The sun flares over the headquarters of the U.S. Treasury on Jan. 3, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) U.S. sanctions take aim at Chinese company said to aid hackers’ massive botnet A joint takedown operation last year sought to disrupt Flax Typhoon’s compromise of hundreds of thousands of devices. Jan 3, 2025 By Tim Starks
This handout image, obtained August 21, 2008 taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA’s Mars Express shows the highest-resolution full-disc image yet of the surface of the moon Phobos. (Photo by NASA/ESA via Getty Images) Alleged Russian Phobos ransomware administrator extradited to U.S., in custody Evgenii Ptitsyn is said to have helped operate a ransomware-as-a-service organization that extorted millions from more than 1K victims, including schools and hospitals. Nov 18, 2024 By Tim Starks
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives leave the U.S. Capitol after a series of votes on Sept. 25. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials. Nov 7, 2024 By Tim Starks
People cast their votes at an early voting site at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on November 03, 2024 in Washington, D.C.(Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) False bomb threats at polling sites only blemish on Election Day voting process The FBI confirmed that bomb threats made to polling locations in several states “appear to originate from Russian email domains.” Nov 5, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
A screenshot of a video showing users of infostealer services. (Dutch National Police) Operation Magnus targets Redline, Meta infostealers Authorities say they've gained "full access" to the hackers' servers. Oct 28, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP) Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China. Oct 25, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson Tim Starks
Monday, December 7, 2020 – Cedars-Sinai Hospital, a victim of the gang. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times) Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023. Oct 16, 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
A general view of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) headquarters outside Moscow taken on June 29, 2010. (Alexey SAZONOV/AFP via Getty Images) Agencies warn about Russian government hackers going after unpatched vulnerabilities The SVR is conducting its targeting both specifically and broadly, the U.S. and U.K. cyber agencies said. Oct 11, 2024 By Tim Starks
U.S. officials said they are closely monitoring for signs that bad actors have improved their AI influence operations, whether by creating their own powerful models or finding ways to more effectively amplify content. [Image created by mathisworks via Getty Images] Adversaries’ generative AI use isn’t fooling the masses Intelligence officials said Monday that generative AI has thus far been a “malign influence accelerant” and not a “revolutionary” tool. Sep 23, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson