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Military-grade spyware technology was used to hack the smartphones of journalists, activists, and executives, The Washington Post reported. Some of the affected journalists worked at outlets including CNN and The New York Times. The 37 numbers appeared on a list of 50,000 phone numbers in countries with a history of conducting surveillance on their own…

Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy will join tech executives at a White House meeting with President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Aug 25) to discuss efforts by private companies to improve cybersecurity, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The source asked not to be identified as the information was not public. Apple CEO Tim…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has published its annual report on cybercrime affecting victims in the U.S., noting a record number of complaints and financial losses in 2020 compared to the previous year. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received last year 791,790 complaints – up by 69% from 2019 – of suspected internet crime causing…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Ransomware Firm Says Singapore Unit Was Targeted Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • August 20, 2021     Tokio Marine, a Japan-based property and casualty insurer, says its Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore unit was hit by a ransomware attack this week. See Also: 2021 Unit 42 Ransomware Threat…

Critical Infrastructure Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Malware as-a-Service Mayor Says 2018 Atlanta Ransom Attack Served Notice ‘That We Needed to Up Our Game’ Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 24, 2021     G.T. Bynum, mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pictured at a 2019 event (Photo: Naval Surface Warriors via Flickr/CC) “Ransomware attackers…

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin sought to cool tensions in the combustible U.S.-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva on Wednesday, but the U.S. president drew a red line at cyberattacks, declaring them “off limits.” The two leaders emerged in mostly positive moods after more than three hours of talks, including two hours alone…