Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 8 November 2021

In this week’s monitoring brief, US-China relations revolved around technology and security. During the reporting period, FBI Director Chris Wray revealed that the majority of cyberattacks against American companies originated from China, warning that these attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated. There has been a rising trend with attack or espionage operations vectoring into an organisation’s …

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 26 July 2021

In the Americas, US automotive giant General Motors (GM) announced it would reduce truck production due to the global semiconductor shortage. The US Department of Homeland Security instructed on 20 July pipeline owners and operators to adopt ‘urgently needed’ cybersecurity protections. An exposed database has been found that may belong to the US Terrorist Screening …

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 12 July 2021

In the Americas, hackers believed to be responsible for a major ransomware attack launched against Florida-based IT firm Kaseya are demanding a ransom payment of USD70m to restore seized data. Haitian police said that a group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including at least 15 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, were responsible for the assassination of …

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Geopolitical and Cybersecurity Weekly Brief – 29 March 2021

In the Americas, the US and Canada, alongside the EU and UK, announced sanctions against high-ranking Chinese officials and entities over Beijing’s alleged abusive treatment of its ethnic Uyghur population in the western region of Xinjiang. In Brazil, seven automakers announced temporary production suspensions amid a worsening of the coronavirus pandemic and shortages of vehicle …

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