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
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the National Guard Association of the United States’ 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on Aug. 26 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images) Who would be the cyber pros in a second Trump term? If elected again, the former president might draw both on returning officials and yet-untapped pockets of talent. Sep 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks at DefenseScoop’s DefenseTalks on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo) Mattis: Don’t create separate military cyber service The former defense secretary said U.S. Cyber Command needs emergency authority to be able to operate inside the United States. May 23, 2024 By Tim Starks
Spacecraft launch. Elements of this image furnished by NASA. (Getty Images) Satellite hack on eve of Ukraine war was a coordinated, multi-pronged assault The satellite hack that took the world by storm was more complex than initially thought, according to a Viasat executive. Aug 10, 2023 By Christian Vasquez Elias Groll
(DoD / Lisa Ferdinando) NSA warns defense contractors of potential SolarWinds fallout In this case, the issue is a separate vulnerability that can be exploited in concert with the SolarWinds problem. Dec 18, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
U.S. Cyber Command Commander and NSA Director Gen. Paul M. Nakasone greets a military member at the Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Conference July 23, 2019. (Department of Defense) Someone is trying to catfish women by pretending to be Paul Nakasone We're going to guess this isn't what the general means by "persistent engagement." May 15, 2020 By Jeff Stone