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Cyber diplomacy funding halted as US issues broad freeze on foreign aid
The U.S. State Department’s move to halt nearly all existing foreign assistance applies to the programs and funds of its relatively young cyber diplomacy bureau, according to two people familiar with ...
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Politicization of intel oversight board could threaten key US-EU data transfer agreement
The Trump administration’s decision to order the resignations of all Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) could jeopardize ...
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US confirms takedown of China-run botnet targeting home and office routers
The U.S. Justice Department confirmed on Wednesday that it disrupted a botnet run by a prolific Chinese government hacking operation known as Volt Typhoon. News of the botnet takedown first emerged on ...
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Crime bosses behind Myanmar cyber ‘fraud dens’ handed over to Chinese government
Myanmar authorities handed over to the Chinese government 10 suspects accused of involvement in the organized cyber fraud industry, including the heads of three prominent crime families. The arrests ...
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Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole hacked for an estimated $322 million
A threat actor has abused a vulnerability in the Wormhole cryptocurrency platform to steal an estimated $322 million worth of Ether currency. The attack took place earlier today and impacted Wormhole ...
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Google shut down thousands of pro-Beijing disinformation channels on Taiwan, COVID-19
Google says it shut down more than 50,000 accounts promoting pro-People’s Republic of China (PRC) disinformation in 2022 that focused on Taiwan, COVID-19 and U.S. politics. The takedowns are the ...
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Here's who intelligence insiders tip for the next GCHQ director
The search is on for one of the most senior roles in British intelligence. U.K. intelligence community (UKIC) insiders believe that the departure of GCHQ’s current director, Sir Jeremy Fleming, offers ...
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Deadbolt ransomware hits more than 3,600 QNAP NAS devices
More than 3,600 network-attached storage (NAS) devices from Taiwanese company QNAP have been infected and had their data encrypted by a new strain of ransomware named Deadbolt. Devices attacked by the ...
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State privacy laws have been crippled by big tech, new report says
The tech industry has shaped a series of weak privacy laws nationwide, according to a new report, with half of the 14 states to have passed such laws receiving ...
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Scammers continue to spoof job listings to steal money and data, FBI warns
Since at least early 2020, video game giant Riot Games has been dealing with a scam that is increasingly ensnaring companies and job seekers alike. According to a lawsuit filed by the company in ...
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Ukraine’s security service detains member of Russian ‘Cyber Army’
Ukraine's security service, the SBU, said it had detained a suspected member of the pro-Kremlin hacker group known as the Cyber Army of Russia. The suspect, a tech specialist from the northeastern ...
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Latvia confirms phishing attack on Ministry of Defense, linking it to Russian hacking group
The Russian cyber-espionage group known as Gamaredon may have been behind a phishing attack on Latvia's Ministry of Defense last week, the ministry told The Record on Friday. Hackers sent malicious ...