Top news of the week: 23.09.2021.
Threats And Attacks
Exclusive: An American Company Fears Its Windows Hacks Helped India Spy On China And Pakistan
Texas-based Exodus Intelligence says it had to cut ties with India after its research into Windows security was weaponized to attack China and Pakistan. It’s now looking into whether or not ...
CISA, FBI, and NSA Release Conti Ransomware Advisory to Help Organizations Reduce Risk of Attack
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency (NSA) published a cybersecurity advisory today regarding ...
US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange SUEX for Aiding Ransomware Gangs
The US Treasury issued its first-ever sanctions against a crypto exchange for aiding ransomware attacks.
Joint Statement by Secretaries Mayorkas and Raimondo on President Biden’s National Security Memorandum to Strengthen Nation’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo released a joint statement on the issuance of preliminary cybersecurity performance goals as ...
1-15 August 2021 Cyber Attacks Timeline
Let’s analyze the events occurred in the first half of August 2021, a Summer characterized by ransomware that, in this timeline, accounts for...
China’s cyber warfare has grown on the back of civilian recruits
China's Ministry of State Security has established a sophisticated network of private entities that hire and train hackers to work for the Xi Jinping government.
CIOs Team Up With Other Executives to Counter Cyber Threats
Government regulations and mounting attacks are forcing collaboration between senior staff, according to one of Google’s most senior security specialists.
German Election body hit by a cyber attack
A spokesman for the authority running Germany’s September 26 general election confirmed that hackers briefly disrupted its website last month. Threat actors last month hit the website of ...