‘We expect them to act’: Biden presses Putin on ransomware groups, hints at retaliation

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Admin

Joe Biden’s hour-long phone call with the Russian leader suggests growing impatience over attacks disrupting US sectors

Joe Biden has increased pressure on Vladimir Putin to move against ransomware groups operating from Russia, warning the United States is prepared to respond if cyberhacks are not stopped.

The two leaders held an hour-long phone call on Friday, their first since they discussed ransomware attacks at a summit in Geneva on 16 June. Biden’s message to Putin in the call was direct, suggesting a growing impatience over attacks that have disrupted key US sectors.

Natanz ‘sabotage’ highlights Iran’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Admin

Analysis: Apparent attack by Israel is a reminder of the weaknesses of industrial control systems

The apparent attack by Israel on Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility appears to be the latest episode in an increasing tit-for-tat cyberwar. Both sides have already targeted so-called industrial control systems [ICS], which have emerged as a key weakness for countries across the globe.

While Iran described the latest attack as “sabotage”, Israeli media called it a cyber-attack.

Revealed: how abusive texts led to discovery of hacking of Al Jazeera

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Admin

Threatening messages led to monitoring of phone that unearthed evidence of cyber-attack against Qatar-based network

A series of abusive text messages sent to an Al Jazeera investigative programme were the first crumbs that eventually led to the discovery of an unprecedented hacking operation against dozens of staff from the Qatar-based media network, according to one of the journalists who was targeted.

Researchers at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto claimed on Sunday that the UAE and Saudi Arabia used spyware sold by an Israeli private intelligence company to access the phones of at least 36 journalists, producers and executives from Al Jazeera, as well as that of a London-based reporter with the Al Araby network.

Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli firm’s spyware

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Admin

Citizen Lab researchers say cyber-attack using NSO Group software likely ordered by Saudia Arabia and UAE

iPhones vulnerable to hacking tool for months, researchers say

Spyware sold by an Israeli private intelligence firm was allegedly used to hack the phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in an unprecedented cyber-attack that is likely to have been ordered by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to leading researchers.

In a stunning new report, researchers at Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto said they discovered what appears to be a major espionage campaign against one of the world’s leading media organisations, which is based in Qatar and has long been a thorn in the side of many of the region’s autocratic regimes.

Hackers HQ and Space Command: how UK defence budget could be spent

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Admin

Creation of specialist cyber force and artificial intelligence unit in pipeline

Boris Johnson agrees £16bn rise in defence spending

A specialist cyber force of several hundred British hackers has been in the works for nearly three years, although its creation has been partly held back by turf wars between the spy agency GCHQ and the Ministry of Defence, to which the unit is expected to jointly report.

UK has mounted covert attacks against Russian leadership, says ex-mandarin

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Admin

Former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill says UK used offensive cyber-capability to exploit Moscow’s ‘vulnerabilities’

Britain has carried a series of covert attacks on Russia’s leaders and their allies, the former cabinet secretary has disclosed.

Mark Sedwill said the UK had sought to exploit Moscow’s “vulnerabilities”, including through the deployment of its recently declared offensive cyber-capability.

Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Admin

Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponed

Russian military intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack on the Japanese-hosted Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo this summer in an attempt to disrupt the world’s premier sporting event, the UK National Cyber Security Centre has revealed, disclosing a joint operation with the US intelligence agencies.

The Russian cyber-reconnaissance work covered the Games organisers, logistics services and sponsors and was under way before the Olympics was postponed due to coronavirus.

Russia spreading lies about Covid vaccines, says UK military chief

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Admin

Head of armed forces says both China and Russia trying to undermine cohesion in west

Russia is seeking to destabilise countries around the world by sowing disinformation about coronavirus vaccines that is shared rapidly across social media, the head of the armed forces has warned.

Gen Sir Nick Carter, the chief of defence staff, said the propaganda tactic reflected a strategy of “political warfare” aggressively undertaken by Beijing as well as Moscow “designed to undermine cohesion” across the west.

Your data is not destined for China, assures TikTok’s UK boss

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Admin

The controversial app’s users are ignoring geopolitical battle over its digital security, says Richard Waterworth

TikTok’s UK chief has strenuously denied the video-sharing app, which Donald Trump has threatened to ban, shares data with China.

Richard Waterworth told the Observer that the UK and European arm of TikTok was growing quickly, despite the “turbulent” geopolitical battle in which the Chinese-born app has found itself.

Australia is under cyber-attack from ‘state-based actor’, Scott Morrison says

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Admin

Australian prime minister says widespread assault on political and private sector organisations has been going on for months but is increasing in frequency and scale

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A wide range of political and private sector organisations in Australia have come under cyber-attack carried out by a “sophisticated state-based cyber actor”, the Australian government has revealed.

Scott Morrison disclosed the far-reaching attacks at a media conference in Canberra on Friday, while his defence minister declared that malicious cyber activity was “increasing in frequency, scale, in sophistication and in its impact”.

We need geeks, not James Bonds, for post-Covid world, says French spy chief

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Admin

Cybersecurity is ‘alpha and omega’ of global security, says DGSE director, in callout to young people ‘connected to technology’

The French secret service wants to recruit geeks rather than budding young James Bonds as it adapts to new demands in the post-coronavirus world, its technical director has said.

In rare public comments, Patrick Pailloux said there was a danger that many young tech-savvy French people did not consider themselves suitable for the stereotypes of France’s directorate-general for external security (DGSE).

Russian hacking attack on Bundestag damaged trust, says Merkel

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Admin

Chancellor says she was pained to learn outcome of inquiry pinning blame on Fancy Bear

Angela Merkel has said Russian hacking attacks on the Bundestag in which her emails were seized harmed efforts to build a trusting relationship with Moscow.

Merkel told the German parliament on Wednesday that she had been pained to learn of the 2015 hack and the perpetrator.

UK ministers will no longer claim ‘no successful examples’ of Russian interference

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Admin

Change of official line is first admission that Kremlin may have distorted UK elections

Ministers have been told they can no longer say there have been “no successful examples” of Russian disinformation affecting UK elections, after the apparent hacking of an NHS dossier seized on by Labour during the last campaign.

The dropping of the old line is the first official admission of the impact of Kremlin efforts to distort Britain’s political processes, and comes after three years of the government’s refusal to engage publicly with the threat.

US Navy bans TikTok from mobile devices saying it’s a cybersecurity threat

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Admin

Users who don’t remove the Beijing-based app will be blocked from Navy Marine Corp intranet

The United States Navy has banned the social media app TikTok from government-issued mobile devices, saying the popular short video app represented a cybersecurity threat.

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Category Archives: Cyberwar

‘We expect them to act’: Biden presses Putin on ransomware groups, hints at retaliation

Natanz ‘sabotage’ highlights Iran’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks

Revealed: how abusive texts led to discovery of hacking of Al Jazeera

Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli firm’s spyware

Hackers HQ and Space Command: how UK defence budget could be spent

UK has mounted covert attacks against Russian leadership, says ex-mandarin

Russia planned cyber-attack on Tokyo Olympics, says UK

Australia is under cyber-attack from ‘state-based actor’, Scott Morrison says

We need geeks, not James Bonds, for post-Covid world, says French spy chief

Russian hacking attack on Bundestag damaged trust, says Merkel

UK ministers will no longer claim ‘no successful examples’ of Russian interference

US Navy bans TikTok from mobile devices saying it’s a cybersecurity threat