Ex-Employee’s Admin Credentials Used in US Gov Agency Hack 2024-02-16 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire A threat actor employed the administrative credentials of a former employee to hack a US government organization. The post Ex-Employee’s Admin Credentials Used in US Gov Agency Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS […]
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Rise in cyberwarfare tactics fueled by geopolitical tensions 2024-02-14 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Matt Shelton, Head of Threat Research and Analysis at Google Cloud, discusses the latest Threat Horizons Report, which provides intelligence-derived trends, expertise, and recommendations on threat actors to help inform cloud customer security strategies in
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Lawmakers Want Clampdown on American VCs Funding Chinese Tech Companies 2024-02-09 at 19:46 By Ryan Naraine A congressional investigation finds that US venture capital firms invested billions in Chinese technology companies in semiconductor, AI and cybersecurity, sectors that are a threat to national security. The post Lawmakers Want Clampdown on American VCs Funding Chinese Tech
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AI-generated voices in robocalls now illegal 2024-02-09 at 14:32 By Help Net Security The FCC has revealed the unanimous adoption of a Declaratory Ruling that recognizes calls made with AI-generated voices are “artificial” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The ruling, which takes effect immediately, makes voice cloning technology used in common robocall scams
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Federal Cybersecurity Agency Launches Program to Boost Support for State, Local Election Offices 2024-02-08 at 17:01 By Associated Press CISA launched a program aimed at boosting election security, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassurance to voters that elections will be safe and accurate. The post Federal Cybersecurity Agency Launches Program
Biden Administration Names a Director of the New AI Safety Institute 2024-02-08 at 06:31 By Associated Press The Biden administration named Elizabeth Kelly as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence. The post Biden Administration Names a Director of the New AI Safety Institute appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is
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Chinese hackers breached Dutch Ministry of Defense 2024-02-07 at 16:46 By Helga Labus Chinese state-sponsored hackers have breached the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) last year and deployed a new remote access trojan (RAT) malware to serve as a backdoor. “The effects of the intrusion were limited because the victim network was segmented from the
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The fight against commercial spyware misuse is heating up 2024-02-07 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz Though there are organizations out there investigating how commercial spyware is misused to target journalists, human rights defenders and dissidents, the growing market related to the development and sale of this type of software and the exploits used to deploy
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Google Links Over 60 Zero-Days to Commercial Spyware Vendors 2024-02-06 at 13:16 By Eduard Kovacs More than 60 of the Adobe, Google, Android, Microsoft, Mozilla and Apple zero-days that have come to light since 2016 attributed to spyware vendors. The post Google Links Over 60 Zero-Days to Commercial Spyware Vendors appeared first on SecurityWeek. This
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General Timothy Haugh Takes Lead of NSA and Cyber Command 2024-02-05 at 01:49 By Mike Lennon General Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of NSA and USCYBERCOM on February 2, 2024, taking over the role from General Paul M. Nakasone. The post General Timothy Haugh Takes Lead of NSA and Cyber Command appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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Biden to Veto Attempt to Overturn SEC Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules 2024-02-02 at 15:04 By Eduard Kovacs President Biden would veto Republican lawmakers’ attempt to overturn the SEC’s recent cyber incident disclosure rules. The post Biden to Veto Attempt to Overturn SEC Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt
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Ex-CIA Computer Engineer Gets 40 Years in Prison for Giving Spy Agency Hacking Secrets to WikiLeaks 2024-02-02 at 12:47 By Associated Press Former CIA software engineer sentenced to 40 years in prison for biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos. The post Ex-CIA Computer
US Sanctions Two ISIS-Affiliated ‘Cybersecurity Experts’ 2024-01-31 at 14:40 By Eduard Kovacs US Treasury Department announces sanctions against two Egyptian nationals accused of running an ISIS cyber platform. The post US Sanctions Two ISIS-Affiliated ‘Cybersecurity Experts’ appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source
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US Lawmakers Introduce Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act 2024-01-30 at 16:46 By Ionut Arghire New bipartisan, bicameral legislation aims to improve cybersecurity protections within the food and agriculture sector. The post US Lawmakers Introduce Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source
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US Disrupted Chinese Hacking Operation Aimed at Critical Infrastructure: Report 2024-01-30 at 16:46 By Eduard Kovacs US government reportedly disabled parts of a botnet-powered cyber campaign conducted by the Chinese threat actor Volt Typhoon. The post US Disrupted Chinese Hacking Operation Aimed at Critical Infrastructure: Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt
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US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Man Over Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Insurer 2024-01-24 at 12:02 By Eduard Kovacs US, UK and Australia announce sanctions against Alexander Ermakov for his role in the 2022 ransomware attack on healthcare insurer Medibank. The post US, UK, Australia Sanction Russian Man Over Ransomware Attack on Healthcare Insurer appeared first
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Why cyberattacks mustn’t be kept secret 2024-01-23 at 08:01 By Help Net Security No company is immune to cyberattacks, but when the inevitable happens, too many companies still try to maintain a wall of silence. In fact, over half of security professionals admit their organizations maintain a culture of security through obscurity, with over one-third
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Top cybersecurity concerns for the upcoming elections 2024-01-23 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Adam Marrè, CISO at Arctic Wolf, explains how state and local governments must focus on cybersecurity as the 2024 election approaches in the United States. State and local IT and cybersecurity teams usually have few
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US Gov Publishes Cybersecurity Guidance for Water and Wastewater Utilities 2024-01-19 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire CISA, FBI and EPA document aims to help water and wastewater organizations improve their cyber resilience and incident response. The post US Gov Publishes Cybersecurity Guidance for Water and Wastewater Utilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an
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Energy Department to Invest $30 Million in Clean Energy Cybersecurity Solutions 2024-01-18 at 16:16 By Ionut Arghire Organizations can earn up to $3 million in federal funding for cyber tools securing the clean energy infrastructure. The post Energy Department to Invest $30 Million in Clean Energy Cybersecurity Solutions appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is
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