The US Is Considering a TP-Link Router Ban—Should You Worry?
TP-Link is one of the most popular router manufacturers in the US, but the company is facing a potential ban due to […]
Tag: Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings
Sweeping layoffs architected by the Trump administration and the so-called Department of Government Efficiency may be coming as soon as this week […]
A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage
For more than a decade now, Russian cyberwarfare has used Ukraine as a test lab for its latest hacking techniques, methods that […]
The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess
As well as being insecure, the DOGE website heavily leans on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. DOGE’s homepage is […]
Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to […]
China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
When the Chinese hacker group known as Salt Typhoon was revealed last fall to have deeply penetrated major US telecommunications companies—ultimately breaching […]
A Hacker Group Within Russia’s Notorious Sandworm Unit Is Breaching Western Networks
Over the last decade, the Kremlin’s most aggressive cyberwar unit, known as Sandworm, has focused its hacking campaigns on tormenting Ukraine, even […]
The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
“Our partners say that for some survivors they are in touch with inside the scam centers, even if they can somehow manage […]
Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year
But in fact, both law enforcement operations may have been more successful than they appeared. AlphV, after receiving its $22 million ransom […]
Meet the Hired Guns Who Make Sure School Cyberattacks Stay Hidden
Schools have faced an onslaught of cyberattacks since the pandemic disrupted education nationwide five years ago, yet district leaders across the country […]