February 6, 2021 Iranian cyber groups continue to masquerade as American ‘patriot’ organizations that threaten US: officials Iranian cyber actors are likely behind the creation of an inflammatory website called Enemies of the People and continue to be active despite earlier warnings, according to the FBI.
February 6, 2021 Organized scam gangs rake in $6.5 million in 2020, report says: 'Growing rapidly' in US The automated scam-as-a-service operation is designed to steal money and payment data.
January 7, 2021 Justice Department, federal court system hit by Russian hack The Justice Department and the federal court system disclosed on Wednesday that they were among the dozens of U.S. government agencies and private businesses compromised by a massive, monthslong cyberespionage campaign that U.S. officials have linked to elite Russian hackers.
January 5, 2021 Federal security agencies say SolarWinds hack ‘likely Russian in origin’ The nation’s top national security agencies released a joint statement on Tuesday saying that a monthslong cyber attack on software company SolarWinds “was likely Russian in origin.”
January 5, 2021 Ransomware will likely get worse in 2021: report Ransomware wreaked havoc in 2020. It may be even worse this year.
December 28, 2020 After Nashville bombing, Tennessee lawmaker wants securing telecom infrastructure examined An East Tennessee lawmaker said Monday called for stronger oversight of the nation's telecommunications grid after a Christmas Day bombing in Nashville partially temporarily crippled infrastructure that caused 911 outages and sudden unreliability in regional phone service.
December 24, 2020 Russian Cyberattack: It will take a long time to understand, perhaps years, experts say A long and tedious job is waiting for U.S. government researchers to understand the depth and veracity of the suspected Russian cyber-attack on several government institutions.
December 23, 2020 Sextortion case shows how abusers up the ante A Virginia man who was arrested and charged for cyberstalking a young woman in connection with a sextortion scheme followed a familiar pattern, authorities said.
December 22, 2020 Thai King's mistress' phone reportedly hacked, many explicit photos leaked More than 1,400 hacked photos of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn's mistress, Sineenatra ‘Koi’ Wongvajirapakdi, have reportedly been sent to various individuals in an attempt to embarrass her as factions of the Royal family feud.
December 22, 2020 Biden says cyberattack happened on ‘Trump’s watch when he wasn’t watching’ President-elect Joe Biden is placing blame for the serious cyber hack of numerous federal government agencies and major companies on President Trump and pledged that "we will respond" when it’s determined which country is behind the damage.