March 30, 2020

Google sent ~40K warnings to targets of state-backed attackers in 2019

Google has seen a rising number of attackers impersonating news outlets and journalists to spread fake news among other reporters.

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March 25, 2020

Hackers target WHO in phishing attack

A cyberattack that targeted the World Health Organization is probably just the tip of the iceberg according to experts reacting to the news this week.

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March 18, 2020

DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign

It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent.

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February 21, 2020

US and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks

The US and UK governments have both accused Russia of launching a cyber attack against the Georgian government last year.

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February 11, 2020

Officials raise alarm about Chinese hacking

Officials pointed to ongoing threats against US institutions, painting a dire picture of hacking efforts to support Chinese economic goals.

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February 10, 2020

FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.

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January 08, 2020

US warns of Iranian cyber threat

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.

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December 04, 2019

FBI: Russia-based FaceApp is a ‘potential counterintelligence threat’

It's a grabby little app, data-wise, but how is it different from, say, Google or Facebook?

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September 03, 2019

iPhone attack may have targeted Android and Windows too

A sophisticated and sustained watering hole attack affecting iPhones may have targeted Windows and Android too.

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