NSO Group to Pay Nearly $168M to Meta’s WhatsApp for 2019 Hacking May 7, 2025 By Chad Hemenway A federal jury in California has ordered Israeli firm NSO Group to pay more than $167 million in punitive damages...
Chinese Hacking Competitions Fuel the Country’s Broad Cyber Ambitions May 1, 2025 By Jamie Tarabay Dustin Childs can still describe the best demonstration of a winning hack at an international tournament he’s ever seen. It...
Hackers Exploit Ad Tools to Track Victims, Boosting Scam Efforts February 16, 2024 By Sana Pashankar Cybercriminals are using advertising tools to make their scams as “clickable” as possible. In a new kind of email phishing...
Global Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High in 2023, Says Corvus January 31, 2024 Despite law enforcement actions, fourth quarter 2023 ransomware incidents still surpassed 2022 by nearly 70%, and the number of active...
Microsoft Says Compromise of Engineer’s Account Led to Chinese Hack of US Officials September 7, 2023 By Raphael Satter The recently disclosed Chinese hack of senior officials at the U.S. State and Commerce departments stemmed from the compromise of...
U.S., Allies Dismantle 20-Year Russian Malware Spying Operation May 10, 2023 By Chris Strohm and Katrina Manson The US and allied countries have disrupted a wide-ranging Russian hacking operation that spied on its adversaries over some 20...
ChatGPT-Related Malware Is on the Rise, Meta Says May 3, 2023 By Katie Paul Facebook owner Meta said on Wednesday it had uncovered malware purveyors leveraging public interest in ChatGPT to lure users into...
Russian Hackers Also Focused on US and NATO Since Invasion June 23, 2022 By Jack Gillum Russia is expanding its espionage and influence operations against Ukraine and its allies, including malicious cyber activity that requires a...
Security Shutdown Stops Hack of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Computer System May 23, 2021 Most residents of Tulsa are being prevented from paying their water bills after the city shut down its computer network...
Alaska Health Website Targeted in Malware Attack May 21, 2021 The Alaska health department website was the target of a malware attack, officials said. A similar attack previously targeted the...