Chinese researchers accuse NSA of being behind a powerful exploit
Pangu Lab researchers said they first discovered the backdoor in 2013 during an “in-depth forensic investigation of a host in a...
Hackers stole client info, work materials in Accenture ransomware attack
The gang, known as LockBit 2.0, has threatened to leak further after providing purported proof of the breach. Accenture acknowledged the attack on...
FIN7 scammers posed as SEC officials, sick restaurant customers to hack victims
The FIN7 gang, which researchers have blamed for more than $1 billion in theft since 2015, relied on more than 70 members...
Possible Chinese hackers pose as UN, human rights group to eavesdrop on beleaguered Uyghur population
Researchers observed targeting of the Turkic ethnic group in China, Pakistan and China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. In one attack method, the...
Iranian hackers use Log4Shell to mine crypto on federal computer system
By exploiting the Log4Shell vulnerability, the Iranian-backed hackers broke into an an unpatched VMware Horizon server in February and then...
Proofpoint sues Facebook over dummy sites used for anti-phishing training
Cybercriminals often imitate popular brands’ sites, including Facebook and Instagram, to dupe unsuspecting users, then pilfer their credentials or distribute...
Hart InterCivic
A voter casts a ballot at a voting machine at a polling station at Cheyenne High School on Election Day...
Trolls defaced Twitch’s website with pictures of Jeff Bezos, adding to the platform’s security concerns
Two days after an unnamed hacker leaked a trove Twitch data including the streaming platform’s source code and information about payments to...
FIN7 ‘technical guru’ sentenced to 10 years in prison
Hladyr’s prosecution is win for Justice Department officials looking to make a dent in the array of well-funded cybercriminal groups...
Congress
Biden calls for action on privacy rights in State of the Union President Biden called for stronger limits on the...
