A stack of sender’s receipts from FedEx and UPS. Both companies, along with DHL, are seeing their email delivery notices spoofed by criminals. (Getty Images) Email scam aims to drop Dridex on machines by impersonating FedEx, UPS Hackers are sending spoofed emails that appear to be from FedEx, UPS and DHL as part of a mass emailing campaign meant to infect victims’ computers. May 27, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Canadian judge OKs extradition proceedings for Huawei CFO It's a blow to Huawei’s efforts to shield Meng Wanzhou from the U.S. justice system. May 27, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Passengers board an Easyjet airplane at London’s Gatwick airport. The airline is being sued over a recent data security incident. (Getty Images) Lawsuit seeking billions in damages filed against EasyJet A London-based law firm is seeking approximately $22 billion in damages. May 27, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Federal officials have arrested another accused FIN7 hacker A Ukrainian national has been arrested for his alleged work for the infamous financially motivated hacking group Fin7. May 26, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
(Getty Images) German intelligence agencies warn of Russian hacking threats to critical infrastructure Investigators earlier this year uncovered evidence of the hackers’ “longstanding compromises” at unnamed companies, according to a confidential memo. May 26, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Rather than one continued operation, Turla’s espionage missions have come in waves. (Getty Images) ‘Turla’ spies have been stealing documents from foreign ministries in Eastern Europe, researchers find Turla has a knack for rewriting code and using it to steal state secrets. May 26, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Flickr user A4-Nieuws/CC-BY-2.0) UK cyber agency launches review of Huawei presence in 5G networks It’s welcome news for U.S. officials, and a potential change of fate for Huawei’s business in the U.K. May 26, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Even with all of the hard work that has gone into information sharing, it’s clear that there are still limitations. (Getty Images) Trust us, information sharing can work. Here’s how we’re doing it. Opinion: Why is information sharing so hard and why are we still working on it? The Cyber Threat Alliance has some ideas. May 26, 2020 By Neil Jenkins
Bryan S. Ware speaks Jan. 14, 2020, at the Data Cloud Summit presented by Cloudera and produced by FedScoop. (Scoop News Group) DHS’s cyber division has stepped up protections for coronavirus research, official says “I just want you to know that we have stepped up our protections of HHS and CDC," Bryan Ware told industry representatives Friday. May 22, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(FBI) FBI offers US companies more details from investigations of health care hacking The memo includes multiple examples of state-linked hackers trying to compromise organizations in the health care and public health sector. May 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas