Dec 06 Fearing misuse, Israel tightens supervision of cyber exports By Josef Federman, Associated Press Israel's Defense Ministry says it is tightening supervision over cyber exports — a move that follows a series of scandals involving Israeli spyware company NSO Group. Continue reading
Nov 08 WATCH: U.S. charges two suspected major ransomware operators By Eric Tucker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Christopher Wray and other Department of Justice officials are holding a press briefing on "significant law enforcement matter". Continue reading
Oct 25 Russia-backed hackers are targeting cloud services, Microsoft says By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Microsoft said Monday the same Russia-backed hackers responsible for the 2020 SolarWinds breach continue to attack the global technology supply chain and have been relentlessly targeting cloud service companies and others since summer. Continue reading
Sep 21 Biden administration targets ransomware payment ‘enablers’ By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the financial marketplace for criminal ransomware gangs, announcing sanctions against a Russia-based virtual currency brokerage that officials say has processed illicit transactions for attackers. Continue reading
Aug 25 Biden tackles cybersecurity with tech, finance leaders By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: House oversight hearing on defending the U.S. electric grid against cyber threats By Associated Press The House Oversight Committee held a hearing on defending the U.S. electric grid against cyber threats on Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: U.S. officials indict 4 Chinese nationals for state-sponsored hacking By Associated Press The indictment alleges that three of the defendants were officers in a Chinese state security agency, which is an arm of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), according to a statement from the U.S. Justice Department. Continue reading
Jul 19 Microsoft Exchange hack caused by China, U.S. and allies say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and accused Beijing of working with criminal hackers in ransomware attacks and other cyber operations. Continue reading
Jul 15 State Department offering rewards up to $10 million to curb ransomware By Frank Bajak, Associated Press The rewards are for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity, including ransomware attacks, against critical U.S. infrastructure. Continue reading
Jul 08 Why ransomware attacks are on the rise — and what can be done to stop them By Lynsey Jeffery, Vignesh Ramachandran As a slew of disruptive ransomware attacks have rattled the U.S., here’s what you should know as debate over cybersecurity and how to fight ransomware continues. Continue reading