Collaborate Disseminate
CISA director calls CrowdStrike-linked outage a “dress rehearsal” for what China may have planned for U.S. critical infrastructure.
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The U.S. government has released at least two Russian nationals behind some of the most notorious cybercrimes of the past decade.
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Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.
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Federal prosecutors announced the indictment Thursday of a North Korean hacker accused of carrying out ransomware operations that targeted American health care facilities and used the proceeds of those operations to fund espionage efforts against the U.S. military and defense contractors. Rim Jong Hyok is accused of using malware developed by North Korea’s military intelligence […]
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The newly designated APT45 pursues military intelligence but has been expanding its targets, Mandiant says.
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The attack is the latest in a string targeting Ukrainian critical infrastructure and illustrates the growing ease of targeting industrial systems.
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The firm Lookout says that Houthi use of cyberespionage is a sign that mobile surveillance is a growing force in global conflicts.
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Sanctions, newspaper investigations and reports exposing the Intellexa alliance’s infrastructure all might have led to its diminished state.
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Amin Timovich Stigal is alleged to have participated in attacks dubbed “WhisperGate” ahead of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Elite state-backed hackers are embracing the use of ransomware to obfuscate their operations.
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