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Defence
30 October 2020
Ankara also demobilizes Sher Magher’s observation point, diverting part of the resources to the East. Meanwhile, the SAA has resumed bombing south of Idlib.
29 October 2020
New military garrisons west of Tal Tamr, and drones arrive. From Hasaka to Deir Ezzor, however, infections from Covid-19 are growing. From Ankara to Isis, concern increases.
28 October 2020
The bombing of Ain Issa and the military build up of the TAF continue. Meanwhile, the SAA still clashes with Isis in the Badia desert. The toll is 30 deaths among IS soldiers and jihadists.
27 October 2020
Ankara builds barracks and checkpoints along the M4 east of the country. There is a fear of an escalation. In Idlib, Russia hits Failaq Al-Sham (the Sham Legion)’s heart.
26 October 2020
He was number 2 of the group in the Indian sub-continent and a close confidant of Zawahiri. It is a warning to the Taliban and a response to the IEA complaints on Doha.
23 October 2020
The maneuvers, in which Inherent Resolve also participates, serve to find an important IS cell. The area, however, is the most used by jihadists to infiltrate east of Deir Ezzor.
22 October 2020
Russia supports the Damascus operation south of Idlib, preventing local militiamen from receiving reinforcements and weakening their defenses.
21 October 2020
The progress of the SAA offensive towards Barah led to the abandonment by the TAF of the observation points in the area. In parallel, Ankara suddenly bombs Ain Issa.
Cyber
30 October 2020
It has been denounced by FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity experts: It could arrive from Russian Ryuk ransomware gang.
29 October 2020
US CISA, FBI, and CNMF cybersecurity experts: APT employs common social engineering tactics, spearphishing, and watering hole attacks to exfiltrate information.
28 October 2020
Proofpoint cybersecurity experts: Hundreds of messages with links sent to recipients across multiple organizations. Cybercrime or Cyber Espionage?
27 October 2020
Abuse.ch cybersecurity experts: Corporate web proxy operators shoud block outgoing network traffic towards api.telegram .org. The malware until now exploited FTP or SMTP.
26 October 2020
The cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs: The malware has undergone a rebrand. Binary is virtually identical, and employs the same "MZ-as-alternative-entrypoint" trick.
23 October 2020
Bleeping Computer: They donate $20,000 to Children International and The Water Project. But money comes from ransomware criminal activity, and the organizations won’t keep it.
22 October 2020
The U.S. cybersecurity experts: It provides 25 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) known to be recently leveraged or scanned.
21 October 2020
The “Threat Landscape 2020” has just been released. Malware is in first place, followed by web-based attack and phishing. COVID-19 fuelled cyber aggressions.