A spider spins a web in a garden outside Moscow on June 4, 2021. (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images) Russian cybercrime continues as government-backed attacks on companies dwindle, CrowdStrike says Russian government-backed groups have turned their attention elsewhere, while the local ransomware scene thrives. Sep 8, 2021 By Tim Starks
A member of the Syrian Kurdish internal security services known as “Asayish” stands guard as women attend a protest in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasakah on July 6, 2021. (DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images) A spyware app designed to monitor Kurdish targets attracted more than 1,400 downloads The identity of the spies remains unclear, though the hacking tool is capable of collecting vast amounts of data. Sep 8, 2021 By Jeff Stone
Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a speech during the celebration marking the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party at Tiananmen Square on July 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Pro-Beijing operatives used social media to try promoting NYC protest China's efforts to sway online opinions in its favor have ramped up. Sep 8, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(ProtonMail) ProtonMail said Swiss court order left no choice but to log activist’s IP address ProtonMail received more than 3,500 orders from Swiss courts in 2020, up from 17 in 2017. Sep 7, 2021 By Jeff Stone
People visit the Apple store in the Oculus Mall in Manhattan on July 29, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Under fire from privacy advocates, Apple delays controversial photo scanning plan The company said it plans to make improvements to the controversial features. Sep 3, 2021 By Tim Starks
The head office of Australian tech firm Atlassian, which makes Confluence software that’s now the subject of hackers’ interest. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) Cyber Command alerts US firms of ‘ongoing’ hacks targeting Atlassian enterprise software The warning comes after a similar advisory from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Sep 3, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(FBI) FBI warns of ‘large increase’ in sextortion attacks, with $8 million in reported losses in 2021 The FBI bulletin confirms what many cybercrime researchers may have already feared: Sextortion scams are prevalent, and profitable. Sep 3, 2021 By Jeff Stone
(Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images) WhatsApp hit with $267 million GDPR fine for bungling user privacy disclosure Facebook is appealing the decision. Sep 2, 2021 By Tonya Riley
People wait in their cars as they line up outside John F. Kennedy Library to collect unemployment forms in Hialeah, Florida, on April 8, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Hacker, money launderer sentenced to prison for scamming tax preparers and COVID-19 relief programs The scheme, which included a money laundering operation, netted $280,000 from COVID-19 relief in one state alone. Sep 2, 2021 By Tim Starks
Architecture and landmarks of Moscow, Russia. (Getty Images) SolarWinds hackers targeted Autodesk in latest confirmed fallout from cyber-espionage campaign The company detected a compromised server that was quickly taken offline, it told the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sep 2, 2021 By Jeff Stone