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U.S. Indicts North Korean Hackers in Theft of $200 Million

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The U.S. Justice Department today unsealed indictments against three men accused of working with the North Korean regime to carry out some of the most damaging cybercrime attacks over the past decade, including the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures, the global WannaCry ransomware contagion of 2017, and the …

Chinese Supply-Chain Attack on Computer Systems

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Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. It’s been going on since at least 2008. The US government has known about it for almost as long, and has tried to keep the attack secret: China’s exploitation …

Another SolarWinds Orion Hack

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At the same time the Russians were using a backdoored SolarWinds update to attack networks worldwide, another threat actor — believed to be Chinese in origin — was using an already existing vulnerability in Orion to penetrate networks : Two people briefed on the case said FBI investigators recently found that the …

DDoS-Guard To Forfeit Internet Space Occupied by Parler

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Parler, the beleaguered social network advertised as a “free speech” alternative to Facebook and Twitter, has had a tough month. Apple and Google removed the Parler app from their stores, and Amazon blocked the platform from using its hosting services. Parler has since found a home in DDoS-Guard, a …

Feds Pinpoint Russia as ‘Likely’ Culprit Behind SolarWinds Attack

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The widespread compromise affecting key government agencies is ongoing, according to the U.S. government. [...]

Ticketmaster Coughs Up $10 Million Fine After Hacking Rival Business

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Several Ticketmaster executives conspired a hack against a rival concert presales firm, in attempt to 'choke off' its business. [...]

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