Belarusian hackers claim to breach fertilizer plant in retaliation for support of Lukashenko regime
Belarusian politically motivated hackers have claimed to attack the country’s largest state-run manufacturer of fertilizers, Grodno Azot, for its alleged involvement in political repression, sanctions evasion, and human...
Russians will no longer be able to access Microsoft cloud services, business intelligence tools
Microsoft will reportedly suspend access to its cloud services for Russian users this month as a result of European sanctions imposed on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine....
Ukrainian police detain cybercriminals trying to sell millions of stolen email and Instagram accounts
Ukrainian cyber police have detained three members of an organized criminal gang suspected of hijacking more than 100 million email and Instagram accounts from users across the world....
Meta to shutter key disinformation tracking tool before 2024 election
Meta’s decision to close its CrowdTangle division — a tool that tracks content across social media — has raised the ire of more than 100 research and advocacy...
Over 500 people targeted by Pegasus spyware in Poland, officials say
Poland’s national prosecutor said that nearly 578 citizens were targeted with powerful commercial spyware called Pegasus between 2017 and 2022. Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar said on Tuesday...
UK government urged to get on ‘forward foot’ with ransomware instead of ‘absorbing the...
Officials in Westminster are being urged to put more money behind operations to disrupt ransomware gangs in the wake of a growing number of attacks impacting a wide...
Chad suffers internet and telecom disruptions amid deadly political clashes
Internet connectivity and telecommunications in Chad were disrupted following a deadly attack on the country’s internal security agency.
Since Wednesday, internet traffic in the country dropped to 20% of its...
Tanzania ‘extensively’ censors LGBTQ+ apps and websites, researchers find
Tanzania has ramped up its digital censorship of LGBTQ+ websites, media and dating apps in the past year, researchers have found. According to the report released by...
Congress prepares for FISA Round 3
The U.S. House next week will try — for the third time — to renew powerful spying authorities that are slated to expire in a matter of days,...
