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JERUSALEM - The Israeli military on Sunday said it has thwarted an attempt by the Hamas militant group to hack soldiers' phones by posing as young, attractive women on social media, striking up friendships and persuading them into downloading malware. Jonathan Conricus told reporters that the phones of dozens of soldiers had been infected in recent months, although he said the army detected the scam early on and prevented any major secrets from reaching the Islamic militant group.
Four members of China's People's Liberation Army have been indicted for allegedly hacking Equifax in 2017 and stealing the personal data of over 145 million Americans as well as a vast trove of the company's trade secrets and intellectual property, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. U.S. Attorney General William Barr called the Justice Department's investigation of the Equifax data breach one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations ever undertaken.
The United States today announced criminal charges against four Chinese Army soldiers who, it is claimed, are the hackers who stole 145 million Americans' personal data from credit scorer Equifax. Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, and Liu Lei, are all said to have been members of the People's Liberation Army's 54th Research Institute hacking team, and are accused of illegally accessed Equifax's customer databases.
The United States today announced criminal charges against four Chinese Army soldiers who, it is claimed, are the hackers who stole 145 million Americans' personal data from credit scorer Equifax. Wu Zhiyong, Wang Qian, Xu Ke, and Liu Lei, are all said to have been members of the People's Liberation Army's 54th Research Institute hacking team, and are accused of illegally accessed Equifax's customer databases.
Four members of China's People's Liberation Army have been indicted for allegedly hacking Equifax in 2017 and stealing the personal data of over 145 million Americans as well as a vast trove of the company's trade secrets and intellectual property, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday. U.S. Attorney General William Barr called the Justice Department's investigation of the Equifax data breach one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations ever undertaken.
A total of 146 valid vulnerabilities were reported as part of the second Hack the Army bug bounty program, and more than $275,000 were paid in rewards. The second Army bug bounty program saw participation from 52 hackers from the U.S., Canada, Romania, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany.
TikTok is one of the fastest growing social apps, with more than 1.5 billion downloads. Now the US Army has banned soldiers from downloading the app on government-issued phones.
TikTok is one of the fastest growing social apps, with more than 1.5 billion downloads. Now the US Army has banned soldiers from downloading the app on government-issued phones.
Despite its popularity with users and celebrities - the app touts over 1.3 billion installs worldwide - several incidents over the past year have caused privacy experts to question how data from TikTok is being collected, used and whether it is being censored by China's government. The ban follows guidance issued Dec. 16 by the U.S. Department of Defense, which identifies TikTok as having potential security risks associated with its use, a U.S. Army spokesperson told Threatpost.
The U.S. Army is following the lead of the Navy in banning soldiers from using TikTok, a Chinese-made video sharing and social media app, on their government-issued phones, according to the news site Military.com. In guidance issued Dec. 16, the Defense Department, in a "Cyber Awareness Message," identified TikTok as having "Potential security risks associated with its use" and requested that military personnel remove the app from government-issued phones, according to Military.com.