Chinese ‘Crimson Palace’ espionage campaign keeps hacking Southeast Asian governments
A high-stakes cat and mouse game between defenders and a sophisticated trio of Chinese cyberespionage groups has continued this year, with the hackers launching a string of attacks...
CosmicBeetle Deploys Custom ScRansom Ransomware, Partnering with RansomHub
The threat actor known as CosmicBeetle has debuted a new custom ransomware strain called ScRansom in attacks targeting small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South...
Washington state school district closed for second day after cyberattack
A Seattle-area school system serving more than 17,000 students is closed Tuesday for a second day to start the school year after a cyberattack caused network outages. ...
Russian pro-democracy nonprofit investigates alleged data breach by Kremlin-backed hackers
The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation nonprofit said it is investigating a data breach after thousands of emails and documents supposedly related to its work were published online. ...
CISA says SonicWall bug being exploited as experts warn of ransomware gang use
Federal cybersecurity experts are warning that a vulnerability affecting products from SonicWall is being exploited, and ordered all federal civilian agencies to implement a patch for the bug...
Official: DHS cyber review board will announce next investigation ‘soon’
A review board of federal and industry officials led by the Homeland Security Department is readying to announce its next investigation, a top DHS official teased on Monday....
Poland dismantles cyber sabotage group linked to Russia, Belarus
Poland’s security services said they have broken up an alleged cyber sabotage group linked to Russia and Belarus that attempted to “paralyze” the country with cyberattacks. The...
UK National Crime Agency, responsible for fighting cybercrime, ‘on its knees,’ warns report
The National Crime Agency (NCA), once heralded as British law enforcement’s elite answer to the questions posed by serious and organized crime, including cybercrime, is “on its knees”...
In latest check-in, spy agencies describe ‘ramp up’ in election influence
U.S. intelligence agencies on Friday said they are observing foreign actors “ramp up” their efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election. “As you can imagine, the closer...
West Virginia law enforcement sues data broker for publishing personal information online
Whitepages is the latest data broker to be sued for allegedly flouting laws barring the publication of home addresses and other personal information belonging to judges, police officers,...
