July 25, 2024 at 01:25PM The US is seeking to prosecute Chinese immigrant Ping Li for allegedly acting as an agent for China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) since 2012. He is accused of providing information on a wide range of topics ranging from cyberattacks to religious movements. The Department of Justice announced charges, highlighting … Read more
February 6, 2024 at 01:55PM A Chinese cyber-espionage group breached the Dutch Ministry of Defence, deploying malware on compromised devices. Despite backdooring the hacked systems, the breach’s impact was limited due to network segmentation. A remote access trojan named Coathanger was found, designed to infect Fortigate network security appliances. The attack was attributed to a … Read more
October 16, 2023 at 02:08PM The Russian hacking group known as ‘Sandworm’ has compromised eleven telecommunication service providers in Ukraine between May and September 2023, according to a report by Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA). The hackers interfered with communication systems, causing service interruptions and potential data breaches. Sandworm used various tactics, including phishing … Read more