National Cybersecurity Agencies List Most Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2021
Cybersecurity agencies in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand have shared a list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities of...
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FCC Adds Kaspersky and Chinese Telecom Firms to National Security Threat List
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday moved to add Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab to the “Covered List” of companies that pose...
Australia launches federal cybercrime centre as part of national plan
Image: Getty Images Australian Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has launched a centre to bolster the country’s cybercrime fighting efforts. The AU$89 million cybercrime...
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Wiper Used in Attack on Iran National Media Network
An analysis of a January attack targeting Iran’s national media corporation has found the use of multiple malware families, including a data-wiper and custom...
Justice Department Appoints First Director of National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) earlier this week appointed Eun Young Choi to serve as the first Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement...
Hackers Backdoored Systems at China’s National Games Just Before Competition
Systems hosting content pertaining to the National Games of China were successfully breached last year by an unnamed Chinese-language-speaking hacking group. Cybersecurity firm Avast,...
US Says National Water Supply ‘Absolutely’ Vulnerable to Hackers
Cyber defenses for US drinking water supplies are “absolutely inadequate” and vulnerable to large-scale disruption by hackers, a senior official said Thursday. “There’s inadequate...
DOJ gives Russian national two-year sentence for work shielding Kelihos malware and other ransomware
The Department of Justice sentenced 41-year-old Oleg Koshkin to two years in prison for his work in helping to “conceal” the Kelihos malware and...
Australia to appoint its first National Data Commissioner
Australia is looking to create a new national data commissioner role that will be responsible for applying the data reforms presented in the Data Availability...
UK Orders National Security Review of NVIDIA Deal to Buy Arm
American technology company NVIDIA’s planned $40 billion takeover of British chip designer Arm Ltd. faces months of delays after the U.K. government asked competition...