Germany Accuses Russia of Hacking Social Democrat Party Emails
BRUSSELS (AP) — Germany on Friday joined NATO and other European nations in accusing Russian military intelligence of hacking top officials in Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party and other sensitive government and industry targets. , warned that Russian cyber espionage would have consequences. Relations between Russia and Germany were already strained, with Germany providing military aid […]
Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking | China
The words ‘tip of the iceberg’ come to mind as the UK government announces that it plans to impose sanctions on two individuals and an entity accused of targeting British MPs in a cyber attack in 2021. It popped into my head. But that would be underestimating the iceberg. Home Secretary James Cleverley said the […]
Journalist Tim Burke arrested for computer hacking Tucker Carlson
The journalist accused of leaking videos of former Fox News star Tucker Carlson was charged Thursday with 14 federal crimes related to the media giant’s computing hack. According to a federal indictment, Tim Burke, 45, allegedly used “compromised credentials” to hack into behind-the-scenes broadcast streams before sharing them as anonymous sources. He was active as […]
Explainer: what is Volt Typhoon and why is it the ‘defining threat of our generation’? | Hacking
Relations between the United States and China, particularly over Beijing’s threat to annex Taiwan, have deteriorated sharply in recent years, raising concerns about hostilities and the possibility of full-scale conflict. So the recent revelation that a Chinese hacking network known as Bolt Typhoon had been dormant within America’s critical infrastructure for five years caused considerable […]
China Plays Victim After Getting Caught Hacking into U.S. Infrastructure for Years
Chinese state media this week over-reported to distract from the revelations of a massive Chinese cyber attack on US infrastructure, claiming that China is in fact the world’s largest cybercrime victim and the world’s information security leader. The United States is said to be the greatest threat to Japan. China’s state-owned Global Times carefully avoided […]
Prince Harry Settles Tabloid Phone Hacking Claim With British Newspaper
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry on Friday called his “mission” to rein in British media after accepting costs and damages from tabloid publishers who violated privacy through phone hacking and other illegal snooping. stated that it is continuing. Prince Harry’s lawyer David Sherborne told the court hearing that Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay […]
Ex-CIA Coder Joshua Schulte Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Leaking Hacking Tools to WikiLeaks
Former CIA employee Joshua Schulte faces 40 years in prison for leaking a trove of secret hacking tools to WikiLeaks announced Thursday. He was also found guilty of possessing images of child abuse. Prosecutors accused the former programmer of passing on the CIA’s Vault 7 tools. The tool allows intelligence agents to hack into smartphones […]
FBI director warns of Chinese hacking efforts to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure
FBI Director Christopher Wray told a Congressional committee this week that hackers backed by the Chinese Communist Party are preparing to “destroy” U.S. infrastructure if the Chinese government decides “the time is right to attack.” He said he was doing it. Ray pointed out in his statement On Wednesday, intelligence officials told the Chinese Communist […]
NYC man filmed hacking police with machete won’t be charged with attempted murder
Last week, a deranged man in Brooklyn was filmed attacking an NYPD officer with a machete. Although he was injured in the attack, officers managed to subdue the suspect. The bloodshed was apparently not enough for a New York City grand jury to hold 40-year-old Jean Blaine accountable for her actions. The jury was willing […]
China hacking threatens US infrastructure, FBI director warns, as Volt Typhoon botnet foiled | Hacking
U.S. officials say they have thwarted a state-sponsored Chinese effort to plant malware that could damage civilian infrastructure, and if the U.S. and China go to war, Beijing could disrupt U.S. daily life. The FBI director warned that he was in a position to do so. The operation destroyed a botnet of hundreds of small […]