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WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defense officials…
Read More After big hack of U.S. government, Biden enlists 'world class' cybersecurity team
Slideshow ( 3 images )(Reuters) – Tech giants including Microsoft and Google on Monday joined Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus…
Read More Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO
Slideshow ( 3 images )(Reuters) – Tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet , Cisco, and VMware on Monday joined Facebook’s legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing…
Read More Microsoft, Google, Cisco, VMware join legal battle against hacking company NSO
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Russia was responsible for a cyber attack that embedded malicious code inside…
Read More Explainer-Russia's potent cyber and information warfare capabilities
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the Federal Reserve Bank in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 16, 2015. The Federal Reserve recorded more than 50 cyber…
Read More U.S. banking regulators propose requiring banks to immediately flag computer breaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during his 11…
Read More Hackers at center of sprawling spy campaign turned SolarWinds' dominance against it
MILAN (Reuters) – Computers hacked at Italian defence group Leonardo between 2015 and 2017 belonged to a unit that makes components for both commercial and…
Read More Leonardo hack targeted commercial, military component unit – police officer
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Foxconn is seen inside its office building in Taipei, Taiwan November 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ann WangHONG KONG (Reuters) – Apple supplier…
Read More Foxconn says internet connection back to normal after ransomware attacks
CYBER Monday is officially here and there are plenty of deals available at retailers including Amazon, Argos and Currys PC World. Cyber Monday is always…
Read More 10 best Cyber Monday 2020 deals including Amazon, Argos and Currys PC World
If there’s a Cubcoats hoodie on your kid’s wish list this holiday season but you haven’t bought it yet, you’re in luck: The cult-favorite 2-in-1…
Read More Score 50% off Cubcoats Hoodies During Amazon's Cyber Weekend Sale
FILE PHOTO: A hacker, who asked not to have his name revealed, works on his laptop in his office in Taipei July 10, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi…
Read More North Korean, Russian hackers target COVID-19 researchers: Microsoft
The CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery container ship sits docked during its official inauguration in Le Havre, France September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit TessierLONDON (Reuters)…
Read More Container shipping group CMA CGM resumes online services after cyber attack
(Reuters) – Anthem Inc said on Wednesday it would pay $39.5 million as part of a settlement with U.S. states attorneys general following an investigation…
Read More Anthem to pay nearly $40 million to settle data breach probe by U.S. states
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan said on Wednesday hacking groups linked to the Chinese government had attacked at least 10 government agencies and some 6,000 email…
Read More Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc rolled out its new long-awaited Application Programming Interface (API) software on Wednesday, nearly a month after the social media company delayed…
Read More Twitter launches much-awaited developer software after hack delay
(Reuters) – A 17-year-old Florida boy accused of masterminding the hacking of celebrity accounts on Twitter Inc, including those of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden…
Read More Florida teen pleads not guilty to masterminding Twitter hack
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees…
Read More Twitter says spear-phishing attack on employees led to breach
(Reuters) – Twitter said on Wednesday that the hackers who breached its systems last week likely read the direct messages of 36 accounts, including one…
Read More Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc said late on Thursday that hackers targeted about 130 accounts during the cyber attack this week, an incident in which profiles…
Read More Twitter says about 130 accounts were targeted in cyber attack this week
LONDON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the…
Read More Russia trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, say UK, U.S. and Canada
LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the…
Read More Russia trying to hack and steal COVID-19 vaccine data, says Britain
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s new National Security Law will shake up digital surveillance in the city, with strict new company compliance measures that echo…
Read More In Hong Kong national security law, echoes of China's own cyber crackdown
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will spend A$1.35 billion ($926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cyber security defences, Prime Minister Scott Morrison…
Read More Australia to spend nearly $1 billion to boost cyber security
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand police has seized assets worth NZ$140 million ($90.68 million) linked to a Russian man suspected of laundering billions of dollars…
Read More New Zealand seizes $90 million in assets of Russian cybercrime suspect
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Technology developed by Israel’s NSO Group was used by the Moroccan government to spy on journalist Omar Radi, a critic of…
Read More Morocco used NSO's spyware to spy on journalist, Amnesty says
TOKYO (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co (7267.T) suspended some of its auto and motorcycle production globally as the Japanese car giant grappled with a suspected…
Read More Honda hit by cyber attack, some production disrupted
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period…
Read More Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – State-backed hackers from China have targeted staffers working on the U.S. presidential campaign of Democrat Joe Biden, a senior Google security official…
Read More Chinese and Iranian hackers targeted Biden and Trump campaigns, Google says
British Army creates its first dedicated ‘cyber regiment’ claiming that web attacks are now ‘every bit as deadly’ as those on the battlefield MoD launches…
Read More First dedicated cyber regiment joins British Army
(Reuters) – Security experts at Alphabet Inc’s Google sent 1,755 warnings in April to users whose accounts were targets of government-backed attackers, following a resurgence…
Read More Google sees resurgence in state-backed hacking, phishing related to COVID-19