Secondary Infektion, a Russian disinformation outfit, impersonated Swedish lawmaker
The group is once more pushing narratives around NATO, according to Recorded Future.
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Scammers are emailing waves of unsolicited QR codes, aiming to steal Microsoft users’ passwords
Researchers uncovered a twist on QR code-enabled phishing, a troubling development as codes proliferate in the COVID-19 era.
CISA selects Kim Wyman, GOP official who criticized false election fraud claims, as election security leader
Kim Wyman, Washington's secretary of state, joins CISA as its senior election security lead.
Global ‘Operation Dark HunTor’ dark web sting leads to 150 arrests
Law enforcement seized over $31.6 million in cash and virtual currencies.
Iranian state media blames hack for apparent fuel shortage, the latest incident to draw attention
Few details about the incident were immediately available.
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Latest Russian espionage activity is broader than SolarWinds-style hacking effort, Microsoft’s Tom Burt says
Russia's SVR intelligence agency did some "innovative, novel work" in the latest campaign, he added.
Russian spies compromised 14 tech providers, aiming to ‘piggyback’ on customer access, Microsoft says
Investigators say they caught the apparent intelligence-gathering operation relatively early.
Facebook files suit against Ukrainian man who allegedly scraped data about 178 million users
The case is the latest salvo in an ongoing legal dispute between tech companies and outsiders who gather accessible information.
US warns that Beijing uses ‘wide variety’ of methods to steal trade secrets
Chinese efforts to dominate technologies such as A.I., quantum computing, and biotechnology pose particular threats to U.S. national security, NCSC warned.
Internet providers fail to inform Americans about how they use sensitive data for advertising, FTC says
The FTC is urging privacy reform.
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