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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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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September 29, 2016

FBI probes possible hacks targeting phones of Democratic Party staff

Agents have reportedly asked to image some Democratic staffers' phones as they search for evidence - such as malware - of the hacking.

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September 23, 2016

Michelle Obama’s passport – or a scan that looks like it – posted online

The purported copy of the First Lady's passport plus emails from a staffer's account have been posted online.

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September 23, 2016

Change your password! Yahoo confirms data breach of 500 million accounts

It's the biggest known data breach in history and dwarves all previous attacks.

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September 06, 2016

Obama warns of hackers creating cyber ‘Wild Wild West’

If countries don't start acting responsibly with cyber weapons, the arms race could turn into a free-for-all, said President Obama.

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December 14, 2015

Twitter users targeted in possible state-sponsored attacks

A number of warning recipients are active in the security community, particularly with Tor, but it's not a consistent link for all of them.

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November 03, 2015

US cybersecurity plan won’t stop the government getting hacked – but it’s a start

A new strategy unveiled by the White House this week should help the US to improve its flawed cyberdefenses, but even the US CIO admits that there can never be perfect security.

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August 07, 2015

Officials blame Russia for Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff email hack

Russia has been blamed for launching a "sophisticated cyberattack" against the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs of Staff unclassified email system.

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