3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (405+ words) The acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a sober warning Wednesday about the significant and possibly devastating cybersecurity vulnerabilities Americans face, blaming past government mistakes, outdated tech and AI as threats. “We've made a lot of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (577+ words) The FBI on Wednesday released its first-ever public cybersecurity strategy that details how the agency will combat malicious hackers and digital criminal gangs. “This is a comprehensive strategy that directs our teams, our field offices, our global presence, and how…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) An Iran-linked cyberespionage group is targeting technology specialists in the aviation, aerospace and financial sectors with fake job offers designed to trick them into installing previously undocumented malware, according to new research. The group, tracked by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Chinese government hackers used tools known as “QScan” and “QTRouter” to breach multiple federal agencies since 2018, the Department of Justice said in announcing the takedown of the platforms on Wednesday. The tools were run by China-based Nanjing Xinjiuwei Network Technology…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (357+ words) Researchers have uncovered new infrastructure linked to an Iranian-linked threat actor that suggests it may be expanding its operations into Britain and other parts of Europe. The group, known as Tortoiseshell, has been active since at least 2018 and has primarily…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (497+ words) Members of Congress have asked a government watchdog to examine the effect staffing cuts at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have had on the agency’s ability to function. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), ranking member of the House Committee on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (360+ words) U.S. Bancorp said recent claims of data theft by a ransomware gang are related to a breach involving a contractor for a third-party, and do not impact its own systems or network. A spokesperson told Recorded Future News that U.S. Bancorp has…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (545+ words) The Justice Department accused hackers connected to Iran’s military of breaching employee email accounts connected to the Department of Labor, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and multiple United Nations organizations. The campaign, which started around 2013, also involved accounts connected to…...