Department Answers Frequently Asked Questions, Provides Guidance, and Issues Limited Enforcement Policy for First 90 Days Today, the Justice Department took significant steps to move forward with implementing a critical program to prevent China, Russia, Iran, and other foreign adversaries from using commercial activities to access and exploit U.S. government-related data and Americans’ sensitive personal…
Category: cyberwar
In Secret Meeting, China Acknowledged Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks
Dustin Volz reports: Chinese officials acknowledged in a secret December meeting that Beijing was behind a widespread series of alarming cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring how hostilities between the two superpowers are continuing to escalate. The Chinese delegation linked years of intrusions into computer networks at U.S. ports,…
Ukrainian Railways hit by ‘large-scale, targeted cyberattack’
Martin Fornusek reports: Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) was the target of a large-scale and sophisticated cyberattack, the company said on March 24, adding that the restoration of all systems is ongoing. “Ukrzaliznytsia’s online systems have been subjected to a large-scale, targeted cyberattack,” the state railway operator said in a statement. The company’s website and application became…
Trump Administration Begins Shifting Cyberattack Response to States
Angus Loten and James Rundle report: The Trump administration wants state and local governments to play a bigger role in protecting water utilities, ports and other critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. In an executive order signed Tuesday, President Trump directed White House senior security advisers to draw up a national resilience plan to protect critical infrastructure…
Hacktivists claim cyber-sabotage of 116 Iranian ships
Risky Biz Newsletter reports: An anti-regime hacktivist group has claimed credit over a cyberattack that crippled the on-ship communication systems of 116 Iranian ships. The ships are operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company (50) and the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Company (66). […] A group named LabDookhtegan took credit for the sabotage. The attack allegedly…
Belgian prosecutor probes alleged Chinese hacking of intelligence service
The Straits Times reports: The Belgian federal prosecutor said on Wednesday it had started a probe into alleged Chinese hacking of Belgium’s intelligence service VSSE in November 2023, confirming an earlier report by Belgian daily Le Soir. The prosecutor added that it had received an accusation filed by VSSE in relation to the case. The…