April 11, 2020 China's telecom 'trustworthiness' under question, FCC commissioner tells Shannon Bream China's trustworthiness, as it applies to international telecommunications involving the U.S., is under question, a commissioner with the Federal Communications Commission said Friday night.
April 7, 2020 Hackers target Chinese government, WHO amid coronavirus pandemic Hackers targeted and attacked Chinese agencies and diplomatic missions through weaknesses in their virtual private network servers, a new report by a leading provider claims.
April 7, 2020 Firms backing anti-China suit suggest country is behind uptick in incoming cyberattacks Berman Law Group, the class-action firm running the suit, and Lucas Compton, the lobbying firm partnered with Berman to run PR and government-relations related to the suit, said they are seeing upwards of 5,000 cyberattacks on their systems per day, and suggest the attacks may be coming from the Chinese government.
April 3, 2020 Amid coronavirus crisis, experts detect ‘dramatic’ hacks on the WHO and ‘negligent’ security precautions Since the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) has become the target of an array of cybersecurity attacks – but recent efforts to hack into the system have some cybersecurity experts especially concerned.
March 26, 2020 Coronavirus criminals: Authorities wage war against virus scammers, thieves, impostors and idiots From price-gouging, mask stealing and pharma-fraud, to charity scams, app extortion, cyber-hacking and even “coughing” on people and produce for Instagram followers or as an act of hate, the new corona-centered crime wave – like the spread of the novel virus – is gaining momentum by the minute.
March 20, 2020 Risk of 'deadly' cyberattack looms amid coronavirus outbreak The coronavirus pandemic has increased the risk of cyberattack, the World Economic Forum has warned.
March 20, 2020 Top coronavirus myths, hoaxes and scams The surge in myths, hoaxes and scams surrounding COVID-19 shows no sign of abating.
March 16, 2020 Cyberattack hits Department of Health and Human Services, report says With the U.S. battling to contain the coronavirus outbreak, a cyberattack hit the Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday, Bloomberg reports.
March 5, 2020 US, UK and Estonia call out Russia over cyber attacks against Georgia in UN Security Council first The U.S., U.K. and Estonia condemned last year’s cyber attacks against Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union, by Russian military intelligence today during a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council. The meeting marked the first time cyber attacks were brought up in the council as its own specific item.
March 3, 2020 'Shark Tank' star Barbara Corcoran confirms she got back the money that was stolen from her in an email scam Things have worked out for “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran after she was the victim of an email phishing scam.