Super Typhoon Yutu, strongest storm on Earth in 2018. Satellite view. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Getty Images U.S. government says Salt Typhoon is still in telecom networks The United States and other Western nations released guidance Tuesday designed to evict the China-linked group in the wake of the high-profile hack. Dec 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
Bojanikus, iStock/Getty Images Plus Iranian hackers are going after critical infrastructure sector passwords, agencies caution An international advisory says that the purpose of the “brute force” attacks is to sell the info to cybercrime forums. Oct 16, 2024 By Tim Starks
Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger during the daily press briefing in the James Brady Room at the White House on March 21, 2022. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) What’s new from this year’s Counter Ransomware Initiative summit, and what’s next Action plans, different kinds of meetings and more have all been in the mix, top administration officials told CyberScoop. Oct 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
The White House, J. Altdorfer Photography/Getty Images More frequent disruption operations needed to dent ransomware gangs, officials say The comments from White House and ODNI officials ahead of a Counter Ransomware Initiative summit come as the gangs prove difficult to keep down. Sep 30, 2024 By Tim Starks
Aubrey Cottle talking on TikTok about an Anonymous attack on the Russian agency Roskomnadzor. (CyberScoop) Anonymous hacker, who bragged about exploits on TikTok, says he was raided by Canadian police Aubrey Cottle, known for his ties to the hacktivist collective Anonymous, took responsibility for multiple hacks on his TikTok channel. Sep 16, 2022
Flags at Dowtown Tampa. (Getty Images) Canadian NetWalker ransomware defendant agrees to plead guilty in US court Already sentenced to seven years in Canada, the defendant faces a maximum of 40 years in U.S. prison, according to a filing. Jun 28, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Server room. (Getty Images) U.S., allies warn of rising recent and future attacks on managed service providers The internationally coordinated notice offers specific best practices for MSPs and customers amid warnings of increasing threats. May 11, 2022
The burnt wreckage of Russian military equipment lies on the road on April 01, 2022 in Makariv, Ukraine. (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images) UK, EU, US formally blame Russia for Viasat satellite hack before Ukraine invasion The British statement cites joint U.K./U.S. intelligence, representing the most formal U.S. attribution to date. May 10, 2022 By AJ Vicens
(Getty Images) FBI arrests 65 in BEC scams that took $51M from US businesses "Operation Eagle Sweep" is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement. Mar 30, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Joe Biden, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and France’s President Emmanuel Macron pose for a G7 leaders’ family photo during a NATO summit on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, on March 24, 2022. (Photo by Henry Nicholls – Pool/Getty Images) NATO, G-7 leaders promise bulwark against retaliatory Russian cyberattacks The pledges follow the Biden administration saying that Russia's calculus on digital assaults had changed. Mar 24, 2022 By Tim Starks