Gang sets up new site on dark web and releases rambling statement explaining how it was infiltrated by law enforcement agencies The LockBit ransomware gang is attempting a comeback days after its operations were severely disrupted by a coordinated international crackdown. The Russia-based group has set up a new …
Four arrested and LockBit victims will get help to recover data after joint operation in UK, US and Europe The entire “command and control” apparatus for the ransomware group LockBit is now in possession of law enforcement, the UK’s National Crime Agency has revealed, after it emerged that …
Federal police warn they will track down alleged criminals using Warzone trojan software Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has been arrested as part of an international operation to shut down …
US Department of Justice questions compliance with FTC order on data security and privacy practices Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter created a “chaotic environment” at the social media platform that may have violated a government order requiring an overhaul of its data security and privacy practices, according to …
Citizen Lab discovers alleged attack using ‘zero-click exploit’ on individual employed by DC organization An individual employed by a Washington DC-based organization with international offices was targeted with powerful hacking software made by NSO Group, researchers have claimed, raising new concerns about the proliferation of spyware that can infect …
With government concerns over national security growing, Beijing’s influence over platforms such as WeChat and Shein could come under scrutiny As TikTok, the world’s most popular app, comes under increasing scrutiny in response to data privacy and security concerns, lawmakers in the west may soon set their …
Operation led by FBI and Dutch police with involvement of UK National Crime Agency takes Genesis Market offline A criminal online marketplace selling millions of stolen identities for as little as 56p has been taken down in an international crackdown. The sting, led by the FBI and Dutch police …
Fears for data security lie behind recent government bans on the Chinese-owned app, but zombie scrolling has health dangers too As of this moment, government officials in 11 countries are forbidden to run TikTok on their government-issued phones. The countries include the US, Canada, Denmark, Belgium, the UK, New …
The US says the extremely popular video-sharing app ‘screams’ of national security concerns and considers a countrywide ban TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation …
Move is latest escalation by lawmakers over fears user data could be passed on to China’s government The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok in the US unless the social media company’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in it, according to news reports on Wednesday. The …
Move comes as White House backs bill that could give it power to ban Chinese-owned app nationwide TikTok has announced a data security regime for protecting user information across Europe, as political pressure increases in the US to ban the social video app. The plan, known as Project Clover …
Encryption of iCloud storage means the information will be safeguarded from hackers as well as government agencies Apple announced a suite of security and privacy improvements on Wednesday that the company is pitching as a way to help people protect their data from hackers, including one that civil liberty …
Encryption of iCloud storage means the information will be safeguarded from hackers as well as government agencies Apple announced a suite of security and privacy improvements on Wednesday that the company is pitching as a way to help people protect their data from hackers, including one that civil liberty …
Privacy policy update confirms data of continent’s users available to range of TikTok bases including in Brazil, Israel and US TikTok is spelling out to its European users that their data can be accessed by employees outside the continent, including in China, amid political and regulatory concerns about …
Peiter Zatko, former security chief, brought allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns against the company New whistleblower allegations of widespread security threats and spam concerns at Twitter may give Elon Musk ammunition in his fight to back out of a deal to buy the company. On Tuesday …
The number of ransomware attacks on US healthcare organizations increased 94% from 2021 to 2022, according to one report Last week, the US government warned that hospitals across the US have been targeted by an aggressive ransomware campaign originating from North Korea since 2021. Ransomware hacks, in which attackers …
From epic data mining to shocking failures of content moderation, Meta’s COO passes on a vast clean-up job If you are reading this, odds are that you are one of the 2.87 billion daily users of the products offered by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram …
Cybersecurity officials said the evidence suggests Russia is behind the tools – configured to target North American energy concerns Multiple US government agencies issued a joint alert Wednesday warning of the discovery of malicious cyber tools created by unnamed advanced threat actors that they said were capable of gaining “full …
Britain, the US and Australia point to growth in ‘sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents’ There have been further increases in “sophisticated, high-impact ransomware incidents” coming from Russia and other former Soviet states during 2021, Britain, the US and Australia said in a joint review of cyber-extortion trends. Universities and schools …
Revelation comes just weeks after the Biden administration placed NSO on a US blacklist The iPhones of at least nine US state department officials were recently hacked by a government using NSO Group spyware, according to a new report that raised serious questions about the use of Israeli surveillance …
Israeli spyware firm’s problems go from bad to worse as scathing Apple lawsuit follows US blacklisting Shalev Hulio, the co-founder of Israel’s NSO Group, was in Washington DC on a mission to try to resuscitate the surveillance company’s battered reputation on Capitol Hill shortly before the …
Move reported by Israeli media comes after Biden administration said firm acted contrary to US security interests The chief executive officer-designate of NSO Group has resigned citing the Israeli spyware company’s blacklisting by the US Department of Commerce last week, Israeli media said on Thursday. NSO Group declined …
Decision against company at heart of Pegasus project reflects deep concern about impact of spyware on US national security interests NSO Group has been placed on a US blacklist by the Biden administration after it determined the Israeli spyware maker has acted “contrary to the foreign policy and national …
Controversial antivirus software pioneer who entered US politics and became a fugitive from justice As the inventor of the antivirus software that bears his name, John McAfee, who has died aged 75 after apparently taking his own life in a Spanish prison, turned paranoia into a fortune. He was …
Moxie Marlinspike accuses surveillance firm of being ‘linked to persecution’ around the world The CEO of the messaging app Signal claims to have hacked the phone-cracking tools used by police in Britain and around the world to extract information from seized devices. In an online post, Moxie Marlinspike, the …