Tag: Hackers

Categories Russia

Russian Deputy FM says American hackers tried to meddle in country’s vote amid growing row over online espionage

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American operatives tried to hack Russia’s constitutional vote last summer, one of Moscow’s top diplomats has said in a series of explosive allegations, claiming the US is responsible for the majority of online attacks. … Read More >Russian Deputy FM says American hackers tried to meddle in country’s vote amid growing row over online espionage

Categories Middle East

Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel Aerospace Industries’ servers

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The relatively “new” hacker group Pay2Key claimed on Sunday they had hacked into the systems of various Israeli defense industry corporations, including Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). … Read More >Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel Aerospace Industries’ servers

Categories USA

SolarWinds hack: US Treasury’s unclassified systems breached as Washington points finger at Russia and China

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A huge cyber-attack on a software company providing support to several US federal government agencies has breached the unclassified systems of the Treasury, its head Steven Mnuchin has said. … Read More >SolarWinds hack: US Treasury’s unclassified systems breached as Washington points finger at Russia and China

Categories World

Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in large-scale attack – report

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The personal phones of some 36 Al Jazeera journalists have been hacked by “government operatives” who used a controversial spying tool by Israel’s infamous NSO Group to snoop on them, a report by a Canadian research lab claims. … Read More >Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in large-scale attack – report

Categories USA

US House Intelligence Panel Chief Slams Trump For Blaming China Instead of Russia for Massive Hack

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Several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle previously reiterated accusations levelled by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who claimed that it was “pretty clear” that Russia was behind the cyberattack on several government institutions. However, Trump appeared to disagree with him, suggesting that China might be the culprit. … Read More >US House Intelligence Panel Chief Slams Trump For Blaming China Instead of Russia for Massive Hack

Categories USA

Why US Media Creates Fuss Over Alleged Russian, Chinese Cyberattacks Despite Lack of Evidence

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The timing of the media campaign over the alleged hacking is triggering justified concerns, as well as the lack of any evidence in the public domain to back the assumption, say international observers, adding that it’s unwise to pin the whole blame on Russia and China while the US has lots of enemies … Read More >Why US Media Creates Fuss Over Alleged Russian, Chinese Cyberattacks Despite Lack of Evidence

Categories USA

US Media Suffers From ‘Russia Hack Syndrome’ & Provides No Proof of Breach, as Usual, Observers Say

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The “Russia did it narrative” concerning the alleged breach into US federal cyber infrastructure is being circulated by the media despite the US government not formally blaming Moscow for the supposed hack. … Read More >US Media Suffers From ‘Russia Hack Syndrome’ & Provides No Proof of Breach, as Usual, Observers Say

Categories USA

US Treasury & Commerce departments HACKED, internal emails reportedly monitored for MONTHS, in breach pinned on usual suspects

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The US Treasury Department’s internal emails have been compromised, allegedly through Microsoft’s Office 365 service, with a pack of anonymous sources pinning the “sophisticated” intrusion on the omnipotent ‘Russian hackers’. … Read More >US Treasury & Commerce departments HACKED, internal emails reportedly monitored for MONTHS, in breach pinned on usual suspects

Categories USA

FBI declares HACKERS targeting think tanks ‘shaping US policy’… same NGOs that fearmonger about foreign hacking

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Hackers are targeting American think tanks, according to the FBI and the recently-founded Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a body owing its existence to those same think tanks’ scare stories about foreign hackers. … Read More >FBI declares HACKERS targeting think tanks ‘shaping US policy’… same NGOs that fearmonger about foreign hacking