A woman walks by a Kyivstar store, a Ukrainian telecommunications company, in Kyiv on December 12, 2023. Ukraine’s main phone operator denounced an act of “war” on December 12, 2023 after the hacker attack that led to large-scale failures in its services. (Photo by SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP / Getty Images) Ukraine’s largest mobile communications provider down after apparent cyber attack Millions of customers lost mobile phone and home internet service as a result of what Kyivstar said was a cyber attack. Dec 12, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Safe Mode Bilyana Lilly on how cybersecurity assistance to Ukraine has helped thwart Russian cyberattacks Dr. Bilyana Lilly, Cyber Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum Aug 3, 2023 By CyberScoop Staff
From left to right: Montgomery, senior director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Annie Fixler, director of the Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Nate Fick, the State Department’s Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, John Sakellariadis, cybersecurity reporter at POLITICO. (FDD) Report: Biden should prioritize cyber capacity building for allies A report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies lays out how the White House can help allies defend against cyberattacks. Jul 27, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
Emergency medical dispatchers coordinate ambulances on April 23, 2020 in Malden, Massachusetts. (Photo by David Degner/Getty Images). Many public safety agencies remain unequipped to defend against cyberattacks Less than half of respondents in a survey of first responders said their agencies are "at least somewhat prepared in case of a cyberattack." Oct 18, 2022 By Colin Wood
(David Sacks/Getty Images) ‘IT security issue’ impacts multiple hospitals across several states In a statement CommonSpirit Health says it has taken certain systems offline as a precaution. Oct 5, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., spoke to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2022. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Senator slams U.S. courts agency for ‘stonewalling’ inquiry into cyberattack Sen. Ron Wyden said the courts administrators' lack of answers about the breach "is a major red flag about the state of the courts’ systems." Sep 21, 2022
Image showing the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas (Photo by Francois PICARD / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images) Langevin amendment to boost cyber defenses for critical infrastructure wins House approval The designated entities will be required to report how they manage cyber risk for critical assets. Jul 14, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Image posted to the Gonjeshke Darande Telegram and Twitter feeds alongside the tranche of stolen documents. Hacktivists claiming attack on Iranian steel facilities dump tranche of ‘top secret documents’ Incident just the latest iteration of the back and forth between Israeli and Iranianian-aligned hackers. Jul 7, 2022
(Wikicommons) What gets lost in ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’-style rhetoric Leon Panetta and Ciaran Martin weigh in. Apr 7, 2021 By Shannon Vavra
The Czech Republic’s Brno University Hospital (courtesy of ICZ Group) Czech Republic’s second-biggest hospital is hit by cyberattack The Brno University Hospital has been conducting regular tests for the novel coronavirus, according to media reports. Mar 13, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas