Microsoft claims that Chinese hackers used a flaw in its code to steal emails from government agencies and other customers. In a blog post published on Friday, the company reported that hackers from the Asian giant were able to take advantage of “a validation error in the code Microsoft” to carry out their cyber espionage […]
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Hacker attacks on organizations and companies around the world will grow “like a snowball”
A group of “hackers” based in Russia has managed in recent weeks to infiltrate more than sixty organizations and companies, including various agencies of the Government of USAthe BBC, British Airways and the Shell company, finding and exploiting a vulnerability in widely used software and, according to one expert, this is just the tip of […]
Russian Cyber Offensive Against Ukraine Meets Resistance Among Hackers
Russia has been using cyberattacks for years in its conflict with Ukraine, but the neighboring country’s invasion has now sparked an unprecedented backlash among Ukrainian hackers and sympathizers from abroad. The largest Internet attack against Ukraine occurred in 2017, when the computer systems of the Kiev metro, Ukrainian ports, companies in the energy sector and […]
Seven Suspected Hackers Related to Ransomware Attacks Arrested
Seven suspected hackers related to attacks from ransomware that affected thousands of people and businesses have been arrested since February as part of a global crackdown on cybercrime, the agency reported Monday. Europol. The US Attorney General and the FBI were expected to make what officials said would be a “significant” announcement on the application […]
A score of countries promise to fight ransomware at a summit in the US.
More than two dozen countries resolved to collectively fight the growing global threat posed by cyber extortionists, following a US-led ransomware summit. The United States brought countries together – with the notable exception of Russia – to unify and advance efforts in the fight against a rising and potentially devastating transnational cybercrime. “The ransomware threat […]