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The US National Cyber Strategy
2018-10-09 11:01

Last month the White House released the "National Cyber Strategy of the United States of America. I generally don't have much to say about these sorts of documents. They're filled with broad...

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Super Micro Trojan: US and UK Back Apple and Amazon Denials
2018-10-08 12:48

Government Agencies Have 'No Reason to Doubt' Supply Chain Tampering RefutationU.S. and U.K. government agencies have said they have "no reason to doubt" strong denials issued by Amazon and Apple...

UK, US Security Agencies Deny Investigating Chinese Spy Chips
2018-10-08 05:24

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have denied investigating the presence of Chinese spy chips in Supermicro servers, as claimed by a...

Report: Chinese Spy Chip Backdoored US Defense, Tech Firms
2018-10-05 09:18

If Accurate, Bloomberg Report Would Mark a New Era of Mass Hardware CompromiseDid the Chinese government pull off one of the most secretive hardware hacks of all time? That's what information...

US government charges seven Russians with Fancy bear hacks
2018-10-05 01:30

Largely pointless, since they're never going to stand trial In what's turning into International Cyber-Attribution Week, a US Federal grand jury has indicted seven Russian military intelligence...

China allegedly infiltrated US companies through implanted hardware backdoors
2018-10-04 15:57

Many US companies, including Amazon and Apple, have been the victims of a clever supply chain attack that resulted in compromised hardware (servers) being installed at some of their facilities, an...

China Used Tiny Chips on US Computers to Steal Secrets: Report
2018-10-04 15:37

Tiny chips inserted in US computer equipment manufactured in China were used as part of a vast effort by Beijing to steal US technology secrets, a published report said Thursday. read more

Chinese Spying Chips Found Hidden On Servers Used By US Companies
2018-10-04 13:03

A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. According...

US to Let NATO Use its Cyber Defense Skills
2018-10-03 18:22

The United States is expected to make its offensive cyber warfare capabilities available to NATO, officials said Wednesday, as the alliance seeks to strengthen its defenses against Russian...

Facebook monetizes 2FA, Singapore monetizes hacker, and ransomware creeps monetize US Democrats
2018-09-29 09:01

BBFC gets a side job shilling shoes Roundup One or two things happened this week on the security front, like the elimination of the White House cyber czar, the massive leak of code from Aeroflot ,...