China is now spying on you
The Chinese government now has a vast storehouse of confidential information belonging to key industries and individuals in the US
Russia orchestrates vast cyber-espionage campaign
A new Russian threat actor, Void Blizzard, also known as Laundry Bear, is gathering intelligence from Western states on an
Only a Global Force Can Combat Cybercrime
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Sperm Bank Heist
Another cyber breach as potentially damaging as that of the infamous hook-up site for married users, Ashley Madison, 15 years
FBI unplugs Chinese hackers
The US Justice Department and FBI have completed a law enforcement operation to delete Chinese malware from approximately 4,258 U.S.-based
US Puts $10M Bounty on Chinese Hacker
A Chinese national, Guan Tianfeng, has been accused of involvement in the hacking of 81,000 firewall devices all over the
China’s Telecom Hack ‘Most Serious’ in US History
US Senator Mark Warner has called the Salt Typhoon hack, conducted by a group that has been linked to Chinese
US water supply threatened by cyber-attacks
The USA’s drinking water is under threat. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 97 drinking water systems serving
Cybercriminals pose as law enforcement agencies
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an urgent warning to business and law enforcement agencies that cybercriminals
Chinese phisher steals top US military secrets
This week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against a Chinese national, Song Wu, accused of wire
“Voldemort” impersonates tax authorities worldwide
A threat actor named “Voldemort” is impersonating tax authorities from governments in Europe, Asia, and the US – targeting dozens
Ex-IT worker arrested for ransomware attack
The US New Jersey District Court has arrested a man accused of conducting a ransomware attack on a former employer,
Exclusive: Hostile nations ramp up attacks on US infrastructure
Recent reports that ransomware attacks on industrial organizations increased by over 50 percent in 2023 represent only “the tip of
Public sector phishing attacks increase fourfold
With national elections coming up later this year, US public-sector organizations are experiencing unprecedented levels of phishing attacks designed to
New cyber threat from North Korea
Microsoft has identified a new North Korean threat actor, Moonstone Sleet. Also known as Storm-1789, Moonstone Sleet has set up
FBI warns of fresh North Korean hacking tactic
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a joint advisory warning of a new tactic being used by
US blocks sales of citizens’ data to hostile powers
In what is being seen by some on the Hill as a case of too little too late, Washington has
China and Iran launch lethal attacks on US infrastructure
The White House has issued an urgent appeal to all US state governors to prepare to cope with their water
Geopolitical crises fuel cyber-attacks in the US
As geopolitical tensions and conflicts rise across the globe, so are cyber-attacks on critical Western infrastructure, particularly industrial facilities running
Nation-state spyware goes mainstream
Commercial surveillance technology targeting smartphones, once the province of spymasters, is now becoming widely available on the open market. It
Critical infrastructure under increased attack
France-based Schneider Electric became the latest utility company to succumb to a ransomware attack on January 17, when some of
Iran targets Western journalists
Hackers with close ties to the intelligence arm of Iran’s military, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, are now personally targeting journalists,
Storm gathers over the cloud
News of the mass exploitation of ownCloud customers as a result of a zero-day vulnerability follows revelations earlier this month
Chip war with China heats up
As the Biden administration prepares to impose further limits on China’s access to leading-edge chip technology, news has broken over
North Korea funding weapons program with cybercrime
Last week, the US seized 17 website domains alleged to have been used to defraud US and foreign businesses. These
Women leaders hit by ROMCOM attacks
Leading women politicians have become the latest targets of the now-notorious Void Rabisu threat actor following a cyber-campaign aimed at
Israel conflict spreads to cyberspace
Israel-based cybersecurity firm Check Point Software said that the company has tracked over 40 groups conducting attacks that overwhelmed and
Taiwan hit by major cyber-espionage attack
A cyber-espionage campaign in the Pacific, directed principally at Taiwan, which took place in the Spring, has now come to
US-China cyber-war reaches Ethiopia
The news of the arrest of an IT administrator at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research
FBI sounds second call to arms to fight cybercrime
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is increasingly anxious to enlist the private sector in the losing battle it
Chinese cyber-espionage campaign exposed
The China-backed hacking group referred to as RedHotel has been linked to attacks in 17 countries during a three-year espionage