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An investigation showed a custom backdoor RAT and the Emotet trojan in the networks of municipal victims of the attacks. Continue reading Louisiana Calls Out National Guard to Fight Ransomware Surge
Prior to the 2018 midterm elections, multiple states activated their National Guard forces to protect the vote from cyberthreats. It was a big step for the Guard’s role in national cyberdefense, and an annual drill held by the Guard made it more effective. In Illinois, for example, the National Guard’s participation in the cybersecurity drill meant that “when the midterm 2018 elections came around and it was time for us to work together, those relationships were already there,” said Brig. Gen. Richard Neely, the Illinois National Guard’s adjutant general. That exercise, known as Cyber Shield, is now in its eighth year and taking place through April 20 at Camp Atterbury in Indiana. What started as a simple red-and-blue-team affair has grown into an 800-person event that reflects the greater role the Guard is playing in national cyberdefense. In an earlier iteration of the exercise, “our offensive piece wasn’t very strong,” Col. Terry Williams, deputy commander of […]
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The Indiana National Guard has posted a notice revealing it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that compromised identifying information of its personnel. An anonymous attacker, or group of attackers, reportedly infiltrated a “nonmilitary… Continue reading Indiana National Guard hit by ransomware
Newly released records from the Seattle Police Dept. illustrate the formidable capabilities of Babel Street’s software and offers a look into who is using it. Continue reading Meet Babel Street, the Powerful Social Media Surveillance Used by Police, Secret Service, and Sports Stadiums
“She’s going up and down on him.” Continue reading The National Guard Thought This Awkward Sex Tape Was a Good Example of Spy Gear
“She’s going up and down on him.” Continue reading The National Guard Thought This Awkward Sex Tape Was a Good Example of Spy Gear