A sting involving law enforcement and private sector companies disrupted the Lumma infostealer — malware sold around the globe to cybercriminals and credited for millions of infections.
Two Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board were unlawfully removed from their positions by President Donald Trump, a federal judge ruled.
In documents filed with regulators in Maine on Tuesday, Coinbase said the information leaked included details like photos of passports and government IDs, as well as account information such as balances and transaction history.
The 19-year-old Assumption College student, Matthew Lane, also was charged Tuesday with hacking and demanding a ransom payment from an unnamed telecommunications company, according to Massachusetts federal prosecutors.
Twenty-one intelligence agencies from 11 allied nations pointed to the Russian hacking operation known as Fancy Bear or APT28 as the source of a widespread campaign to hack into Western logistics and technology companies.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declined to provide specifics on what would be removed from the nation’s leading cybersecurity agency in light of the Trump administration’s proposed $491 million budget cut to the organization.
After a cyberattack first identified about 10 days ago, Alabama's IT leaders said the "threat has been neutralized and Alabama’s core operations are safe and stable."
Internet monitoring services showed ongoing disruptions to Russia's tax service, as well as services for managing secure digital keys and documents (Saby), among others.
Hospitals tied to the two companies announced breaches over the last week involving Social Security numbers, financial information and sensitive health insurance data.
Romania and Poland have each reported increased Russian disinformation activity ahead of their presidential elections, with authorities warning the Kremlin-backed network Doppelgänger is actively attempting to influence voters.
France's foreign ministry said it "categorically rejects" a statement by Telegram's Pavel Durov that French intelligence had asked him to ban conservative voices in Romania ahead of its elections.
At the RSA Conference in San Francisco this year, Tim Brown talked about the protection CISOs need, Russia’s continued attempts to launch attacks and how companies can navigate the treacherous waters of cyber incidents.
Data obtained by Recorded Future News from the U.K.'s National Health Service show that two incidents last year put patients at risk of clinical harm.
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