FBI probe into Chinese hacking finds 'broad and significant' espionage campaign
Continued U.S. government investigation into attempted hacking of U.S. communications infrastructure by Chinese-backed attackers reveals “extensive and significant” espionage efforts targeting government and political actors. The FBI announced Wednesday. FBI, in a joint statement The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said the hackers disrupted multiple telecommunications companies and obtained customer call log data, targeting […]
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Alabama man charged with hacking SEC’s X account, causing bitcoin to soar with fake post
A 25-year-old Alabama man was arrested Thursday for hacking the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account as part of a conspiracy to manipulate Bitcoin prices earlier this year, prosecutors said. In January, hackers posted false news to the SEC's @SECGov X account announcing that the SEC had approved a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, causing the cryptocurrency's […]
U.S. And Microsoft Team Up To Take Hold Of Dozens Of Domains Tied To Russian Hacking Group
(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) OAN Staff James Myers10:45am – Thursday, October 3, 2024 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it has seized dozens of Internet domains used by Russian intelligence services and their agents to steal sensitive information from U.S. government computers and email accounts. advertisement to something new @scrippsnews: Department […]
Iranians indicted for allegedly hacking Trump campaign: report
Multiple Iranian nationals have reportedly been charged with criminal charges related to the regime's hacking of former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign. A federal grand jury approved the indictment on Thursday, and the Justice Department could announce the charges as early as Friday. According to Politico. The charges relate to an Iranian cyber operation against […]
Iranians Indicted For Allegedly Hacking Trump’s Campaign: REPORT
A federal grand jury indicted a group of Iranian nationals on Thursday for allegedly hacking former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election campaign, Politico reported. The Justice Department is expected to announce the charges by Friday. According to Go to Politico. The identities of the Iranians charged and the exact nature of the charges remain […]
Does Iran’s hacking of the Trump campaign prove they want Kamala Harris to win the election? Experts weigh in
Iran's recent hack of the Trump campaign “clearly tips the scales” in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a former national security official. The United States revealed last week that Iranian hackers had obtained information about the Trump campaign and had been trying to distribute it to people connected to the Biden campaign […]
FBI thwarts second Chinese hacking group this year, Wray says
The FBI has taken down a second Chinese hacking group and recovered thousands of compromised devices, in a move FBI Director Christopher said Wednesday was “just one battle in a long fight.” Speaking at the Aspen Cyber Summit in Washington, Lai said the Chinese hacking group known as “Flux Typhoon” was run by a Chinese […]
Employee of Chinese State-Owned Defense Contractor Charged with Hacking NASA, U.S. Military
Song Wu, a Chinese national who works for a huge Chinese state-owned defense conglomerate, was indicted in the Northern District of Georgia on Monday for plotting to hack U.S. government agencies, including NASA, the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Indictment Accused The scam involves sending “spear phishing emails” to employees […]
Google confirms Iranian hacking group targeted Trump, Harris presidential campaigns
A recent investigation by Google confirmed that an Iranian hacking group targeted the presidential campaigns of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Wednesday Report An investigation by the Google Threat Analysis Group found that hackers, an Iranian government-backed threat actor known as APT42, attempted to compromise approximately a dozen email accounts linked […]