A visitor walks past the telecommunications giant AT&T’s logo at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 27, 2023. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images) Phone, text message records of ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers stolen The pilfered content, which contains aggregated metadata, was taken via the company’s Snowflake instance. Jul 12, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
A screenshot from a Department of Justice affidavit on an AI-fueled Russian bot farm. US, international authorities seize Russian AI bot farm FBI officials say that software relying on AI to generate bot accounts was developed under a top editor at Russian state-owned news outlet RT. Jul 9, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
A screenshot of a documentary featuring a fake Tom Cruise promoted as part of a Pro-Russian information operation. (Image via Microsoft) Fake Tom Cruise warns of violence at Paris Olympics in pro-Russian info op The influence campaign includes a phony Netflix documentary and seeks to undermine France and the International Olympic Committee. Jun 3, 2024 By Tim Starks
In a photo taken on April 18, 2019, people stand before computer screens in a lobby of the Grand People’s Study House in Pyongyang. (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) Arizona woman arrested and charged in North Korean IT worker scheme Christina Chapman facilitated remote work and financial transfers for North Koreans tied to that nation’s weapons development programs, according to the U.S. government. May 16, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Law enforcement seizure notice posted to the BreachForums website Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (CyberScoop) BreachForums, a key English-language cybercrime forum, seized by the FBI The takedown comes nearly a year after the site was reconstituted after a previous seizure. May 15, 2024 By AJ Vicens
A pedestrian walks past a seal reading “Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation”, displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building, in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) US, UK authorities unmask Russian national as LockBit administrator Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is the driving force behind one of the most virulent ransomware syndicates in recent years, authorities said. May 7, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee hearing on March 31, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) FCC wants rules for ‘most important part of the internet you’ve probably never heard of’ U.S. agencies want to secure the Border Gateway Protocol, but experts question whether their approach could worsen security. Apr 24, 2024 By Tim Starks
An Iranian flag waves in a wind outside the Vienna International Centre hosting the United Nations (UN) headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the socalled EU 5+1 talks with Iran take place in Vienna, on July 3, 2014. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images) Iranian nationals charged with hacking U.S. companies, Treasury and State departments $10 million rewards offered for information regarding the accused, who are allegedly connected to a pair of IRGC front companies. Apr 23, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Security guards wait at an entrance before the second plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 7, 2024. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) Chinese hackers target family members to surveil hard targets To surveil security conscious politicians and dissidents, hackers linked to Beijing are increasingly targeting their spouses and relatives. Mar 26, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives to deliver remarks at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. on March 21, 2024. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) US and UK accuse China of cyber operations targeting domestic politics Officials in Washington and London say hackers backed by the Chinese state sought to silence dissidents and surveil politicians. Mar 25, 2024 By AJ Vicens Derek B. Johnson