Security News

US sanctions Chinese firm for hacking firewalls in ransomware attacks
2024-12-10 16:37

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence and one of its employees for their involvement in a series of Ragnarok ransomware attacks targeting U.S....

Microsoft: Another Chinese cyberspy crew targeting US critical orgs 'as of yesterday'
2024-12-06 01:03

Redmond threat intel maven talks explains this persistent pain to The Reg A Chinese government-linked group that Microsoft tracks as Storm-0227 yesterday started targeting critical infrastructures...

US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
2024-12-05 20:31

​U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed...

8 US telcos compromised, FBI advises Americans to use encrypted communications
2024-12-05 12:18

FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officials have advised Americans to use encrypted call and messaging apps to protect their communications from threat actors that...

T-Mobile US CSO: Spies jumped from one telco to another in a way 'I've not seen in my career'
2024-12-05 00:52

Security chief talks to El Reg as Feds urge everyone to use encrypted chat interview While Chinese-government-backed spies maintained access to US telecommunications providers' networks for months...

Vodka maker Stoli files for bankruptcy in US after ransomware attack
2024-12-03 22:00

Stoli Group's U.S. companies have filed for bankruptcy following an August ransomware attack and Russian authorities seizing the company's remaining distilleries in the country. [...]

US shares tips to block hackers behind recent telecom breaches
2024-12-03 19:49

​CISA released guidance today to help network defenders harden their systems against attacks coordinated by the Salt Typhoon Chinese threat group that breached multiple major global...

US government, energy sector contractor hit by ransomware
2024-12-03 10:04

ENGlobal, a Texas-based engineering and automation contractor for companies in the energy sector, has had its data encrypted by attackers. “On November 25, 2024, ENGlobal Corporation (the...

Salt Typhoon's surge extends far beyond US telcos
2024-11-27 23:44

Plus, a brand-new backdoor, GhostSpider, is linked to the cyber-spy crew's operations The reach of the China-linked Salt Typhoon gang extends beyond American telecommunications giants, and its...

T-Mobile US takes a victory lap after stopping cyberattacks: 'Other providers may be seeing different outcomes'
2024-11-27 20:59

Funny what putting more effort and resources into IT security can do Attackers - possibly China's Salt Typhoon cyber-espionage crew - compromised an unnamed wireline provider's network and used...