Defense
Engineering giant Smiths Group discloses security breach
London-based engineering giant Smiths Group disclosed a security breach after unknown attackers gained access to the company’s systems. Smiths is a British multinational listed on the London Stock Exchange that employs more than 15,000 people in over 50 countries. It also provides products to customers in the energy, safety, security, aerospace, and defense markets and reported […]
‘Bitter’ cyberspies target defense orgs with new MiyaRAT malware
A cyberespionage threat group known as ‘Bitter’ was observed targeting defense organizations in Turkey using a novel malware family named MiyaRAT. MiyaRAT is used alongside the WmRAT malware, which is cyberespionage malware previously associated with Bitter. Proofpoint discovered the campaign and reports that the new malware is likely reserved for high-value targets, deployed only sporadically. Bitter […]