World May 14, 2023
Posing as Islamists, Russian hackers take aim at Sweden
A series of coordinated cyberattacks by suspected Russian hackers intended to jeopardize Sweden's chances of joining NATO have been disrupting its biggest companies.
Business / Tech Apr 28, 2023
Critical systems at risk as hackers target protections seen as gold standard
Software designed to spot early signs of malicious activity, and block them before intruders can steal data or lock the machines, is now itself the target of attacks.
Asia Pacific Dec 21, 2021
Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in secret Australia telecom hack
An investigation has found a key piece of evidence underpinning U.S. warnings that Huawei products pose a national security risk for any countries that use them.
Business / Tech Dec 15, 2021
Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw
Researchers have concluded that the vulnerability had existed in Log4j since September 2013, apparently unknown to its vast universe of users.
World Jul 5, 2021
Mass ransomware hack used IT software flaws, researchers say
The new details provided the latest sign of the skill and aggressiveness of the Russia-linked group believed responsible for the incidents, researchers said.
World Oct 10, 2018
Evidence of China's computer hardware tampering found at U.S. telecom in August: security expert
A major U.S. telecommunications company discovered manipulated hardware from Super Micro Computer Inc. in its network and removed it in August, according to a security expert working for the telecom company, in fresh evidence that critical technology components bound for the U.S. had been ...
World Jun 14, 2017
Russian breach of 39 states threatens future U.S. elections
Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported. In Illinois, investigators found evidence that cyberintruders tried ...
Business / Corporate Dec 16, 2014
Sony warned of network breaches a year ago
Sony Corp. was warned about a year ago that hackers had infiltrated its network and were stealing gigabytes of data several times a week, underscoring a pattern of lapses predating the recent attack that has spilled Sony Pictures' secrets onto the Internet.