Us Government Officials Hacked

Chinese hackers have targeted the communication devices of US presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.

The US Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.

Chinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the world, targeting everything from government and

U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo was among a group of senior U.S. officials whose emails were hacked earlier this year by a group Microsoft says is based in China, according to a person briefed on the matter, as fallout from the digi

Energy pipeline companies will have to report cybersecurity incidents to the US government under a new directive that will be announced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), senior government officials said.

The US government is investigating a hack against federal agencies that began during the Trump administration but was only recently discovered, according to senior US officials and private sector cyber defenders.

After members of Congress criticised the US response to a massive breach of government departments and private corporations discovered late last year, the White House announced that a senior national security official had been leading the effort since the first day of the Biden administration.

US President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defence officials and investigators as the US government works to recover from one of the biggest hacks of its agencies attributed to Russian spies.

Hackers broke into systems used by top US Treasury officials during a massive cyberattack on government agencies and may have stolen essential encryption keys, a senior lawmaker said Monday.

Microsoft said it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States including private equity giant KKR and short seller Muddy Waters, according to three former employees, outside researchers, and a trail of online evidence.

US officials said the hacker is believed to be a member of North Korea's military intelligence outfit as well as a suspected member of a hacking group linked to attacks against banks and government agencies.

Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing massive amounts of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare - including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020, according to American officials.

Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software.

The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of Qatari government news and social media sites in order to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, in late May that sparked the ongoing upheaval between Qatar and its neighbors, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

Chinese hackers have targeted the communication devices of US presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.

The US Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate lack of transparency.

Chinese hacking teams have been blamed by Western intelligence agencies and cybersecurity groups for digital intrusion campaigns across the world, targeting everything from government and

U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Gina Raimondo was among a group of senior U.S. officials whose emails were hacked earlier this year by a group Microsoft says is based in China, according to a person briefed on the matter, as fallout from the digi

Energy pipeline companies will have to report cybersecurity incidents to the US government under a new directive that will be announced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), senior government officials said.

The US government is investigating a hack against federal agencies that began during the Trump administration but was only recently discovered, according to senior US officials and private sector cyber defenders.

After members of Congress criticised the US response to a massive breach of government departments and private corporations discovered late last year, the White House announced that a senior national security official had been leading the effort since the first day of the Biden administration.

US President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defence officials and investigators as the US government works to recover from one of the biggest hacks of its agencies attributed to Russian spies.

Hackers broke into systems used by top US Treasury officials during a massive cyberattack on government agencies and may have stolen essential encryption keys, a senior lawmaker said Monday.

Microsoft said it found malicious software in its systems related to a massive hacking campaign disclosed by US officials this week, adding a top technology target to a growing list of attacked government agencies.

BellTroX InfoTech Services targeted government officials in Europe, gambling tycoons in the Bahamas, and well-known investors in the United States including private equity giant KKR and short seller Muddy Waters, according to three former employees, outside researchers, and a trail of online evidence.

US officials said the hacker is believed to be a member of North Korea's military intelligence outfit as well as a suspected member of a hacking group linked to attacks against banks and government agencies.

Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a Navy contractor, stealing massive amounts of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare - including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines by 2020, according to American officials.

Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian government hackers found they were using Kaspersky Lab antivirus software.

The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of Qatari government news and social media sites in order to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, in late May that sparked the ongoing upheaval between Qatar and its neighbors, according to U.S. intelligence officials.