Russian President Vladimir Putin likely authorised attempts to influence last year’s US election in favour of former President Donald Trump, intelligence officials say.
Russia has repeatedly denied allegations of election interference.
The 15-page report, released on Tuesday by the Office of the….
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management The Debate Over Impact of Colonial Pipeline’s Apparent Ransom Payment Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 14, 2021 Some cybersecurity experts question the contentions of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and another member of Congress, who say…
The US Justice Department has recovered most of the multimillion-dollar ransom payment The Guardian reports. The operation to recover cryptocurrency from the Russian-based hacking group is the first carried out by the Biden administration’s task force specializing in ransomware. Moreover, it reflects what officials say is an increasingly aggressive approach to dealing with a…
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of ongoing investigations into how NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware is allegedly being used to spy on dissidents, journalists, political rivals, business leaders and even heads of state – and a discussion of whether the business model should be banned. In this report, you’ll hear…
Breach Notification , Cybercrime , Endpoint Security Manufacturer Stopped Supporting Targeted Network-Attached Storage Devices in 2015 Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 28, 2021 Screen grab posted by the owner of a LAN-connected Western Digital My Book Live after it was apparently hit by a data-wiping attack that also changed the device’s admin…
Spyware produce by the Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group has been abused by governments to target dissenting journalists, activists, lawyers and more, an investigation by human rights groups and media organizations has found. The Pegasus spyware was produced with the intention of targeting terrorists and other criminals, but an investigation into a huge data leak…
Joe Biden last night declared “America is back” as he arrived in Britain for his first trip abroad as US president. The US president also declared that he wanted to see Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, face-to-face to “let him know what I want him to know.
