Rights groups probe investments in NSO Group’s private equity firm
Pension funds on both sides of the Atlantic are playing an unexpected role in the standoff between NSO Group and digital rights groups.
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Middle East-linked social media accounts impersonated U.S. candidates before 2018 elections
On Facebook, the suspicious activity involved reaching out to policymakers, reporters, academics, and dissidents.
DHS assessment of foreign VPN apps finds security risk real, data lacking
"[N]ation-state actors have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services...for malicious purposes,” according to CISA"s Chris Krebs.
Stop demonizing encryption
The current negativity toward encryption perpetuates misinformation and provides fodder for governments seeking to undermine security and privacy across the globe.
Chinese-linked APT10 has been active in the Philippines, researchers say
In recent years the group has compromised organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
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Julian Assange charged with 17 new criminal counts under Espionage Act
The U.S. government unsealed an indictment in April revealing that Assange had been charged for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion.
Researchers are still using lessons from VPNFilter to track threats one year later
The lessons learned from that takedown of the 500,000-router botnet are still reverberating today in the cybersecurity community.
Facebook scrubbed 2.2 billion fake accounts in the first quarter of 2019, a new high
The number is a sharp uptick compared to the 1.2 billion accounts removed between October and December.
FEC allows nonprofit to provide free cybersecurity services to campaigns
The FEC said campaigns need all the help they can get to deter foreign adversaries.
Equifax is spending a ton of money on cybersecurity. Wall Street analysts don’t like it.
Moody's downgrade marks the first time cybersecurity has been named as a factor in an outlook change.
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