Alleged Chinese hackers are breaking into government agencies across Latin America using a new backdoor that researchers are calling βSparroWocky.β
Oslo-based Telenor potentially enabled crimes against humanity and violated sanctions in its dealings with the military regime that took over Myanmar in 2021, Norwegian authorities said.
According to the United Kingdomβs National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Iran has used this and similar cyber activity to βsupport the repression of individuals who are seen as a threat to the regime, such as dissidents, activists and journalists.β
The pro-Ukraine hacktivist group Hacking Cat has evolved from carrying out website defacements and data leaks to more sophisticated and destructive attacks on Russian targets, researchers said.
A "flawless" performance by the CIA's Cyber Mission Center contributed to the capture of Venezuelan President NicolΓ‘s Maduro in January, agency Deputy Director Michael Ellis says.
Russia's data centers are concentrated in areas increasingly exposed to Ukrainian drone attacks. The Kremlin wants them to stiffen their physical defenses.
Amir Yaryab is the leader of the IRGC's cyber unit and oversees hacker groups such as the CyberAv3ngers, the State Department said in posting a reward for information about him.
The Trump administration is banning the acquisition of foreign-made components used to manage electricity and power, alleging that βcertain foreign actors are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilitiesβ in the technology.
Foreign intelligence services, particularly those from China and Russia, are increasingly behind cyberattacks on German companies, according to a new survey of the countryβs private sector.
The DOJ said it disrupted Chinese state-backed tools used to scan, infect and exploit IoT devices for attacks on federal agencies and multiple industries.
The U.S. sanctioned several Iranian nationals for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure just days after reports emerged of a cyber intrusion on a small power plant in the United Kingdom.
The Justice Department accused 17 alleged hackers with ties to the Iranian government of breaching email accounts at U.S. government agencies and stealing intellectual property from dozens of universities.
Ukraineβs military intelligence claimed it disrupted the operations of Russiaβs largest online marketplace, Wildberries, in a cyberattack intended to amplify the impact of drone strikes on the companyβs infrastructure.
President Donald Trump has talked with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Southeast Asian scam compounds, a State Department official told senators at a hearing on the transnational issue.
Georgia's State Security Service is investigating whether foreign entities were behind the spread of fabricated stories claiming that Georgians were mistreating Russian tourists.
Three Chinese telecommunications giants continue to have footholds in the U.S. internet ecosystem despite their alleged role in previous Chinese hacking campaigns, a House committee report concluded.
Water utilities in at least 12 states have reported cyberattacks on their operational technology, as the scope of a campaign allegedly linked to Iranian hackers continues to grow.