(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Google reveals two global spyware campaigns targeting Apple and Android devices The operations are just the latest example of the proliferation of sophisticated spyware among private vendors, Google says. Mar 29, 2023 By AJ Vicens
The Vietnamese flag. (Photo by LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images) Dark Pink, a newly discovered hacking campaign, threatens Southeast Asian military, government organizations The unattributed activity employs a sophisticated approach to steal data and monitor targets, researchers say. Jan 11, 2023 By AJ Vicens
Operation HAECHI-II (Interpol) Months-long Interpol crackdown nets more than 1,000 online fraud arrests The sting also intercepted $27 million in illicit funds. Nov 29, 2021 By Tim Starks
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 22: The logo of the multinational insurance firm AXA office, at Matignon street, on May 22, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) Ransomware strikes AXA shortly after insurer announces it will stop covering extortion fees AXA joins CNA Insurance as a recent ransomware attack victim in the insurance industry. May 17, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Tim Evanson / Flickr / Wikimedia Commons) Hacker who sent information on US personnel to Islamic State is freed by judge Ardit Ferizi, a citizen of Kosovo, was arrested in 2015 at age 19. Dec 4, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) DOD, DHS expose hacking campaign in Russia, Ukraine, India, Malaysia "Sophisticated" hackers are launching cyberattacks against targets in India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Russia, and Ukraine, DOD and DHS say. Oct 1, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) Five Chinese nationals, two Malaysians charged in connection with global hacking campaign The Justice Department is trying to put alleged Chinese hackers on notice. Sep 16, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital. (Flickr/ Ramon Boersbroek) China-linked hackers have targeted Malaysian government, officials warn The alleged Chinese spying on Malaysian government organizations fits Beijing's pattern of using cyber-operations to project power in the region. Feb 6, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) Symantec finds that a ‘new’ Chinese hacking group has actually been around for a decade Symantec now says that Thrip is likely another threat group — known Billbug or Lotus Blossom — that has been operating against targets in South Asia for… Sep 9, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
A photo of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital city. Photo by Jen Morgan/Flickr (CC BY ND 2.0) Why was North Korea running a phantom cybersecurity startup in Malaysia? The United Nations is trying to unravel a web of shell companies while the isolated regime tries to sidestep international sanctions. Mar 27, 2017 By Patrick Howell O'Neill