Articles tagged with Politics

Stingray Devices May Interfere With 911 Emergency Calls

A popular vendor of cell-site simulators (also known as IMSI catchers or stingray devices) has told a US Senator that its equipment may interfere with 911 emergency calls.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 29, 2018
- 08:22 AM
- 1
US Government Takes Steps to Bolster CVE Program

The US government is taking steps to fix the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system that's been plagued by various problems in recent years.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 28, 2018
- 09:18 AM
- 1
Recent DNC Hacking Attempt Was Just a Simulated Phishing Test

A recent hacking attempt against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) proved to be a false alarm, according to a clarifying statement released by the DNC chief security officer Bob Lord.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 23, 2018
- 06:26 AM
- 0
China's National Cybersecurity Standards Considered a Risk for Foreign Firms

The Chinese government may use a collection of 300 so-called "national cybersecurity standards" to deter or sabotage the efforts of foreign tech firms trying to enter the Chinese market.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 17, 2018
- 06:17 PM
- 0
Microsoft AccountGuard Service Offers Protection for Political and Election Orgs

Microsoft has launched a pilot program aimed at providing cybersecurity protection for political campaigns and election authorities. The pilot program —named AccountGuard— was launched at the end of July, Bleeping Computer has learned, and was set in motion for the 2018 US midterm elections.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- August 01, 2018
- 07:17 AM
- 0
Facebook Removes 32 Accounts Suspected of New Political Influence Campaign

Facebook announced today that it removed 32 Facebook and Instagram accounts and pages for exhibiting behavior consistent a political influence campaign, which Facebook said it previously saw during the 2016 US Presidential Election.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 31, 2018
- 02:43 PM
- 0
Hackers Stole a Third of Singapore's Healthcare Data, Including Prime Minister's

Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed today that a hacker had breached its IT systems and stolen personal and health-related data on roughly 1.5 million citizens.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 20, 2018
- 10:13 AM
- 0
Hamas Lures Israeli Soldiers to Malware Disguised in World Cup and Dating Apps

In a report published earlier this week, the Israeli military has accused Hamas cyber-operatives of attempting to lure Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers into installing malware-infected apps on their phones.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- July 05, 2018
- 12:40 PM
- 0
Kaspersky Halts Europol and NoMoreRansom Project Coop After EU Parliament Vote

Kaspersky Lab announced it was temporarily halting its cooperation with Europol following the voting of a controversial motion in the European Parliament today.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13, 2018
- 05:55 PM
- 3
KCW Ransomware Encrypting Web Sites in Pakistan

Team Kerala Cyber Warriors, a hacking group based out of India, have begun to install ransomware on web sites based out of Pakistan. This ransomware, called KCW Ransomware, encrypts the files on a web site and then demands a ransom payment in order to get the files back.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 27, 2018
- 05:30 PM
- 2
North Korea's Elites Are Ditching Facebook for Chinese Social Networks

Following the publication of a report in July 2017, North Korea's elites, some of the country's few citizens allowed on the Internet, have greatly altered their online behavior, and are now obfuscating their browsing activity, and have ditched US websites like Facebook or Instagram for alternative Chinese social networks.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- April 26, 2018
- 05:55 PM
- 1
US Wants to Make Social Media Data Collection Mandatory for All Visa Applicants

The United States Department of State wants to make it mandatory for all foreigners to provide social media details when applying for a visa to enter the US.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 30, 2018
- 08:01 AM
- 4
Facebook Pulls Back Investigators as UK Launches Probe Into Cambridge Analytica

UK authorities will seek a warrant to probe the computer systems of Cambridge Analytica, the company blamed for covertly siphoning the data of over 50 million Facebook users.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 20, 2018
- 02:35 PM
- 0
Facebook Confirms Gross Misuse of User Data for US Election

Facebook has confirmed over the weekend reports that an app made by a team of academics had collected vasts amounts of user data, who then shared this information with Cambridge Analytica —a commercial data analytics firm that allegedly used this info to target US voters in the 2016 Presidential election.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 19, 2018
- 03:50 AM
- 0
US Sanctions Russia Over NotPetya Outbreak, Energy Grid Hacks, Election Meddling

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russian entities for the NotPetya ransomware outbreak, cyber-attacks on the US power grid, and their attempts to influence the 2016 US presidential election process.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 15, 2018
- 01:37 PM
- 2
Turkish ISP Swapped Downloads of Popular Software with Spyware-Infected Apps

Türk Telekom, a Turkish Internet Service Provider (ISP), has deployed special hardware to intercept and alter Internet traffic, swapping legitimate software downloads with similar applications, but infected with spyware.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 09, 2018
- 06:02 PM
- 0
NRA Websites Heavily Targeted by Memcached-Based DDoS Attacks

Websites associated with the US National Rifle Association (NRA) have often been the targets of Memcached-based DDoS attacks, according to Qihoo 360's Network Security Research Laboratory (Netlab).
- Catalin Cimpanu
- March 08, 2018
- 11:23 AM
- 0
A New North Korean Hacker Group Is Making a Name for Itself

A lesser-known North Korean cyber-espionage outfit has become more active on the international scene in 2017, after spending the previous five years targeting only South Korean government agencies and North Korean defectors.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- February 21, 2018
- 05:23 AM
- 1
Rep. Devin Nunes Campaign Site Still Hosts Russian SEO Spam From Last Year's Hack

The campaign website of a controversial US politician was hacked last year and hosted Russian SEO spam, according to several sources.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 30, 2018
- 06:10 PM
- 6
Fitness Tracking App Accidentally Exposed Military Bases

Strava, a fitness tracking application that logs users' movements as they cycle, surf, or jog, has accidentally exposed or confirmed the location of various military bases and facilities all over the world.
- Catalin Cimpanu
- January 29, 2018
- 03:46 AM
- 1