#Russian hackers hit DHS, DoD, NIH, State Department

#Russian hackers hit DHS, DoD, NIH, State Department

“#Russian hackers hit DHS, DoD, NIH, State Department” LONDON/WASHINGTON — The US Department of Homeland Security and thousands of businesses scrambled Monday to investigate and respond to a sweeping hacking campaign that officials suspect was directed by the Russian government. Emails sent by officials at DHS, which oversees border security and defense against hacking, were monitored by…

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#Biden can’t ignore Hong Kong and other commentary

#Biden can’t ignore Hong Kong and other commentary

“#Biden can’t ignore Hong Kong and other commentary” Foreign desk: Joe Can’t Ignore Hong Kong Team Trump was quick to speak up for the “brave freedom fighters” in Hong Kong, and as China continues to punish and arrest its dissidents, The Wall Street Journal editorial board hopes “the Biden crowd” remembers “it’s important that the…

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#FBI warns of new coronavirus email auto-forwarding scam

#FBI warns of new coronavirus email auto-forwarding scam

“#FBI warns of new coronavirus email auto-forwarding scam” Criminals taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic are turning to a new email scamming technique. Scammers are exploiting auto-forwarding rules to boost the success rate of so-called Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, the FBI said in a statement. This allows cybercriminals to better conceal their scamming activities, the FBI said, adding that…

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#C-SPAN suspends editor Steve Scully over Twitter hacking lie

#C-SPAN suspends editor Steve Scully over Twitter hacking lie

“#C-SPAN suspends editor Steve Scully over Twitter hacking lie” C-SPAN indefinitely suspended its political editor, Steve Scully, on Thursday, after he admitted to lying about a hacker being behind his eyebrow-raising Twitter exchange with former President Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci. When Trump criticized Scully last week as a “never Trumper,” the journalist asked Scaramucci on…

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#Microsoft reportedly stops hacking operation targeting election

#Microsoft reportedly stops hacking operation targeting election

“#Microsoft reportedly stops hacking operation targeting election” Microsoft has shut down a massive hacking operation that could’ve potentially indirectly impacted election infrastructure, according to a new report. The company announced Monday that it took down the servers behind the malware network Trickbot, which criminals were using to launch other cyberattacks, including a strain of extremely…

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#Justice Department charges five Chinese nationals with hacking

#Justice Department charges five Chinese nationals with hacking

“#Justice Department charges five Chinese nationals with hacking” The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against five Chinese nationals for their alleged hacking of over 100 companies in the US and overseas, including social media companies, universities, nonprofit organizations, think tanks, as well as activists and politicians in Hong Kong. In their announcement Wednesday, the Justice…

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