New DOD cyber policy office opening soon, sources say
The Pentagon’s new top cyber policy shop could open for business as soon as next week. The Department of Defense likely will start up the Office of...
Supporters of Russian anti-war politician arrested for posting LGBT emoji and political memes
Supporters of Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin were arrested for posting "extremist" content in their personal chats on Telegram, local media reported. Nadezhdin is a Russian opposition...
How to Identify a Cyber Adversary: What to Look For
Cyber-incident attribution gets a lot of attention, for good reasons. Identifying the actor(s) behind an attack enables taking legal or political action against the adversary and helps cybersecurity researchers...
Russian-Swedish national behind $400 million crypto mixer convicted of money laundering
A dual Russian-Swedish national was convicted Tuesday in U.S. federal court for operating a notorious cryptocurrency mixer that moved about $400 million in bitcoin over the course of...
EU Parliament passes AI Act in world’s first attempt at regulating the technology
The European Parliament voted through the bloc’s AI Act on Wednesday, bringing in a range of rules for various AI products — categorized by risk — across the...
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...
