September 24, 2024 at 03:57PM Arkansas City, Kansas, faced a cyberattack on its water treatment facility, prompting manual operations while authorities investigate. City officials reassured residents that the water supply remains secure and operational. The incident coincided with a warning about Russian-linked threat actors targeting the U.S. water sector, reflecting ongoing cybersecurity challenges in the … Read more
September 19, 2024 at 12:07PM The Justice Department recently conducted a court-authorized operation to disrupt a botnet, Raptor Train, affecting 200,000 devices in the US and abroad. Operated by People’s Republic of China state-sponsored hackers, the botnet targeted a variety of devices. The takedown was a joint effort involving various entities. Users concerned about compromised … Read more
September 18, 2024 at 12:05PM The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted the massive Chinese botnet “Raptor Train,” which targeted critical infrastructure in the US and other countries, including entities in the military, government, education, and IT sectors. The botnet, employing multi-tier architecture, infected over 260,000 networking devices, primarily routers, modems, NVRs, DVRs, IP cameras, … Read more
September 17, 2024 at 12:46PM CISA and the FBI advised technology manufacturers to review software for cross-site scripting vulnerabilities before shipping and implement secure-by-design practices to eliminate such flaws entirely. They recommended input validation, output encoding functions, code reviews, and adversarial testing to prevent XSS vulnerabilities in future software releases. This warning is part of … Read more
September 16, 2024 at 09:45AM Hackers are falsely claiming to have compromised US election infrastructure, but the FBI and CISA refute these assertions, stating that no evidence of cyberattacks preventing elections, altering voter information, tampering with ballots, or disrupting vote counts exists. They caution the public to critically assess claims of leaked voter data, as … Read more
September 15, 2024 at 02:18PM The FBI and CISA warn of false claims about U.S. voter registration data being compromised by cyberattacks. They highlight that this disinformation aims to manipulate public opinion and undermine confidence in democratic institutions. No evidence of a cyberattack impacting the election process or compromising the integrity of the results has … Read more
September 7, 2024 at 03:15AM Two men have been indicted in the U.S. for managing a dark web marketplace, WWH Club. The marketplace facilitated the sale of stolen personal and financial data, offered training for cybercrime, and had over 353,000 users worldwide. The accused face up to 20 years in federal prison and may forfeit … Read more
September 5, 2024 at 03:49PM The US charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for involvement in the WhisperGate cyberattack against Ukraine, offering a $10 million bounty for their whereabouts. The cyberattack, conducted by Russian GRU officers, targeted Ukrainian government computers and non-military agencies. The US and international partners issued a joint cybersecurity … Read more
September 5, 2024 at 02:03PM The United States and its allies have linked Russian military intelligence hackers to Unit 29155 of Russia’s Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. The hackers have been carrying out sabotage and cyberattacks in Europe and North America since 2020. The U.S. State Department announced a reward … Read more
September 4, 2024 at 04:25PM The FBI seized 32 web domains used by a Russian-linked influence operation targeting the American public ahead of the presidential election this year, part of a disinformation campaign. The meeting notes highlight that the FBI seized 32 web domains used by the Doppelgänger Russian-linked influence operation network in a disinformation … Read more