Ethereum mining software detail on October 15, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Medir/Getty Images) Spree of multimillion dollar hacks creates booming business for blockchain security experts Nation-state threats have spooked the industry into being more diligent. But a band-aid approach may not be enough. Jul 26, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Graham Brookie, Senior Director of Atlantic Council Digital Forensic Research Lab, and colleagues speak on a disinformation panel at the When We All Vote Inaugural Culture Of Democracy Summit on June 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) DHS plans to overhaul disinformation efforts to ‘increase trust with the public’ Disinformation scholars worry that a formal government apparatus to label and quash disinformation could be manipulated by partisan politics. Jul 26, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
A view of the main facade of the Palazzo Chigi in Rome. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images) Ransomware group targets Italian tax agency LockBit, one of the most prolific ransomware operations, claims to have 100GB of data from the agency. Jul 25, 2022 By AJ Vicens
A photographic illustration shows a mobile phone near the NSO Group company logo on February 9, 2022 in the Israeli city of Netanya. Israel’s ground-breaking surveillance technology was once feted as a prized export bolstering diplomatic ties abroad, but reports the secret spyware was also turned on citizens at home has triggered domestic outrage. (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Congress goes after spyware purveyors. Will it make a difference? The crackdown on foreign commercial surveillance comes in the wake of high-profile attacks on diplomats and government officials abroad. Jul 25, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Pro life protestors march in front of the Supreme Court building amid the ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade on June 13. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) Hackers leak huge cache of data from evangelical organization that supported Dobbs decision The hack is meant to expose donors to evangelical Christian groups opposed to LGBTQ and abortion rights, a message read. Jul 22, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Illustration by Angyee054/Getty Images Researchers uncover potential ransomware network with U.S. connections Researchers at Censys found what appears to be a command and control network capable of launching attacks, including one host in Ohio. Jul 21, 2022 By AJ Vicens
Iryna Holoshchapova, a Ukrainian refugee who fled the embattled city of Mykolaiv, shows a video on her smartphone of a friend’s apartment block in Mykolaiv on fire following a Russian attack. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Battling Moscow’s hackers prior to invasion gave Kyiv ‘full dress rehearsal’ for today’s cyber warfare Years of cyberattacks have helped prepare Ukraine to fight back against Russia's arsenal of digital weapons. Jul 21, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seen during the press conference with Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte on July 11, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images) Cyber criminals attack Ukrainian radio network, broadcast fake message about Zelensky’s health The company that operates nine radio stations across Ukraine said the message did "not correspond to reality." Jul 21, 2022
Illustration by Oleksandr Hurtovyi/Getty Images Hackers attempt to infiltrate Ukrainian tech company with backdoor malware, Talos says The attack could have been part of an attempt to compromise the software supply chain, the researchers said. Jul 21, 2022
Getty Images Federal privacy legislation progresses, but concerns about data brokers loom The latest version of the legislation still leaves loopholes for abuses of data including reproductive health data. Jul 20, 2022 By Tonya Riley