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US prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of an active-duty US Army soldier in December to a massive theft of US phone records from AT&T and…
A breach of Gravy Analytics’ vast trove of location data threatens the privacy of millions
An intrusion and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics threatens the privacy of millions of people around the world whose smartphone apps inadvertently exposed…
China hacked US Treasury’s CFIUS, which reviews foreign investment for national security risks
Chinese hackers have reportedly breached a key office in the US Treasury Department tasked with reviewing foreign investments and transactions that could threaten US national security.…
Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few are greater than the potential sabotage capabilities posed by China-backed hackers, who senior US national security…
US charges Russian civilian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware
The Justice Department has charged a Russian citizen with conspiring to destroy Ukrainian government computer systems as part of a widespread hacking effort by Russia ahead…
The US government announced Thursday that it is banning the sale of Kaspersky Antivirus in the country and asking Americans who use the software to switch…
Investors’ promise to fight spyware tainted by previous investments in US malware maker
On Monday, the The Biden administration announced that six new countries had joined an international coalition to combat the spread of commercial spyware, sold by companies…
As cybercriminals continue to reap the financial benefits of their attacks, talk of a federal ban on ransom payments is growing stronger. US officials have long…
The NSA says it is monitoring Ivanti’s cyberattacks as hackers hit the US defense sector
The US National Security Agency has confirmed that hackers exploiting flaws in Ivanti’s widely used enterprise VPN appliance have targeted organizations across the US defense sector.…
Authorities are shutting down the operations of the notorious LockBit ransomware gang
Coalition of Internationals Law enforcement agencies, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and the UK’s National Crime Agency, have disrupted the operations of the notorious…