Security News

China-Linked Cyber Threat Group Hacks US Treasury Department
2025-01-02 19:45

Threat actors entered Treasury Department systems through BeyondTrust. The breach may be related to the Salt Typhoon attacks reported throughout the year.

US Army soldier who allegedly stole Trump's AT&T call logs arrested
2025-01-01 08:32

Brings the arrest count related to the Snowflake hacks to 3 A US Army soldier has been arrested in Texas after being indicted on two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information. …

US Treasury Department outs the blast radius of BeyondTrust's key leak
2024-12-31 15:30

Data pilfered as miscreants roamed affected workstations The US Department of the Treasury has admitted that miscreants were in its systems, accessing documents in what has been called a "major incident."…

Massive healthcare breaches prompt US cybersecurity rules overhaul
2024-12-31 07:32

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to secure patients' health data following a...

US Treasury Department breached through remote support platform
2024-12-30 22:19

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department after breaching a remote support platform used by the federal agency. [...]

US court finds spyware maker NSO liable for WhatsApp hacks
2024-12-23 16:37

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that Israeli spyware maker NSO Group violated U.S. hacking laws by using WhatsApp zero-days to deploy Pegasus spyware on at least 1,400 devices. [...]

US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer
2024-12-23 14:36

The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian and Israeli national, suspected of being a developer for the LockBit ransomware group. Panev was...

Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, 'did it for the money'
2024-12-23 13:31

Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August An alleged LockBit ransomware developer is in custody in Israel and awaiting extradition to the United States.…

US charges Russian-Israeli as suspected LockBit ransomware coder
2024-12-20 16:48

The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian-Israeli dual-national for his suspected role in developing malware and managing the infrastructure for the notorious LockBit ransomware group. [...]

US considers banning TP-Link routers over cybersecurity risks
2024-12-18 21:06

The U.S. government is considering banning TP-Link routers starting next year if ongoing investigations find that their use in cyberattacks poses a national security risk. [...]