How Italy became an unexpected spyware hub
In April 2022, about four months after Kazakhstan’s government violently cracked down on nationwide protests, cybersecurity researchers discovered that authorities in the country were deploying spyware on smartphones...
Chinese official ruined by crypto investments gets life in prison for selling state secrets
Chinese authorities announced on Friday that a public servant who found himself with large debts due to failed cryptocurrency investments had been sentenced to life in prison for...
Cyberattack causes credit card readers to malfunction in Israel
Devices used across Israel to read credit cards malfunctioned on Sunday due to a suspected cyberattack that disrupted the communications services underpinning them. Customers at supermarkets and...
CISA Alerts to Active Exploitation of Critical Palo Alto Networks Vulnerability
Nov 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Palo Alto Networks Expedition to its...
Following Trump win, FBI warns of ‘slave plantation’ texts targeting African Americans
The FBI and several Black political leaders warned the public about a string of offensive text messages sent to African Americans across the U.S. following former President Donald...
Seoul accuses pro-Kremlin hackers of attacking websites over decision to monitor North Korean troops...
Pro-Russia hacker groups have ramped up attacks on South Korean organizations following Seoul’s decision to send observers to Ukraine after North Korean troops joined Russian forces on the...
CISA’s Jack Cable on secure-by-design pledge progress — and next steps
Back in May, dozens of software companies promised the Biden administration and their customers that they would adopt seven key digital security practices within a year. Today, as...
Canada to force TikTok to dissolve its business in the country
Canada on Wednesday ordered that Chinese-owned TikTok “wind up” its business in the country, citing national security risks posed by the ubiquitous social media platform. While the...
China-linked hackers tasked with Japanese targets pursue them through Europe
MirrorFace, a hacking group that researchers believe is aligned with China, has been spotted targeting a diplomatic organization in the European Union for the first time. The...
Ukrainian military’s anti-drone GPS spoofing spills into civilians’ phones
For Ukrainian tech specialist Roman, Tuesday morning didn’t go as planned. He spent half the night lying in bed, listening to explosions from yet another Russian drone attack...
