US military contractor likely built iPhone hacking tools used by Russian spies in Ukraine

A mass hacking campaign targeting iPhone users in Ukraine and China used tools that were likely designed by U.S. military contractor L3Harris, TechCrunch has learned. The tools, which were intended for Western spies, wound up in the hands of various Read More …

Hacktivists may have just cracked open ICE and exposed over 6,000 companies working with the DHS

A hacktivist group has claimed to have broken into systems belonging to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and exposed sensitive files online. The group, with the self-awarded name “The Department of Peace”, stole data from the Office of Read More …

US Government Accounting Office says it was notified of data breach by IT contractor CGI Federal

The U.S. Government Accounting Office says it was notified of a data breach by IT contractor GCI Federal. Reuters could not immediately ascertain the size and scope of the breach. The GAO said that about 6,000 people, “primarily current and Read More …

Washington recruited private hackers for help. Far-right pressure is pushing them away

Some of the country’s top cybersecurity experts who’ve been helping protect critical networks say they’re quietly retreating from a highly touted government partnership, citing frustrations with its management and pressure from conservative critics. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched Read More …