected computers that control MRI and X-ray machines at countless of healthcare organizations across the world. All infections, with a backdoor trojan named Kwampirs, have been linked to a newly discovered hacker group named Orangeworm. Orangeworm targets the healthcare sector The group has been active since…