Accused Chinese hackers abandon techniques after U.S. indictments
The indictment against four members of the Chinese Army for allegedly hacking Equifax came after an uptick in activity originating from intelligence services.
The indictment against four members of the Chinese Army for allegedly hacking Equifax came after an uptick in activity originating from intelligence services.
Informally known as the “Cyber Peace Institute,” the organization plans to act as a neutral arbiter that calls out bad behavior on the internet.
Normally used by U.S. and Russian hackers, Asian countries are starting to find their footing on the criminal dark web.
A bill that passed the House Foreign Affairs committee Tuesday calls on the White House to develop a publicly available list of APT groups identified by the U.S. government.
Mandiant is pushing back against a claim in David Sanger’s new book that its researched was partly aided by ‘hacking back’ into Chinese government systems.
“There’s really nothing like it in America. And that’s for a good reason.”
Publishing research about hackers can boost a cybersecurity firm’s reputation but muddle the hard work of federal law enforcement agencies. The government said the trouble is only increasing.
Newly unveiled indictments against a group of hackers working for Russian intelligence, who were involved in breaching Yahoo and Google, will do little to deter future cyberattacks against the U.S., former NSA analysts and government lawyers tell CyberScoop. The Justice Department revealed charges on Wednesday against four alleged hackers responsible for compromising upwards of 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014. The indictment states that the accused used their access to Yahoo and Google email accounts to enrich themselves and to spy on diplomats, journalists and business executives.