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Cyber Espionage Campaign Hits Russian Aerospace Sector Using EAGLET Backdoor

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Russian aerospace and defense industries have become the target of a cyber espionage campaign that delivers a backdoor called EAGLET to facilitate data exfiltration. The activity, dubbed Operation CargoTalon, has been assigned to a threat cluster tracked as UNG0901 (short for Unknown Group 901). "The campaign is aimed at targeting employees of Voronezh Aircraft Production Association (VASO), one
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Advanced Protection: Google’s Strongest Security for Mobile Devices (Google Online Security Blog)

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Posted by Il-Sung Lee, Group Product Manager, Android Security Protecting users who need heightened security has been a long-standing commitment at Google, which is why we have our Advanced Protection Program that provides Google’s strongest protections against targeted attacks. To enhance these existing device defenses, Android 16 extends Advanced Protection with a device-level security setting for Android users. Whether you’re an at-risk individual – such as a journalist, elected official, or public figure – or you just prioritize security, Advanced Protection gives you the ability to activate Google’s strongest security for mobile devices, providing greater peace of mind that you’re protected against the most sophisticated threats. Simple to activate, powerful in protection Advanced Protection ensures all of Android's highest security features are enabled and are seamlessly working together to safeguard…
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What’s New in Android Security and Privacy in 2025 (Google Online Security Blog)

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Posted by Dave Kleidermacher, VP Engineering, Android Security and Privacy Android’s intelligent protections keep you safe from everyday dangers. Our dedication to your security is validated by security experts, who consistently rank top Android devices highest in security, and score Android smartphones, led by the Pixel 9 Pro, as leaders in anti-fraud efficacy. Android is always developing new protections to keep you, your device, and your data safe. Today, we’re announcing new features and enhancements that build on our industry-leading protections to help keep you safe from scams, fraud, and theft on Android. Smarter protections against phone call scams Our research shows that phone scammers often try to trick people into performing specific actions to initiate a scam, like changing default device security settings or granting elevated permissions to an…
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Overcoming Risks from Chinese GenAI Tool Usage

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A recent analysis of enterprise data suggests that generative AI tools developed in China are being used extensively by employees in the US and UK, often without oversight or approval from security teams. The study, conducted by Harmonic Security, also identifies hundreds of instances in which sensitive data was uploaded to platforms hosted in China, raising concerns over compliance, data
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Soco404 and Koske Malware Target Cloud Services with Cross-Platform Cryptomining Attacks

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Threat hunters have disclosed two different malware campaigns that have targeted vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments to deliver cryptocurrency miners. The threat activity clusters have been codenamed Soco404 and Koske by cloud security firms Wiz and Aqua, respectively. Soco404 "targets both Linux and Windows systems, deploying platform-specific malware," Wiz
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Fire Ant Exploits VMware Flaws to Compromise ESXi Hosts and vCenter Environments

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Virtualization and networking infrastructure have been targeted by a threat actor codenamed Fire Ant as part of a prolonged cyber espionage campaign. The activity, observed this year, is primarily designed Now to infiltrate organizations' VMware ESXi and vCenter environments as well as network appliances, Sygnia said in a new report published today. "The threat actor leveraged combinations of
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