Why is it so rare to hear about Western cyber-attacks?

A cyber-attack that took over iPhones at a Russian technology company is being blamed on US government hackers. Could the attack, and the response from the Russian government, be rewriting the narrative of who the good guys and bad guys Read More …

Graphican: Flea uses new backdoor in attacks targeting Foreign Ministries

The Flea (aka APT15, Nickel) advanced persistent threat (APT) group continued to focus on foreign ministries in a recent attack campaign that ran from late 2022 into early 2023 in which it leveraged a new backdoor called Backdoor.Graphican. This campaign Read More …

Cyber attack results in data breach of all Louisiana driver licenses, IDs

Those with a Louisiana ID, registration or driver’s license could have their personal data exposed as a major cyber attack targeted the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles as well as other Government entities. According to the Governor’s Office of Homeland Read More …

US government agencies hit in global cyberattack

“Several” US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency “is providing support to several federal agencies that have experienced intrusions affecting their Read More …

Rosenergoatom official says Zaporozhye NPP has to deal with daily cyberattacks

Every day, the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (ZNPP) has to deal with cyberattacks, an adviser to the director general of Russia’s Rosenergoatom nuclear power engineering company has said. “Every day, networks of the Rosenergoatom concern, of the Rosatom state corporation Read More …

UAE: ChatGPT used to launch cyber and ransomware attacks, says head of cybersecurity

Cyber attackers are using ChatGPT to launch ransomware attacks, said a senior UAE government official on Wednesday. “The emerging trend at the start of the year is that ChatGPT is used in some of the ransomware and phishing attacks. We Read More …