Month: May 2018

#BSG New VPNFilter malware targets at least 500K networking devices worldwide

May 25, 2018

  New VPNFilter malware targets at least 500K networking devices worldwide INTRO For several months, Talos has been working with public- and private-sector threat intelligence partners and law enforcement in researching an advanced, likely state-sponsored or state-affiliated actor’s widespread use of a sophisticated modular malware system we call “VPNFilter.” We have not completed our research, … More #BSG New VPNFilter malware targets at least 500K networking devices worldwide

#BSG Joint efforts of Fancy Bears, Russia Today and Sputnik: hack and blame

May 25, 2018

Intentional concealment of information about doping. Secret plan of the West on the collapse of Russia . And the last thing: the West does not allow a participant from Russia to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest to humiliate the country. Accusations of hiding information and trying to justify crimes are one of the … More #BSG Joint efforts of Fancy Bears, Russia Today and Sputnik: hack and blame

#BSG The Roaming Mantis mobile banking trojan is roaming further afield than it ever has before. Recent analysis shows that the malware has rapidly evolved just in the past month

May 24, 2018

The Roaming Mantis mobile banking trojan is roaming further afield than it ever has before. Recent analysis shows that the malware has rapidly evolved just in the past month. It’s now targeting Europe and the Middle East in addition to Asian countries. According to researchers, it’s following the cyber-zeitgeist by expanding its capabilities to include … More #BSG The Roaming Mantis mobile banking trojan is roaming further afield than it ever has before. Recent analysis shows that the malware has rapidly evolved just in the past month

Poroshenko paid $ 400,000 for a short meeting with Trump

May 24, 2018

Poroshenko paid $ 400,000 for a short meeting with Trump –   Donald Trump’s lawyer and trustee received a secret payment of at least $ 400,000 to organize the first meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the US president. The payment was organized by intermediaries acting in the interests of Petro Poroshenko, despite the fact … More Poroshenko paid $ 400,000 for a short meeting with Trump

#BSG Sofacy turns eastwards – Sofacy (aka APT28, Fancy Bear and Tsar Team) is a highly active and prolific cyber-espionage group.

May 24, 2018

Sofacy (aka APT28, Fancy Bear and Tsar Team) is a highly active and prolific cyber-espionage group. Overview of Sofacy activities in 2017, revealing a gradual moved away from NATO-related targets at the start of 2017, towards targets in the Middle East, Central Asia and beyond.  Sofacy uses spear-phishing and watering-hole attacks to steal information, including account … More #BSG Sofacy turns eastwards – Sofacy (aka APT28, Fancy Bear and Tsar Team) is a highly active and prolific cyber-espionage group.

#BSG The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to Congress for legislative and administrative action.

May 23, 2018

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION – FACT SHEET Establishment: The Commission was created on October 30, 2000 by the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for 2001 § 1238, Pub. L. No. 106-398 (Oct. 30, 2000) (codified at 22 U.S.C.§ 7002 (2001)); as amended by the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for … More #BSG The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to Congress for legislative and administrative action.

#BSG Key provisions of agreement: economic engagement, denuclearization and verification were established in 2005 – Building Multi-Party Capacity for a WMD-Free Korea – Policy makers and scholars from the United States, South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and Australia explored options to facilitate and implement future agreements on such issues as security assur- ances, nuclear dismantlement and verification, and economic engagement with Pyongyang.

May 22, 2018

This same participant noted that capacity-building discussions within this context played a vital role in the 1980s during negotiations concerning the reduction of nuclear weapons. He stated, “In the mid 1980s, President Rea- gan and Soviet Premier Gorbachev explored the possibility of eliminating all of the nuclear weapons in the American and Soviet stockpiles. At … More #BSG Key provisions of agreement: economic engagement, denuclearization and verification were established in 2005 – Building Multi-Party Capacity for a WMD-Free Korea – Policy makers and scholars from the United States, South Korea, Japan, China, Russia, and Australia explored options to facilitate and implement future agreements on such issues as security assur- ances, nuclear dismantlement and verification, and economic engagement with Pyongyang.

#BSG The virtual war – The new face of war – It is known that Putin demanded that Shoigu watch the “House of Cards” to understand how American politics works.

