Tag: U.S.
Cyber 9-Line: The 911 for Reporting Malware Threats
The U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) in collaboration with the country’s National Guard has launched a malware sharing portal, “Cyber 9-Line.” This portal is created...
Security Incidents at U.S. Federal Agencies Dropped in 2019: White House
The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) stated that the federal agencies reported fewer cybersecurity incidents, representing an 8% decrease in 2019...
South Korean and US Payment Card Records Valued at $2 Mn...
Security researchers from Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company, recently discovered a database containing 397,365 payment card records uploaded on a Darknet forum for sale....
Foreign State Hackers Target Coronavirus Research Centers in US: FBI
Cybersecurity leaders from the FBI said certain state-backed threat actors broke into the U.S. research institutions, which are working on COVID-19-related research, according to...
NCSC and CISA Release Joint Advisory on COVID-19 Cyberthreats and Malicious...
Cybersecurity officials in the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA)...
U.K. and International Community Blames Russia of Cyberattack on Georgia in...
The U.K., Georgia, and the U.S. accused the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of a disruptive cyberattack against Georgia on October 28,...
Ransomware Blocks U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Supplies
A ransomware attack on a U.S. natural gas supplying facility brought its operations to a standstill for two days when the organization’s incidence response...
PhotoSquared App Exposes 100,000+ Customer Photos
The known cybersecurity research duo Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, from vpnMentor, discovered a data breach in the U.S.-based photo printing app, PhotoSquared. The...
New Bill Grants US$400 Million to Address Cybersecurity Risks in the...
A new federal legislation was introduced recently to address cybersecurity threats to information systems of state, local, and territorial governments in the U.S. The...
CryptoAG: The Swiss Spying Machine
According to The Washington Post and German broadcaster ZDF, encryption device provider Crypto AG has been deemed as “The Swiss Spying Machine”, since for...