Rainbow over the parliament building in Poland. MikeMareen, iStock / Getty Images Plus Inside Poland’s groundbreaking effort to reckon with spyware abuses Poland was once a “dark spot” on spyware abuse, but a probe, victim notifications and more has made it a potential model for other nations. May 15, 2024 By Tim Starks
Polish and Romanian soldiers stand next to military vehicles and a NATO flag on the sidelines of a press conference of the Polish and Lithuanian president following a joint visit of the NATO Multinational Division North East mobile command center near Szypliszki village on July 7, 2022. (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images) NATO investigating breach, leak of internal documents A politically motivated hacking group known as SiegedSec claims to have breached NATO systems and leaked a cache of documents online. Oct 3, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Supporters of Ukraine hold signs and wave flags during a Stand with Ukraine rally at Copley Square in Boston on Feb. 26. (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) What we know about Russian hackers — and how to stop them — after a year of cyberwar in Ukraine Moscow's cyber operatives will target any nation supporting Ukraine, but a global coalition can win on the digital battlefield. Apr 7, 2023 By Victor Zhora
Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) European regulators fine Meta over $400 million for targeted ad program The tech giant says it plans to appeal the decision, potentially resulting in a drawn-out legal battle over its practices in Europe. Jan 4, 2023 By Tonya Riley
Visitors sit at the stand of Russian antivirus software development company Kaspersky Lab on the opening day of the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona on Feb. 28, 2022. (Photo by PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images) Can Kaspersky survive the Ukraine war? The Ukraine war continues to cause problems for Kaspersky, a titan of the antivirus industry accused of having ties to Russian intelligence. Sep 28, 2022 By AJ Vicens
A Ukrainian serviceman inspects the ruins of a building suspected to have been destroyed after a missile strike near Kharkiv on July 5, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images) Russian information operations focus on dividing Western coalition supporting Ukraine The Russian propaganda focuses on the threat that Ukrainian refugees could bring economic hardship to Europe. Jul 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Jen Easterly (L), director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, the National Cyber Director, testify during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on June 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ‘Shields Up’: the new normal in cyberspace The director of CISA and the national cyber director co-wrote this op-ed on what comes next for "Shields Up." Jun 6, 2022 By Jen Easterly Chris Inglis
(Getty Images) Analysis of well-known Iranian hacking group points to more purely financial attacks The government-linked hacking activity is both an intel-gathering effort as well as a money maker, researchers say. May 12, 2022
The flag of the People’s Republic of China flies in the wind above the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco, California on July 23, 2020. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images) More details emerge on China’s widespread Ukraine-related hacking efforts China's decade-old Mustang Panda hacking group is adjusting both its tactics and lures, researchers say. May 5, 2022
Former President Barack Obama attends an event to mark the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Obama says he underestimated the threats posed by disinformation Obama said the United States and other democracies helped disinformation flourish by growing complacent. Apr 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley