Russia claims US and ‘Western countries’ are trying to hack its presidential election
As Russia prepares for its presidential election this week, its systems are reportedly being targeted by “massive” cyberattacks, according to local authorities.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is running against three...
How to Identify a Cyber Adversary: Standards of Proof
COMMENTARYPart one of a two-part article.In cybersecurity, attribution refers to identifying an adversary (not just the persona) likely responsible for malicious activity. It is typically derived from collating many...
French government agencies hit by cyberattacks of ‘unprecedented intensity’
A number of French government agencies have been hit by “intense” cyberattacks, the prime minister’s office announced on Monday.
The nature of the attacks, which began on Sunday night, has...
Stanford says data from 27,000 people leaked in September ransomware attack
A ransomware gang accessed the personal information of more than 27,000 people on Stanford University servers during a cyberattack last year, the university warned this week.
The California-based school began...
LockBit takes credit for February shutdown of South African pension fund
The LockBit ransomware gang said it was behind an attack on South Africa’s government workers pension fund last month, which has hampered the organization’s operations and disrupted pension payments.
The...
BianLian Threat Actors Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaws in Ransomware Attacks
Mar 11, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Vulnerability
The threat actors behind the BianLian ransomware have been observed exploiting security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to conduct their extortion-only attacks.
According to a new...
Ransomware tracker: The latest figures [March 2024]
Note: this Ransomware Tracker is updated on the second Sunday of each month to stay current
Although ransomware gangs started 2024 off at a slow pace, attacks picked up across...
How the Belarusian Cyber Partisans are fighting a digital war against two dictators
It's not common for hacker groups to have strong political leanings, but for the Belarusian Cyber Partisans, whose goal is to topple the authoritarian regime in their country, it’s...
British authorities have never detected a breach of ransomware sanctions — but is that...
The agency responsible for monitoring financial sanctions in Britain has never detected an illicit payment to an entity embargoed under the country’s counter-ransomware regime, according to information obtained by...
Dozens of data brokers disclose selling reproductive healthcare info, precise geolocation and data belonging...
New information made public by the state of California shows that a significant portion of data brokers collect and sell sensitive information on topics like reproductive health, as well...