May 20, 2018

When a person lived in the physical world, wars were waged in this world. The appearance of the information space also dragged aggressive actions. Simultaneously, the war also shifted to the level of non-state players, because today an individual can have what is or can become a dangerous weapon that poses a threat to states, … More #BSG The virtual war – The new face of war – It is known that Putin demanded that Shoigu watch the “House of Cards” to understand how American politics works.

#BSG MONTHLY U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES

May 20, 2018

Exports, Imports, and Balance (Exhibit 1) March exports were $208.5 billion, $4.2 billion more than February exports. March imports were $257.5 billion, $4.6 billion less than February imports. The March decrease in the goods and services deficit reflected a decrease in the goods deficit of $7.5 billion to $69.5 billion and an increase in the … More #BSG MONTHLY U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES

#BSG #Bosnia CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3571 – Two decades ago, members of our Bosnian community were refugees. In 1995, Orthodox Serbs, under the com- mand of General Ratko Mladic, initi- ated a horrific ethnic cleansing cam- paign against majority Muslim Bosniaks. The escalating bloodshed forced 130,000 Bosnian refugees to seek new lives in the United States. Thou- sands were murdered in Srebrenica. Today I wish to honor these brave men and women. 04/25/2018

May 19, 2018

Two decades ago, members of our Bosnian community were refugees. In 1995, Orthodox Serbs, under the com- mand of General Ratko Mladic, initi- ated a horrific ethnic cleansing cam- paign against majority Muslim Bosniaks. The escalating bloodshed forced 130,000 Bosnian refugees to seek new lives in the United States. Thou- sands were murdered in Srebrenica. … More #BSG #Bosnia CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3571 – Two decades ago, members of our Bosnian community were refugees. In 1995, Orthodox Serbs, under the com- mand of General Ratko Mladic, initi- ated a horrific ethnic cleansing cam- paign against majority Muslim Bosniaks. The escalating bloodshed forced 130,000 Bosnian refugees to seek new lives in the United States. Thou- sands were murdered in Srebrenica. Today I wish to honor these brave men and women. 04/25/2018

#BSG Financial Crimes Enforcement Network(FinCEN) #Bosnia 🇧🇦 #Serbia 🇷🇸

May 19, 2018

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network(FinCEN) is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes. U.S. financial institutions also should consider the risks associated with the AML/CFT deficiencies of the countries … More #BSG Financial Crimes Enforcement Network(FinCEN) #Bosnia 🇧🇦 #Serbia 🇷🇸

#BSG “I am a scientist, not a spy – But this is just an algorithm, says the 32-year-old professor of psychology, who received a scientific grant from the St. Petersburg University” – Alexander Kogan Cambridge Analytica

May 18, 2018

Professor, not a spy. In the center of the scandal is a 32-year-old Russian-American scientist (as he is called in the local media), whose parents emigrated from the USSR when he was a boy. Alexander Kogan said that now the press and the Facebook company made him a scapegoat. The program thisisyourdigitallife (“this is your … More #BSG “I am a scientist, not a spy – But this is just an algorithm, says the 32-year-old professor of psychology, who received a scientific grant from the St. Petersburg University” – Alexander Kogan Cambridge Analytica

NATO at the borders of Russia 🇷🇺 🇺🇸

May 14, 2018

In the first half of June 2017, NATO exercises with participation of American, British, Lithuanian and Croatian military personnel were held in Poland. The command of the North Atlantic Alliance stated that the aim of the maneuvers was to work out the protection of the “weak spot” on the border with Russia. Since the spring … More NATO at the borders of Russia 🇷🇺 🇺🇸

#BSG Joseph Mifsud – The English professor, who was mixed in the American “Russian business”, disappeared without a trace

May 1, 2018

The English professor, who was mixed in the American “Russian business”, disappeared without a trace Professor Joseph Mifsud , the person involved in the investigation of “Russian interference” in the elections in the United States , was missing. The website of the New York Daily News reported this. Until now, it was believed that it … More #BSG Joseph Mifsud – The English professor, who was mixed in the American “Russian business”, disappeared without a trace