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A group of hacktivists calling themselves the “Department of Peace” claimed to have breached the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), leaking allegedly stolen documents online. On…
The fallout from a ransomware attack on one of the largest government contractors in the United States continues to grow: More than 25 million people have…
It was reported this week that the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in dire straits, following a year of cuts, layoffs and furloughs under…
Cisco Says Hackers Are Exploiting Critical Flaw To Break Into Large Customer Networks By 2023
Cisco says hackers have been exploiting a flaw in one of its popular networking products used by big businesses for at least three years, prompting the…
US Cybersecurity Agency CISA it is is in dire straitsaccording to bipartisan lawmakers and industry leaders who fear the agency’s ability to carry out its core…
Treasury sanctions Russian zero-day broker accused of buying holdings stolen from US defense contractor
The US government was announced on Tuesday sanctions on two companies that acquire and resell zero-day exploits, as well as sanctions on their founders and associates.…
Peter Williams, the former head of a US defense contractor, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking…
Marquis Sues Firewall Provider SonicWall, Claims Security Flaws With Firewall Backup Led To Ransomware Attack
Fintech giant Marquis is suing firewall provider SonicWall, claiming a previous breach allowed hackers to steal sensitive information about customer firewalls that led to a ransomware…
Brian Merchant, who writes for Blood on the machinereports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras amid growing public outrage…
VPN flaws allowed Chinese hackers to compromise dozens of Ivanti customers, report says
In February 2021, software giant Ivanti discovered that Chinese hackers had breached the network of Pulse Secure, one of its subsidiaries that provided VPN devices to…