Cyberattacks
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The Biden White House made a stunning admission that Chinese hackers have the ability to cripple the American power grid and ports, and it is reportedly not just run-of-the-mill intrusions but increasingly sophisticated actors with unparalleled skills. Jake Sullivan, national security adviser, had known about the Chinese hackers’ ability to knock out critical infrastructure for…
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Beijing’s charge d’affaires at its London embassy was summoned by Britain Tuesday to hear complaints about a series of cyber-attacks, blamed on China-backed hackers. The summons comes after Britain, the United States and New Zealand lodged claims in rapid succession that China-backed hacking groups have targeted politicians, journalists, activists and even Britain’s election watchdog. Beijing…
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Russian cyberattackers have been accused of targeting British democracy ahead of next year’s general election. The UK says MPs, journalists, think tanks and an ex-head of MI6 are among those to have been in the sights of hacking operations linked to the Kremlin. Here’s everything we know so far. Who is behind the attacks? Russia’s FSB…
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Top U.S. cyber officials are warning that now is no time for governments or private sector companies to let down their guard and assume Russia’s struggles on the battlefield in Ukraine will carry over into the Kremlin’s efforts in cyberspace. Instead, they say the recent denial of service attacks targeting the public websites of major…
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The Cyber Security Council of Germany called the allegations against Arne Schonbohm “absurd” Germany’s Interior Minister Nancy Faeser intends to fire the head of the national cybersecurity agency over alleged contacts with Russian intelligence agents, German media reported on Monday, citing government sources. Arne Schonbohm supposedly had contact with Moscow’s spies through the Cyber Security…
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Ukraine is bracing for a new wave of Russian cyberattacks likely aimed at freezing its citizens in coming months and crippling its spending power. The attacks, according to an assessment shared Friday by a top Ukrainian cyber official, are expected to include precision cyber strikes, combining virtual efforts against key systems with physical action targeting…
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Cybersecurity news and best practices are full of acronyms and abbreviations. Without understanding what each one means, it’s difficult to comprehend the significance of most major threats and the essential tools that help prevent them. Our list below contains 100 of the most common cybersecurity abbreviations that you may encounter in the cybersecurity industry. CYBERSECURITY ABBREVIATIONS…
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President Joe Biden on March 21, 2022, warned that Russian cyberattacks on U.S. targets are likely, though the government has not identified a specific threat. Biden urged the private sector: “Harden your cyber defenses immediately.” It is a costly fact of modern life that organizations from pipelines and shipping companies to hospitals and any number of private companies are vulnerable…
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The head of UK domestic intelligence service MI5, Ken McCallum, has advised MPs to beware of China and Russia’s “interference alerts,” which he believes will occur increasingly often as these two countries are allegedly aiming for international supremacy. In an interview with the Daily Mail, McCallum said that since the January spy scandal in parliament…
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Washington could impose sanctions on Russia in response to alleged cyberattacks on Ukraine, even before any potential ground invasion, a member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee revealed on Wednesday. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy confirmed that “pre-invasion sanctions” were being considered in response to Moscow’s alleged targeting of Ukrainian digital infrastructure. Washington has repeatedly…
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The Biden administration has charged two suspected hackers, nationals of Russia and Ukraine, respectively, in connection with a wave of ransomware attacks that targeted US companies earlier this year. The United States Justice Department announced the charges on Monday, saying it recovered $6.1m in ransom payments made to one of the suspects. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a 22-year-old Ukrainian,…
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Security experts this week identified a highly sophisticated hacking group as the mastermind behind a troublesome spate of cyber attacks that have left financial firms across the world rattled since 2016. Drawing links between a spate of global cyber attacks orchestrated by a gang of cybercriminals, experts have managed to unmask a malware attack…
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