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The notorious Russian state-sponsored hacking unit, also known as Fancy Bear, is abusing Microsoft Outlook for covert data exfiltration.

It's the equivalent of watching more than 9,350 full-length HD movies or streaming 7,480 hours of high-def video nonstop in less than a minute.

While trawling Internet scan data for signs of compromised infrastructure, researchers found that asset owners may not know for years their devices had been hacked.

When I am thinking about the security of manufacturing environments, I am usually focusing on IoT devices integrated into production lines. All the little sensors and actuators are often very difficult to secure. On the other hand, there is also "big software" that is used to manage manufacturing. One example is DELMIA Apriso by Dassault Systèmes. This type of Manufacturing Operation Management (MOM) or Manufacturing Execution System (MES) ties everything together and promises to connect factory floors to ERP systems.

A "sophisticated" attack that also exploits an Apple zero-day flaw is targeting a specific group of iPhone users, potentially with spyware.