US posts indictments, rewards in Russia’s WhisperGate hacks against Ukraine
Federal agencies continued to confront Russian cyber-operations on Thursday, unsealing an indictment against members of a Russian military intelligence unit involved with the destructive WhisperGate malware and other...
Ransomware hackers threaten Montana branch of Planned Parenthood
The Montana branch of Planned Parenthood confirmed that it suffered a cyberattack after a ransomware group threatened to leak sensitive data taken from the organization. Martha Fuller,...
Russian authorities able to identify train saboteur from anonymous Telegram account
A teenager in Russia who reportedly stopped a train by wrapping copper wire around the tracks was arrested just days after investigators uncovered his channel on Telegram, despite...
Veeam Releases Security Updates to Fix 18 Flaws, Including 5 Critical Issues
Sep 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Prevention / Software Security
Veeam has shipped security updates to address a total of 18 security flaws impacting its software products, including five critical vulnerabilities that...
US indicts two RT employees for alleged Russian disinformation effort
The U.S. unsealed indictments of two Russian nationals accused of helping the news outlet RT run a $10 million operation to spread Russian narratives to American audiences. ...
Use of Predator spyware rebounds after a dip from Biden sanctions, researchers say
The powerful commercial surveillance tool Predator may have taken a beating in March when U.S. officials announced sweeping sanctions against the spyware purveyor’s parent company and leadership, but...
Services disrupted as local council near GCHQ’s headquarters hit by cyberattack
Tewkesbury Borough Council in Gloucestershire, England, warned residents on Wednesday it had discovered being targeted by a cyberattack, and assumed that the perpetrators had been able to penetrate...
Sami Khoury, head of Canada’s cyber agency, starts new role in government
Sami Khoury, the head of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), is leaving the agency to start a new role as the Canadian government’s senior official for...
Hackers linked to Russia and Belarus increasingly target Latvian websites, officials say
Politically motivated hackers linked to Russia and Belarus are targeting Latvian government and critical infrastructure websites in a new wave of cyberattacks, according to Latvian cybersecurity officials. ...
The government isn’t ready for cyber chaos in the food and agriculture sector
The nightmare scenarios are numerous: Desiccated farms menaced by out-of-control tractors. Meatpacking plants silently overrun by diseased animals. Trucks clogging highways for hours, their cargo areas full of...
