nation state attacks

Chinese Hackers Failed To Defeat FBI Botnet Takedown

FBI disrupts Chinese 'state-sponsored' hackers 'Flax Typhoon', who tried to resist takedown of 260,000-device botnet

2 months ago

Halliburton, Law Enforcement Investigates Cyberattack Impact

Impact of the cyberattack against US critical industry firm Halliburton is being investigated by law enforcement and firm

3 months ago

Dutch PM Raises Cyber Espionage Case With China’s Xi

Beijing visit sees Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discuss cyber espionage incident with Chinese President Xi Jinping

8 months ago

President Biden To Plug US Data Transfers To China, Russia Etc

US President issues executive order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from being transferred to hostile nation states

9 months ago

UK At High Risk Of ‘Catastrophic Ransomware Attack’, Warns Committee

Damning report from parliamentary committee warns of high risk to UK from 'catastrophic ransomware attacks'

11 months ago

SolarWinds Sued By US SEC After 2020 Cyberattack

US regulators sue SolarWinds and its chief information security officer after the high profile cyberattack by Russian hackers

1 year ago

ICC Confirms Recent Cyberattack Was Espionage

Not a random cyberattack. International Criminal Court confirms September cyberattack was case of “sophisticated espionage”

1 year ago

Five Eyes Intelligence Heads Warn Of Chinese Cyber Espionage

Heads of Five Eyes intelligence agencies come together to accuse China of intellectual property theft and using AI for hacking

1 year ago

EU Urges Risk Assessments On Critical Technology

Amid rising tensions with certain nations, EU officials urge member states to immediately conduct risk assessments of most sensitive tech

1 year ago

ICC War Crime Tribunal Admits ‘Cybersecurity Incident’

International tribunal responsible for prosecuting those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes has been hacked

1 year ago

Microsoft Account Compromise Led To Chinese Hack Of US Officials

Chinese hack of senior US officials came after the corporate account of a Microsoft engineer was compromised

1 year ago

Electoral Commission Failed Basic Security Test Before Cyberattack

UK Electoral Commission admitted it failed a cybersecurity test in the same year that hackers attacked the organisation

1 year ago

Officials Point To Russia After Electoral Commission Hack

Cyberattack allows hackers to access the names and addresses of tens of millions of voters on the UK's electoral register

1 year ago

Microsoft Identifies Russia-Based Hackers For Teams Phishing Attacks

Phishing attacks against Microsoft Teams is being carried out by Russian-government linked hackers, Redmond warns

1 year ago

US Starts Probe Of Alleged China Hack Of Federal Emails

China's suspected compromise of US Commerce and State department email systems investigated by House Oversight Committee

1 year ago

Chinese Hackers Compromised Emails Of US Commerce Secretary

Fallout spreads from cyberattack by China-based hackers, as emails from head of US Commerce Department reportedly compromised

1 year ago

Poland Blames Russia After DDoS Attacks On News Websites

Polish government minister directly blames Russia, after local news websites suffer distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks

2 years ago

US Offers $10 Million Reward For Russian Hacker

US DoJ charges Russian national with ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure in the US and elsewhere

2 years ago

US Treasury Fended Off Russian DDoS Attack – Report

Pro Russian hacker group was repelled when they carried out a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against US Treasury,…

2 years ago

Optus Warns Cyberattack Compromised Data Of 10 Million Customers

Mobile operator Optus blames "offshore entity" for what could be Australia's largest ever data breach, impacting up to 10 million…

2 years ago

Cuba Ransomware Hackers Claim Montenegro Government Attack

Responsibility for ongoing ransomware attack in the country has been claimed by Cuba gang, as local officials blame Russia

2 years ago

Lloyd’s of London To End Insurance For Nation State Cyberattacks

Lloyd's of London instructs its insurers to stop coverage for nation state cyberattacks, in its cyber insurance policies

2 years ago

Online Safety Bill Tweak To Combat Russian Misinformation

Foreign interference and misinformation to be designated a priority offence under Online Safety Bill, the government says

2 years ago

West Risks Direct Military Clash Over Cyberattacks, Says Russia

Pot kettle black. Russia's Foreign Ministry says cyber attacks against its infrastructure risks leading to direct military confrontation

2 years ago

US Conducts Offensive Cyber Operations To Support Ukraine

American General confirms US military hackers have conducted 'a series of operations' in support of Ukraine, as it battles Russia's…

2 years ago

UK Can Legally Launch Cyberattacks Against Hostile Nations, Says AG

Chief legal advisor to government says UK can legally launch cyberattacks against hostile nations, and calls for international “rules of…

3 years ago

UK, Australia Reach Cyber, Critical Tech Agreement

Australia says it will 'fight back' against nation state cyberattacks, after agreements with the UK over cyber, technology, and other…

3 years ago

Iran Blames Nation State For Cyberattack on Petrol Stations

Petrol distribution network in Iran has reportedly been paralysed after a cyberattack, which some officials have alleged came from a…

3 years ago

US Offers $10m Reward For Information On Foreign Hackers

Grass on a hacker. US offers $10 million reward for hackers conducting malicious cyber activities against critical infrastructure

3 years ago

FSB Head Says Russia Will Help US Locate Hackers

No place to hide? Head of FSB security agency has reportedly said Russia will work with the United States to…

3 years ago