Collaborate Disseminate
The group has put Latin American governments, politicians and corporations on notice that it can expose their secrets.
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Researchers say a growing number of internet-connected devices linked to critical infrastructure organizations don’t have basic protections.
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Researchers say a growing number of internet-connected devices linked to critical infrastructure organizations don’t have basic protections.
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In this report, we propose to go over the various activities that were observed in cyberspace in relation to the conflict in Ukraine, understand their meaning in the context of the current conflict, and study their impact on the cybersecurity field as a whole. Continue reading Reassessing cyberwarfare. Lessons learned in 2022
KillNet, the group that claimed responsibility, has launched a series of attacks around the world on perceived enemies of Russia.
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The request came as police there investigate the hack of the Nauru Police Force.
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Key Points The most relevant hacktivist operations in the last 12 months were: #OpIceIsis, #OpChile, #OpChildSafety, #OpKillingBay and #OpBeast. The operation #OpGeorgeFloyd, born after George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis in May 2020… Continue reading Analysis of the Top10 Hacktivist Operations
Hackers affiliating themselves with the hacktivist label have joined the Black Lives Matter backlash after a fatal police shooting on Friday. Continue reading ‘Anonymous’ takes down Atlanta Police Dept. site after police shooting
Julian Assange, the founder of popular whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is stepping down from the position of editor-in-chief of the organisation under “extraordinary circumstances.”
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With just weeks until the midterm elections, police in Massachusetts gathered last Thursday to practice responding to cyberattacks from an adversary bent on disrupting the democratic process. The simulation, hosted at the Boston headquarters of network security company Cybereason, pitted a police team that included former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis against a red team portraying hackers looking to exacerbate political divisions. The tabletop drill was a strategic duel, with the red team trying to suppress the vote and the cops mobilizing resources in response. The aim of the exercise was to show state and municipal authorities the type of coordinated and clever cyberattacks on critical infrastructure that are possible, according to Cybereason’s Ross Rustici, who helped devise the exercise. Davis said that point hit home. “I think it was an eye-opening experience for everyone who was there,” he told CyberScoop, adding: “People left that exercise with the sober realization that […]
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