The US and its allies have put together a group of international “offensive cyber-forces” and unleashed them on Russia in response to its military offensive in Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has alleged. Russian government institutions, media outlets and critical infrastructure have been “subjected to powerful blows with the use of …
Read More »US braces for wave of cyberattacks – media
Officials from the White House, US intelligence agencies, and the Department of Homeland Security met via video link on Friday to discuss responses to a potential wave of hacking, given the ongoing tensions between NATO and Russia, CNN has reported, citing its customary anonymous sources. The meeting focused on how …
Read More »Cyberattacks show the risks of digital currencies and centralised control – we need a return to community banking
The Miami, Florida-based IT company Kaseya found at the beginning of July that its IT management software Virtual System Administrator (VSA) had been hijacked by hackers with ransomware, asking for US$70 million to release its grip. Kaseya serviced around 1,500 customers across the globe, according to Reuters, and, when faced …
Read More »Biden and Putin discuss Syria and cyberattacks in phone call – White House
Biden “underscored the need for Russia to take action” to deal with the cybercriminals acting on its territory while pointing to what the White House described as “the ongoing ransomware attacks … that have impacted the United States and other countries around the world.” The president also once again vowed …
Read More »Hackers allegedly breach New York transit authority systems amid wave of cyberattacks, media point finger at China
The MTA confirmed the attack on Wednesday, saying the breach involved three of the agency’s 18 computer systems and that it was alerted to the incident in April by the FBI and other federal agencies. In its report on the cyberattack earlier on Wednesday, the New York Times said the …
Read More »Biden to discuss cyberattacks with Putin in Geneva among other topics, White House says
Cyberattacks – including recent hacks disrupting the largest US transporter of refined fuels and the world’s biggest meatpacker – “will certainly be a topic of discussion” when President Joe Biden meets with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 16 in Geneva, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in …
Read More »Biden preparing to launch series of ‘clandestine’ cyberattacks against Russia – NYT
Citing officials familiar with the operation, the Times said that a “series of clandestine actions” aimed at Russia is expected to begin over the next three weeks and that the cyberattacks are intended to be “evident” to President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s intelligence services, but not to the “wider world.” …
Read More »United States warn of the danger of new cyberattacks
The US government warned companies about the dangers of hacker attacks on their computer networks. The Ministry of homeland security and the Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) reported that more than just the hackers trying to gain access to the network of nuclear and energy concerns, as well as companies …
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