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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Security Expert, 2 Others Tried To Sell US Secrets To Foreign Governments
A cyber specialist who worked at the US National Security Agency and an army doctor and her wife were charged Thursday in separate cases with seeking to sell US secrets to foreign governments.
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Cyber Safety Review Board: Delay in Creating New US Cybersecurity Body Prompts Concern
It’s a key part of US President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went wrong and try to prevent the problems from happening again.
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Ransomware Gang 'REvil' Hacked, Taken Offline In Multi-Nation Op: Report
The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private-sector cyber experts working with the United States and one former official.
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Microsoft Targets Malware Vendor Trickbot Amid US Election Fears
Microsoft said it had taken down malware vendor Trickbot in an effort to thwart attempts to meddle with the upcoming US presidential election.
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4 Computer Experts Arrested For Duping Over 100 US Citizens: Police
The Cyber Cell of Gurgaon police has arrested four computer experts, speaking fluent English in American accent, for allegedly duping over 100 US citizens by securing their banking and other personal details.
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US Customers Sue Marriott After Data Breach Affected 500 Million Guests
After customers in the US sued global hotel chain Marriott for exposing their data with one class-action lawsuit seeking $12.5 billion in damages, cyber security experts today asked nearly 500 million affected customers globally to change passwords and take other precautions.
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North Korea, Cyber-Attacks, and 'Lazarus': What We Really Know
With the dust now settling after "WannaCry," the biggest ransomware attack in history, cybersecurity experts are taking a deep dive into how it was carried out.
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WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Faulted Over Cyber-Attacks While Shifting Blame to NSA
Microsoft is pointing the finger at the US government, while some experts say the software giant is accountable too.
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Will WikiLeaks Work With Tech Firms to Defeat CIA Hacking?
Security experts said WikiLeaks was obligated to work privately with technology companies to disclose previously unknown software flaws.
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D-Link Sued by US Over Failure to Protect Its Routers, Security Cameras From Hackers
Security experts blamed those attacks on lax security in large numbers of IoT devices from dozens of manufacturers.
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Russia Cyber Hacking To Undermine Democracy Globally: US Expert
The hacking into the Democratic Party server and emails of the Clinton Campaign's officials by Russians is part of the grand design to challenge the democratic system, a well-known American cyber expert has said and warned that any retaliation by the US would escalate the situation probably triggering a dangerous global cyber war.
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Yahoo Said to Have Secretly Scanned Customer Emails for US Intelligence
Experts said this represents the first case to surface of a US Internet company agreeing to an intelligence agency's request by searching all arriving messages.
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Yahoo Hackers May Seek Intelligence, Not Riches
Experts say a foreign intelligence agency may use Yahoo information to build extensive dossiers on US government or corporate officials.
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Hacking of DNC Raises Fears of Cyber-Attack on US Election
Cyber-security experts see a potential for more hacks and incidents in the coming months.
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Malicious Software Used by Russian Spies Sabotaged by FBI
The FBI has sabotaged a suite of malicious software used by elite Russian spies, US authorities said on Tuesday, providing a glimpse of the digital tug-of-war between two cyber superpowers. Senior law enforcement officials said FBI technical experts had identified and disabled malware wielded by Russia's FSB security service against an undisclosed ...
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Security Expert, 2 Others Tried To Sell US Secrets To Foreign Governments
A cyber specialist who worked at the US National Security Agency and an army doctor and her wife were charged Thursday in separate cases with seeking to sell US secrets to foreign governments.
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Cyber Safety Review Board: Delay in Creating New US Cybersecurity Body Prompts Concern
It’s a key part of US President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went wrong and try to prevent the problems from happening again.
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Ransomware Gang 'REvil' Hacked, Taken Offline In Multi-Nation Op: Report
The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private-sector cyber experts working with the United States and one former official.
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Microsoft Targets Malware Vendor Trickbot Amid US Election Fears
Microsoft said it had taken down malware vendor Trickbot in an effort to thwart attempts to meddle with the upcoming US presidential election.
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4 Computer Experts Arrested For Duping Over 100 US Citizens: Police
The Cyber Cell of Gurgaon police has arrested four computer experts, speaking fluent English in American accent, for allegedly duping over 100 US citizens by securing their banking and other personal details.
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US Customers Sue Marriott After Data Breach Affected 500 Million Guests
After customers in the US sued global hotel chain Marriott for exposing their data with one class-action lawsuit seeking $12.5 billion in damages, cyber security experts today asked nearly 500 million affected customers globally to change passwords and take other precautions.
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North Korea, Cyber-Attacks, and 'Lazarus': What We Really Know
With the dust now settling after "WannaCry," the biggest ransomware attack in history, cybersecurity experts are taking a deep dive into how it was carried out.
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WannaCry Ransomware: Microsoft Faulted Over Cyber-Attacks While Shifting Blame to NSA
Microsoft is pointing the finger at the US government, while some experts say the software giant is accountable too.
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Will WikiLeaks Work With Tech Firms to Defeat CIA Hacking?
Security experts said WikiLeaks was obligated to work privately with technology companies to disclose previously unknown software flaws.
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D-Link Sued by US Over Failure to Protect Its Routers, Security Cameras From Hackers
Security experts blamed those attacks on lax security in large numbers of IoT devices from dozens of manufacturers.
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Russia Cyber Hacking To Undermine Democracy Globally: US Expert
The hacking into the Democratic Party server and emails of the Clinton Campaign's officials by Russians is part of the grand design to challenge the democratic system, a well-known American cyber expert has said and warned that any retaliation by the US would escalate the situation probably triggering a dangerous global cyber war.
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Yahoo Said to Have Secretly Scanned Customer Emails for US Intelligence
Experts said this represents the first case to surface of a US Internet company agreeing to an intelligence agency's request by searching all arriving messages.
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Yahoo Hackers May Seek Intelligence, Not Riches
Experts say a foreign intelligence agency may use Yahoo information to build extensive dossiers on US government or corporate officials.
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Hacking of DNC Raises Fears of Cyber-Attack on US Election
Cyber-security experts see a potential for more hacks and incidents in the coming months.
