A Chinese threat actor infiltrated several IT and security companies in a bring-your-own VS code, with an eye to carrying out a supply-chain-based espionage attack.
The hacking group's X account shared videos comparing Xi Jinping to an emperor and others commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations.
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Russia, which hasn’t been invited to the summit, has repeatedly called it “meaningless and harmful.” Swiss officials did not provide more details about the reported cyberattacks.
Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.
Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania, a government agency reported.
Data shows hackers stole around $2 billion in crypto this year, according to data analyzed by blockchain security firms.
The British government accused a unit of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday of using cyberattacks in a “sustained but unsuccessful” campaign to undermine democratic institutions in the country.
Roughly 78% of healthcare organizations fell victim to a cyberattack over the past year and 60% of the incidents impacted care delivery
Absentee voters flooded social media to express their frustration at not being able to cast votes through an online system created by the government.
Canada's domestic food production system may actually be one of the most glaring cracks in Canada's national defences.
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Attacking agricultural infrastructure has proven to be an effective part of the Russian playbook so far in its invasion of Ukraine. In June 2022, EU trade counsellor Maud Labat said Moscow has figured out how to wield food as a “geopolitical weapon.”
Microsoft has revoked several Chardware developer accounts after drivers signed through their profiles were used in cyberattacks, including ransomware incidents.
A majority of 5G network operators experienced up to six cyber incidents in the past year. Defenses are especially lacking for ransomware and phishing attacks.
The Russian government is planning “massive cyberattacks” against Ukrainian critical infrastructure facilities to “increase the effect of missile strikes on electrical supply facilities,” the Ukrainian government said Monday.
Lloyd’s of London will require its insurer groups globally to exclude catastrophic state-backed hacks from stand-alone cyber insurance policies starting next year.
Observing the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, we can clearly see that cyberattacks leveraging malware are an important part of modern hybrid war strategy.
Money has been and remains the main motivator for cybercriminals. The most widespread techniques of monetizing cyberattacks include selling stolen databases, extortion (using ransomware) and carding. However, there is demand on the dark web not only for data obtained through an attack, but also for the data and services necessary to organize one (e.g., to perform specific steps of a multiphase attack)
The Russia-linked ransomware gang demanded $20 million in ransom — and the overthrow of Costa Rica's elected government. Where does that leave smaller, equally vulnerable nation states?
