As reported on dev.ua: In the Kyiv region, police detained a group of hackers who gained remote access to the devices of state bailiffs and private notaries and, for a fee, illegally removed encumbrances imposed on citizens’ property. According to the Cyber Police, four suspects, one of whom was a private contractor, set up a scheme…
Category: cyberwar
IAF jet on Myanmar relief operation faced cyber attack in air
This is the stuff some nightmares are made of. Times of India reports from New Delhi: Indian aircraft deployed to provide rescue and relief supplies to quake-hit Myanmar, under Operation Brahma since March 29, have faced cyber-attacks in the form of “spoofing” of their satellite-based GPS signals. Sources said it’s difficult to establish the forces…
Justice Department Implements Critical National Security Program to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries
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…
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…