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In an update Friday, the White House says nine telecom companies were impacted by the Chinese espionage effort.
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Opinion: Implementing new regulations amid the ongoing attack would be a massive misstep, cyber experts argue.
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The U.S. Department of Justice revealed charges Friday against Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged role as a developer in the notorious LockBit ransomware group. Panev was arrested in Israel following a U.S. provisional arrest request and is currently awaiting extradition. Authorities allege that Panev has been an instrumental figure […]
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However, less than 10% of the disclosures addressed the material impacts of the security incidents.
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Rostislav Panev allegedly served as a software developer for LockBit.
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Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for his role in operating Raccoon Infostealer malware, which infiltrated millions of computers worldwide to steal personal data. According to court documents, Sokolovsky, 28, was integral to operations that allowed the leasing of Raccoon Infostealer for $200 per month, payable via cryptocurrency. […]
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The guide comes as the government continues to deal with the fallout of the Salt Typhoon hack.
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In what we can assure you is a new cybersecurity incident despite sounding incredibly similar to incidents of past notoriety: threat actors tied to a notorious ransomware and extortion group have exploited file-transfer software to carry out attacks. Clop has claimed responsibility for attacks tied to vulnerabilities in software made by Cleo, an Illinois-based IT […]
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The once-prominent technology firm bought Cylance for $1.4 billion in 2018.
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Known as Glutton, researchers at QiAnXin’s XLab believe Winnti is responsible for the malware.
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