TVP World reports: Moldova’s parliamentary email servers were hit by a cyberattack on Thursday, just days before the country’s presidential election and a referendum on whether to enshrine European Union integration in the constitution. A press service statement released late Friday confirmed the attack, explaining that cybersecurity experts were working to identify the cause and…
Category: cyberwar
Army to defend small businesses against hackers with NCODE secure cloud enclave pilot
Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. reports: AUSA 2024 — Army undersecretary Gabe Camarillo announced here Tuesday that the service would create a secure online enclave where small businesses can work with sensitive information under the Army’s protection — a potential lifeline for smaller firms struggling to meet Pentagon cybersecurity requirements and defend themselves against high-end threats like China. Known as…
UK Ambulance Services targeted by Kremlin-protected Russian hackers
Richard Holmes reports: UK ambulance services have been targeted by Russian hackers, risking disruption to their communication systems, with the potential to severely hamper Britain’s emergency services. Intelligence material seen by i shows that over the past 12 months, a Kremlin-protected hacking network has targeted key suppliers to The UK Ambulance Services and Ministry of Defence (MoD)….
National cyber director warns of ransomware, Chinese infrastructure attacks and cyber supply chain concerns
Jonathan Greig reports: One of the top cybersecurity officials in the U.S. said Wednesday that he was especially concerned with Chinese infiltration of the country’s critical infrastructure, as well as software supply chain risks and the continued expansion of ransomware. Although there have been several recent disclosures about Beijing-linked hacking campaigns, National Cyber Director Harry…
Russian hackers attack websites of Belgian institutions
Eli Stoanova reports: Russian hackers have attacked the websites of the Senate of the Federal Parliament of Belgium, as well as the electronic pages of the local authority in the southern Belgian region of Wallonia, the administration of the Wallonia-Brussels region and the municipality of Antwerp, local media reported, as quoted by BTA. It is…
Russian state media company hit by unprecedented cyberattack, Kremlin says
Thomson Reuters reports: Russian state media company VGTRK has been targeted in an unprecedented cyberattack, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, saying that specialists were working hard to determine who was responsible. VGTRK, which owns and operates Russia’s main national TV channels and a slew of regional channels and radio stations, said earlier on…