June 21, 2024 at 04:27PM The US Treasury Department sanctioned a dozen executives of Kaspersky Lab due to national security threats, preventing US persons and entities from doing business with them. Despite this, CEO Eugene Kaspersky was spared. The move aligns with previous actions, including a ban on Kaspersky products in US government networks, citing … Read more
June 20, 2024 at 12:41PM Cyber attackers targeted Polish public television’s online broadcast of the UEFA Euro 2024 soccer championship tournament’s opening match. TVP experienced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, but it was quickly mitigated. Speculation arose about whether the massive traffic was accidental or a deliberate ploy, with the Russian Federation being … Read more
November 27, 2023 at 06:11AM A man believed to be the leader of the cybercrime gang Killnet, known as “Killmilk,” has allegedly been exposed by Russian state media. Killmilk is known for launching major attacks on targets like US government agencies and hospitals. The FBI’s takedown of the Qakbot botnet has significantly reduced attempted exploits … Read more