Collaborate Disseminate
The US federal government has been protecting its users by blocking malicious destinations for years, but it won’t let them take advantage of the latest protective measure in DNS – encryption – just yet. Continue reading Uncle Sam to agencies: No encrypted DNS for you!
UN experts believe the DPRK cyber-steals and launders money, extorts companies and funnels the cash into its nuclear program. Continue reading US offers up to $5m reward for information on North Korean hackers
The Big Bad Wolves haven’t blown the house down but did come up with a way to “hold the three little pigs responsible for being delicious,” Signal said. Continue reading Signal: We’ll be eaten alive by EARN IT Act’s anti-encryption wolves
A cyberattack that targeted the World Health Organization is probably just the tip of the iceberg according to experts reacting to the news this week. Continue reading Hackers target WHO in phishing attack
If you thought the Mirai botnet was bad, what about a version under the control of Russia’s military that it could point like an electronic cannon at people it didn’t like? Continue reading Russia’s FSB wanted its own IoT botnet
The dead drops were very James Bond: once, the data mule taped the SD card to the underside of a desk in a hotel. Continue reading Tour guide/Chinese spy gets four years for SD card dead drops
It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent. Continue reading DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign
Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from DHS, DoD, TSA, and the State Department. Continue reading Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones
The bill, which would undercut Section 230 protections for online publishing, presents itself as a way to stop online child abuse. Continue reading EARN IT Act threatens end-to-end encryption
As of June 2019, CBP had processed more than 20 million travelers using facial recognition, civil rights group ACLU says. Continue reading Homeland Security sued over secretive use of face recognition