FBI joint operation takes down massive Chinese botnet, Wray says
Flax Typhoon targeted critical infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad, and Black Lotus Labs researchers observed a “large scanning effort” targeting U.S. military and government.
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 20: In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at the East Bay Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant on March 20, 2024 in Oakland, California. The Biden administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are warning states of possible cyberattacks on water systems after recents attacks including one by the Cyber Av3ngers, a group linked to the Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, that targeted internet-facing programmable logic controllers at Pennsylvania’s Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Government EPA ‘urgently’ needs to step up cybersecurity assistance for the water sector, GAO says
The watchdog said the agency lacks “cybersecurity-related goals, objectives, activities, and performance measures.”
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People in Buenos Aires, Argentina, walk past electoral posters made with artificial intelligence of presidential candidate Sergio Massa on Oct. 3, 2023. (JUAN MABROMATA / AFP) Commentary How AI will change democracy
Artificial intelligence is coming for our democratic politics, from how politicians campaign to how the legal system functions.
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One hacker sitting in the dark room in front of his computers, hacking some internet data. (South_agency/Getty Images) Cybercrime ALPHV steps up laundering of Change Healthcare ransom payments
As the ransomware group moves to hide its $22 million, its affiliate notchy is laying low after reportedly being stiffed on payment.
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Overhead aerial of Transamerica pyramid at night, San Francisco, California. (Getty Images) Policy DOE announces $45 million investment for cybersecurity research
The funding goes to 16 projects aimed at developing advanced tools to protect the energy sector.
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Freight shipping containers are stacked and ready for transport and export at the Port of Long Beach on Oct. 7, 1997. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) Policy Biden signs executive order to give Coast Guard added authority over maritime cyber threats
National security officials have been sounding the alarm over a China-linked hacking group that’s been targeting critical infrastructure.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on March 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Geopolitics DOJ, FBI disrupt Russian intelligence botnet
U.S. authorities disrupted the infrastructure used by a notorious Russian hacking group linked to the country’s military intelligence agency.
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A surgeon implants a pacemaker into a patient in an operating room on July 19, 2013 at the Argenteuil hospital, in a Paris suburb. (FRED DUFOUR / AFP) Policy FDA cyber mandates for medical devices goes into effect
The Biden administration is pushing the manufacturers of medical devices to take on greater responsibility to ensure that they are secure.
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PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 06:In this photo illustration, the logos of the messaging applications, Snapchat, Twitter, Slack, WhatApps and TikTok are displayed on the screen of an Apple iPhone. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Privacy Broad coalition of advocacy groups urges Slack to protect users’ messages from eavesdropping
Tech, civil liberties and reproductive justice groups want the company to offer end-to-end encryption so users’ messages remain private.
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A wastewater tank in Orlando, Florida. (Getty Images) Threats Did someone really hack into the Oldsmar, Florida, water treatment plant? New details suggest maybe not.
Statements from the FBI and former Oldsmar city manager indicate what happened at the plant may not have been the work of an outside hacker.