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Hackers target dozens of VPN and AI extensions for Google Chrome to compromise data
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered dozens of attacks that involve malicious updates for Chrome browser extensions, one week after a security firm was compromised in a similar incident. As of ...
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Tighter regulations proposed for foreign IT in drones used in US
The U.S. Commerce Department on Thursday proposed a rule to shield the supply chain of drones from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. The agency’s Bureau of Industry and Security wants public ...
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US adds 9th telecom company to list of known Salt Typhoon targets
Nine U.S. telecommunications firms have been breached in a sweeping Chinese espionage campaign, a top White House official said on Friday, as the U.S. preps policy responses to the intrusion. The ...
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Inside Operation Destabilise: How a ransomware investigation linked Russian money laundering and street-level drug dealing
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) unveiled the most complex investigation that staff can remember. Over nearly four years, Operation Destabilise involved almost ...
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Ukraine’s state registers hit with one of Russia’s largest cyberattacks, officials say
Suspected Russian hackers have launched one of the largest cyberattacks on Ukraine’s state services in recent months, according to a statement from Ukrainian officials late Thursday. The attack ...
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CISA urges senior government officials to lock down mobile devices amid ongoing Salt Typhoon breach
Senior government officials and politicians need to use end-to-end encrypted apps and should assume all of their messages are at risk of being stolen or manipulated, federal cybersecurity experts said ...
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FCC ‘rip and replace’ provision for Chinese tech tops cyber provisions in defense bill
The annual defense policy bill signed by President Joe Biden Monday evening allocates $3 billion to help telecom firms remove and replace insecure equipment in response to recent incursions by Chinese ...
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HIPAA to be updated with cybersecurity regulations, White House says
New cybersecurity rules covering how healthcare institutions protect user data will be proposed under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to a White House ...
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US unseals complaint against Russian-Israeli accused of working for LockBit
The U.S. unsealed a criminal complaint on Friday against a dual Russian and Israeli national who is accused of being a software developer for the LockBit ransomware group. Rostislav Panev, 51, is ...
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Cyber startup employee hacked to distribute malicious Chrome extension
An unidentified threat actor has compromised an administrative account of a data security startup, using it to distribute a malicious update for its Chrome browser extension. Swiss-founded security ...
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Biden administration finalizes rule to block sale of Americans’ bulk data to adversaries
Companies will no longer be able to sell sensitive data about Americans to countries such as Russia, China and Iran under regulations set to take effect in early 2025. The rule, proposed under an ...
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Chainalysis: $2.2 billion stolen from crypto platforms in 2024 cyberattacks
More than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from crypto platforms in 2024 according to blockchain research firm Chainalysis. The company found that for the fifth year in a row, thefts ...