Congress and intelligence officials spar over surveillance reforms
Lawmakers and U.S. intelligence officials clashed at a Senate Judiciary hearing Tuesday over how to reform a controversial surveillance program set to sunset at the end of this year, setting the stage...
View ArticleBreachForums replacement emerges as robust forum for criminal hackers to...
Even before the FBI seized domains related to BreachForums, the notorious online bazaar where cybercriminals bought and sold hacked or stolen data, a replacement marketplace was taking shape. Now,...
View ArticleTop FBI officials warn of ‘unparalleled’ threat from China and AI
The FBI is keenly focused on threats emanating from the rapid development of artificial intelligence, particularly from China, top agency officials said Wednesday. Speaking at the FBI Atlanta Cyber...
View ArticleBiden’s intelligence advisers recommend reforming FBI access to controversial...
A board of presidential advisers recommend the White House supports a series of changes to improve compliance with the use of a controversial surveillance program, yet overwhelmingly backs...
View ArticleUS, UK take action against members of the Russian-linked Trickbot hacker...
U.S. and U.K. officials on Thursday announced sanctions against 11 alleged members of the notorious Trickbot cybercrime syndicate, saying that the people were key to the group’s management and...
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Police seize Ragnar Locker leak site
Law enforcement agencies from more than a dozen countries seized a website used by the criminal hacking group known as Ragnar Locker to leak stolen data and information, according to a message posted...
View ArticleU.S. officials urge more information sharing on prolific cybercrime group
U.S. government officials are struggling to determine the full scope of hacking activity carried out by an aggressive group that has rocketed to public prominence after breaching two Las Vegas resort...
View ArticleRansomware groups rack up victims among corporate America
Earlier this month, the American defense giant Boeing joined one of corporate America’s fastest growing clubs: firms who have been breached by a new generation of increasingly brazen cybercriminals....
View ArticleFeds: Iran-linked hacking campaign a ‘clarion call’ for digital defenses
U.S. cybersecurity officials are warning utilities to increase basic cyber protections amid the active targeting of several water facilities by an Iranian-linked hacking group. The targeting of the...
View ArticleChinese, Russian interference attempts on 2022 midterms didn’t impact voting,...
Chinese and Russian targeting of U.S. election infrastructure during the 2022 midterms didn’t impact voting, according to the findings of a U.S. intelligence community report released on Monday that...
View ArticleAge-old problems to sharing cyber threat info remain, IG report finds
Over-classification, a lack of policy guidance and tensions between private sector cybersecurity firms are continuing to hamper federal government efforts to share cybersecurity threat information,...
View ArticleU.S. officials warn of dire Chinese cyber threats in wake of FBI operation to...
The FBI and U.S. Department of Justice used court-endorsed legal authorities to disrupt a botnet operated as part of Chinese-directed hacking operations that leveraged insecure home and office routers...
View ArticleHouse hurtles toward showdown over expiring surveillance tools
Privacy advocates and national security hawks in the House of Representatives are at loggerheads over how to overhaul and extend a controversial set of surveillance powers that expire next week, in...
View ArticleFBI director warns of China’s preparations for disruptive infrastructure attacks
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Thursday that the threat posed by Chinese hacking operations to U.S. critical infrastructure has become more urgent, as intelligence agencies have said that groups...
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