EXPLAINER From cyberattacks and assassinations to drone strikes, Israel-linked plots have targeted Iran and its nuclear programme for years. Israel’s leaders have signalled that they are weighing their options on how to respond to Iran’s attack early Sunday morning, when Tehran targeted its archenemy with more than 300 missiles and drones. Iran’s attack, which followed an … Read more
According to what seems like half the internet, the Flipper Zero is a nefarious tool that enables the villainous sorcery known as “hacking.” Most recently, articles have gone around claiming that the Flipper allows hackers to steal Teslas right out from under the noses of their good, hardworking, American owners — a crime worthy of … Read more
LINCOLN, Neb. — LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to involvement in two separate malware schemes including a cyberattack at the University of Vermont Medical Center in 2020 that temporarily shut down some of its vital services and cost it tens of millions of dollars, according to the U.S. Department of … Read more
Observers said the move signalled that Beijing saw the need for legal professionals who understand “complex multi-jurisdictional matters” amid intensifying geopolitical competition with Washington and its allies. Ying Yong, head of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate, called on prosecutors to focus on cultivating talent with international legal expertise and experience in “international law enforcement and judicial … Read more
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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Interpol said on Friday its first operation targeting human-trafficking fuelled cyber fraud showed the criminal industry was going global, spreading beyond its origins in Southeast Asia, with scam centres emerging as far away as Latin America. The global police coordination body said law enforcement from more than … Read more
Canada and its Five Eyes allies have issued a joint cybersecurity threat advisory warning of Russian cyberattacks after the British government said it exposed a years-long hacking plot by a group aligned with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). The U.K. foreign office said Thursday that the hacking group, known as “Star Blizzard” and working on … Read more
A total of 17,000 people were indicted for taking part in overseas cyber syndicates in the first 10 months, up 5.3 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. Their victims were mostly in mainland China. Myanmar cybercrime kingpin dead, family handed over to China China also stepped up its crackdown on human smugglers … Read more
Leo Docherty, a Foreign Office minister working under David Cameron, has told parliament that the Russian federal security service, FSB, was using ‘cyber-interference’ to target politically connected people. He said: ‘They have been targeting high-profile individuals and entities with a clear intent: using information they obtain to meddle in British politics’ FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE … Read more
