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T-Mobile’s Network Breached as Part of Chinese Hacking Operation

T-Mobile US Inc.’s network was among those recently breached by Chinese hackers in an attack on multiple telecommunications companies. “T-Mobile is closely monitoring this industry-wide attack,” a company spokesperson said Saturday in an emailed statement. “We have not seen significant …

US Accuses China of Vast Cyber-Espionage Against Telecoms

Chinese state-sponsored hackers perpetrated a “broad and significant cyber-espionage campaign” in which they breached multiple telecommunications companies, US officials said in a statement on Wednesday, confirming additional details about cyberattacks with major national security implications. The hackers infiltrated the networks …

Iranian Hacker Group Focuses on US Election Websites, Media, Microsoft says

An Iranian hacking group is actively scouting U.S. election-related websites and American media outlets as election day nears, according to a Microsoft blog published on Wednesday. Researchers say the activity suggests “preparations for more direct influence operations.” The hackers – …

Sudanese Nationals Accused in ‘Anonymous Sudan’ Cyberattacks

Two Sudanese nationals were indicted by US prosecutors for their alleged participation in a group known as “Anonymous Sudan” that conducted cyberattacks against US government agencies, airports and a major hospital in Los Angeles. The group relied on distributed-denial-of-service attacks, …

NSA Investigating If Chinese Hackers Breached US Telecoms

The US is in the early stages of an investigation into potential Chinese hacking of American telecommunications companies, according to a top intelligence official. National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh said the NSA, along with other government agencies and …

FBI Disrupts Vast Chinese Hacking Operation That Infected Consumer Devices

The FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese government who targeted universities, government agencies and other organizations, Director Chris Wray said last week. The hacking campaign known as Flax Typhoon installed malicious software …

UnitedHealth Blamed ‘Nation-State’ Threat in Hack That Disrupted Pharmacy Orders

A cyberattack against a division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. has caused a nationwide outage of a computer network that’s used to transmit data between health-care providers and insurance companies, rendering some pharmacies unable to process prescriptions, according to the company …

Chinese Hacking Campaign Aimed at Critical Infrastructure Goes Back 5 Years

An advanced group of Chinese hackers taking aim at U.S. critical infrastructure have been active for as long as half a decade, American and allied intelligence agencies said in a joint statement on Wednesday. The U.S. National Security Agency, U.S. …

National Security Agency Is Starting an Artificial Intelligence Security Center

The National Security Agency is starting an artificial intelligence security center – a crucial mission as AI capabilities are increasingly acquired, developed and integrated into U.S. defense and intelligence systems, the agency`s outgoing director announced Thursday. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone …

Security Firm: Chinese Hackers Broke Into Email Security Appliance in Spying Campaign

Suspected state-backed Chinese hackers used a security hole in a popular email security appliance to break into the networks of hundreds of public and private sector organizations globally, nearly a third of them government agencies including foreign ministries, the cybersecurity …