Security News

Russia Hacked Ukrainian Gas Firm at Center of Trump Impeachment
2020-01-14 05:17

Russian spies hacked a Ukrainian energy company at the center of the impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump, a cybersecurity firm said Monday. The GRU figured heavily in the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign, which concluded that Russia hacked the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's campaign to help Trump.

Tracking President Trump with cellphone location data, Greta-Thunberg-themed malware, SharePoint patch, and more
2019-12-21 14:05

Including: Nasty Mac malware and gas-pump infections Roundup Here's a catch-up of security news beyond everything else we've covered.…

Men Get Probation for Trying to Access Trump's Tax Returns
2019-12-17 14:49

Two men were sentenced Monday to probation and community service for trying to hack the IRS to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns. read more

Chinese Woman Sentenced to 8 Months for Trespass at Trump Resort: Report
2019-11-26 05:08

A Chinese woman who stirred fears of espionage when she entered President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort carrying multiple mobile phones and a malware-spiked thumb drive was sentenced to eight...

Risky Dialing: Trump Call Raises Security Worries
2019-11-15 07:33

Experts Say Call Between Trump and Ambassador Could Have Been InterceptedA phone call between President Donald Trump and one of his key ambassadors in Ukraine at the time has raised concerns it...

Trump, Putin and Politics Name-Dropped to Peddle Malware
2019-11-05 16:00

Cybercriminals are leveraging political names and figures for social engineering as the elections loom.

Hackers Could Have Hijacked Trump Campaign Email Server
2019-10-18 12:25

The official campaign website of U.S. President Donald Trump exposed information that may have allowed hackers to intercept emails and send out emails on behalf of the Trump campaign. read more

Trump Campaign Website Left Open to Email Server Hijack
2019-10-17 15:03

A misconfigured website development tool exposed hundreds of email servers to takeover, including President Donald Trump’s official campaign website.

Iran-linked Hackers Target Trump 2020 Campaign, Microsoft says
2019-10-07 12:24

A group called Phosphorous has been trying to access Microsoft-based email accounts of people associated with the campaign.

Analysis: President Trump and 'The Server'
2019-09-27 09:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of Donald Trump's comments about "the server" in a discussion with the president of Ukraine. Also: insights on "privacy by...