Chinese hack of US telecoms compromised more firms than previously known, WSJ saysChinese hackers have compromised several U.S. telecom companies beyond previously known entities, including Charter Communications and Wind...
05 Jan, 2025, 08.45 PM IST
Chinese Salt Typhoon cyberespionage targets AT&T, but networks secure, carrier saysAT&T acknowledged that its systems were targeted by the Chinese-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation. The company has secured its U...
29 Dec, 2024, 07.28 AM IST
'Don't send message': FBI warns of texting risks between iPhones and AndroidsThe FBI is warning against texting between iPhones and Androids due to interception risks from hackers. Following a suspected Chinese espio...
05 Dec, 2024, 07.11 PM IST
T-Mobile says cyber attackers had no access to customer dataT-Mobile Chief Security Officer Jeff Simon said in a blog on the company's website Wednesday that the company detected attacks from an unna...
28 Nov, 2024, 08.48 AM IST
T-Mobile hacked in massive Chinese breach of telecom networks: reportThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. cyber watchdog agency CISA stated that China-linked hackers intercepted surveillance...
16 Nov, 2024, 08.29 AM IST
Chinese hackers step up attacks on Taiwanese organisations: cybersecurity firmA suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, RedJuliett, has intensified its targeting of Taiwanese organisations, including governme...
24 Jun, 2024, 09.56 AM IST
In Beijing, Dutch PM Mark Rutte raises cyberespionage with China's Xi JinpingIt was the first time the Dutch publicly attributed cyberespionage to China, as national security tensions grow between the two countries. ...
28 Mar, 2024, 01.15 PM IST
US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of peopleAuthorities on both sides of the Atlantic nicknamed the hacking group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 or "APT31", calling it an arm of China'...
26 Mar, 2024, 09.21 AM IST
Microsoft says US rivals are beginning to use generative AI in offensive cyber operationsIn a blog post, the Redmond, Washington, company said the techniques were "early-stage" and neither "particularly novel or unique" but that...
14 Feb, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
Security firm: Chinese hackers broke into email security appliance in spying campaignIn a blog post on Thursday, Google-owned Mandiant expressed "high confidence" that the group exploiting a software vulnerability in Barracu...
15 Jun, 2023, 09.00 PM IST
What is Volt Typhoon, the alleged China-backed hacking group?Nearly every country in the world uses hackers to gather intelligence. Major powers like the US and Russia have large stables of such group...
26 May, 2023, 12.44 AM IST
FBI says it has sabotaged hacking tool created by elite Russian spiesThe FBI has sabotaged malware known as Snake, which was used in cyberespionage by Russia's FSB security service, according to US authoritie...
09 May, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Internet in Ukraine disrupted as Russian troops advanceInternet connectivity in Ukraine has been badly affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the cou...
27 Feb, 2022, 02.55 PM IST
Putin: Russia, US to hold cybersecurity talksWhile the US, Canada and Britain all engage in cyberespionage, the most damaging cyberattacks on record have come either from state-backed ...
17 Jun, 2021, 09.02 AM IST
Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spyingThe hack of Pulse Connect Secure networking devices came to light in April, but its scope is only now starting to become clear. The Associa...
15 Jun, 2021, 02.58 PM IST
EXPLAINER: How bad is the hack that targeted US agencies?The hack began as early as March when malicious code was snuck into updates to popular software that monitors computer networks of business...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
China bars use of Windows 8 in government computersChina today said it will forbid the use of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system in new government computers to minimise security risks.
20 May, 2014, 02.05 PM IST