Security News

Ex-NSA boss: Election security focus helped dissuade increase in Russian meddling with US
2025-03-23 13:04

Plus AI in the infosec world, why CISA should know its place, and more Interview Russia appears to be having second thoughts on how aggressively, or at least how visibly, it attempts to influence...

US removes sanctions against Tornado Cash crypto mixer
2025-03-21 15:34

The U.S. Department of Treasury announced today that it has removed sanctions against the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer, which North Korean Lazarus hackers used to launder hundreds of millions...

Chinese military-linked companies dominate US digital supply chain
2025-03-20 05:30

Despite growing national security concerns and government restrictions, Chinese military-linked companies remain deeply embedded in the US digital supply chain, according to Bitsight. These...

Ex-US Cyber Command chief: Europe and 5 Eyes can't fully replicate US intel
2025-03-19 13:01

Cue deepening existential European dread as Rest of World contemplates Trump turning off the info tap If the United States stopped sharing cyber-threat intel with Ukraine, its European allies and...

US tech jobs outlook clouded by DOGE cuts, Trump tariffs
2025-03-18 18:01

Hiring remains relatively strong as analysts warn of slowdown A pair of reports on tech sector employment trends in the United States suggest out-of-work techies right now have relatively decent...

Apple-UK Encryption Saga Continues: British Officials’ Clarification & US Officials’ Warning
2025-03-14 20:36

The British side reportedly said they would have to produce warrants for each individual data access request, so they will always have to be made as part of an investigation into serious crime.

US govt says Americans lost record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024
2025-03-10 19:05

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud last year, a 25% increase over the previous year. [...]

Rhysida pwns two US healthcare orgs, extracts over 300K patients' data
2025-03-10 14:00

Terabytes of sensitive info remain available for download Break-ins to systems hosting the data of two US healthcare organizations led to thieves making off with the personal and medical data of...

US cities warn of wave of unpaid parking phishing texts
2025-03-09 15:20

US cities are warning of an ongoing mobile phishing campaign pretending to be texts from the city's parking violation departments about unpaid parking invoices, that if unpaid, will incur an...

US seizes $23 million in crypto linked to LastPass breaches
2025-03-07 19:13

U.S. authorities have seized over $23 million in cryptocurrency linked to the theft of $150 million from a Ripple crypto wallet in January 2024. Investigators believe hackers who breached LastPass...