Commentary / World Jan 19, 2022
Cyberattacks on Ukraine could spread globally
by Parmy Olson
As warfare becomes more digital, it is getting harder to dismiss geopolitical conflicts as distant and isolated.
Business / Tech Jan 15, 2022
North Korea stole $400 million of cryptocurrency in 2021, report says
by Jon Herskovitz
The haul marked a 40% increase from a year before, the report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis said.
World Jan 15, 2022
The Biden administration praised the Kremlin for detaining members of the notorious REvil ransomware gang at the request of the U.S. in a sweeping operation across Russia.
World Jan 14, 2022
Cyberattack hits Ukraine government sites amid Russia tensions
All of the websites that went down had some of their content replaced for a time by messages in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian that made references to "historic lands.”
World / Crime & Legal Jan 4, 2022
U.S. catches Kremlin insider who may have secrets of 2016 hack
by Irina Reznik, Hugo Miller and Henry Meyer
Extradited from Switzerland in December, Vladislav Klyushin has been accused of illegally making millions of dollars trading on hacked corporate-earnings information.
National Dec 25, 2021
The ministry said its probe of the incident found 59 of the almost 20,000 files accessed in the attack were problematic and it will take "appropriate measures” to address the issue.
World Dec 21, 2021
U.S. and Britain help Ukraine prepare for potential Russian cyberassault
by Julian E. Barnes
Russia has attacked Ukraine’s power grid in the past, and experts say Moscow might take similar steps as it masses troops along the border.
Commentary / World Dec 20, 2021
What the Modi Twitter breach tells us about hackers
by Tim Culpan
Pitching bitcoin has become the Rick Roll of the hacking community — a funny prank rather than a nasty attack.
Business / Tech Dec 15, 2021
Inside the race to fix a potentially disastrous software flaw
by William Turton, Jack Gillum and Jordan Robertson
Researchers have concluded that the vulnerability had existed in Log4j since September 2013, apparently unknown to its vast universe of users.
World / Politics Dec 4, 2021
U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware
Apple Inc. iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group.
National Dec 2, 2021
First seen in 2014, the malware can steal passwords and install remotely controlled programs via emails disguised as return messages.
National Nov 22, 2021
Japan Public Safety chief vows to ensure cybersecurity amid 'mountain' of challenges
The National Police Agency will set up a cybersecurity bureau and a cybersecurity squad next year to fully tackle this issue.