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Biden Admin Names 6 Russian Tech Firms Aiding Gov’t Hackers The six companies are accused by the U.S. Treasury Department of providing expertise, developing tools and infrastructure, and facilitating malicious cyberattacks on behalf of Russian Intelligence Services. By Michael Novinson April 15, 2021, 01:50 PM EDT The Biden administration issued sanctions against six Russian technology companies for helping the country’s intelligence agencies carry out mali...

In a related announcement, the National Security Agency (NSA), FBI, and the Department of Homeland Securitys Cyber Security & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued a joint advisory warning of the SVR actively targeting widely deployed network and communication technologies on US networks from companies such as Fortinet, Pulse Secure, Citrix, and VMware. The actions mark the first time the US government has formally named a Russian intelligence agency as the perpetrator of the Solar...

In an executive order released Thursday morning, President Joe Biden cited Russian “efforts to undermine the conduct of free and fair democratic elections” as well as their “malicious cyber-enabled activities against the United States and its allies and partners.” (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Anticipated for months, the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping set of sanctions and other actions against the Russian government, as well as private individual...

Biden makes good on his promise to punish Russia for the massive SolarWinds hack Vox.com 19 hrs ago Open Sourced logo The Biden administration has officially blamed and sanctioned Russia for its role in the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised computer systems in multiple government agencies as well as private companies. In an executive order issued April 15, President Biden levied a variety of economic sanctions against several Russian financial institutions, technology companies, and i...

Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. The Biden administration has officially blamed and sanctioned Russia for its role in the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised computer systems in multiple government agencies as well as private companies. In an executive order issued April 15, President Biden levied a variety of economic sanctions against several Russian financial institutions, technology companies, and individuals designated as having part...

Users worldwide are unable to connect to Pulse Secure VPN, a service that provides secure access for employees working remotely. Bleeping Computer found the issue stems from an expired code used to digitally sign and verify software components, which means employees are unable to access internal work. A number of enterprises report their staff can no longer access the system from home as of Monday. Normally, they log on to Pulse Secure via the web interface and then select their PC, which is t...

Harris Federation suffers a ransomware attack, shuts down email and telephone systems Education charity Harris Federation has become the fourth multi-academy trust to have suffered a ransomware attack since late February. The ransomware attack has forced the charity to shut down IT systems, and temprarily disable its email system and switchboard services. The Harris Federation, which now runs fifty primary and secondary academies in London and Essex with more than 36,000 pupils enrolled, announ...

Remote code execution, denial of service, API abuse possible. Meanwhile, FBI pegs China for Exchange hacks Share Copy Security and automation vendor F5 has warned of seven patch-ASAP-grade vulnerabilities in its Big-IP network security and traffic-grooming products, plus another 14 vulns worth fixing. An advisory dated today lists seven CVEs, four rated critical. Most of the bugs concern TMUI – the Traffic Management User Interface that users work with to drive F5 products – and the...

A fifth of newly acquired sysob business is generated by services, CMS' chief business officer Huw Jones tells CPI

Get Permission Supermicro and Pulse Secure have each issued advisories this past week warning users that some of their products are vulnerable to the updated version of Trickbot malware that features a bootkit module, nicknamed Trickboot, which can search for UEFI/BIOS firmware vulnerabilities. Server maker Supermicro confirmed that its X10UP "Denlow" series of motherboards has vulnerabilities that can be detected by Trickboot. Secure access gateway manufacturer PulseSecure notes that two of ...