Mandiant: Notorious Russian hacking unit linked to breach of Texas water facility

Researchers from the Google-owned firm conclude that Sandworm personas are linked to several recent attacks on critical infrastructure. 

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US and UK accuse China of cyber operations targeting domestic politics

Officials in Washington and London say hackers backed by the Chinese state sought to silence dissidents and surveil politicians. 

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Top Democrat proposes minimum cybersecurity standards in wake of Change Healthcare attack

The new legislation from Sen. Mark Warner comes as health care groups say they would oppose such proposals.

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Russian military intelligence may have deployed wiper against multiple Ukrainian ISPs

A group known as Solntsepek claimed credit for attacks on the ISPs Triacom, Misto TV, Linktelecom and KIM.

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