An energy minister says 2 million people would’ve been without electricity if the hack were successful.
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Maine Voices: Ukraine war creates opportunity for online scams
Cybersecurity expert offers steps that people can take to avoid being taken advantage of by bad actors.
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Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used spyware against citizens
Hebrew-language business newspaper Calcalist reported that in 2020, police used the NSO spyware Pegasus to surveil leaders of protests against Netanyahu, who was then prime minister.
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Cyberattack in Ukraine targets government websites
Ukrainian officials say it is too soon to say who was behind it, but point to a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine.
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Report says Russian hackers haven’t eased spying efforts
The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign hardly eased up this year.
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FBI email system compromised by hackers who sent fake cyberattack alert
The fact that the email didn’t include any malicious attachments could indicate the hackers stumbled across a vulnerability in the FBI portal and didn’t have a particular plan to exploit it.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. charges two suspected major ransomware operators
The two, a Ukrainian and a Russian, are alleged to be part of the REvil ransomware gang.
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Apple issues emergency software patch after exploit attributed to hacker-for-hire firm
Although security experts say that average user generally need not worry – such attacks are highly targeted – the discovery still alarmed security professionals.
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Bill Nemitz: Can’t imagine the next 9/11? Try harder.
Twenty years after airliners suddenly became bombs, America remains vulnerable to threats we can’t envision.
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Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
In public remarks before the private meeting got underway, the president referred to cybersecurity as a ‘core national security challenge’ for the U.S.