MOSCOW—Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday it had uncovered an American espionage operation that compromised thousands of iPhones using sophisticated surveillance software. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab said dozens of its employees’ devices were compromised in the operation. The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said in a statement that several thousand Apple…
Poland Probes Emails From Hacked Account of Government Official
WARSAW, Poland—Prosecutors in Poland have opened an investigation into some emails from the hacked mailbox of a former government official on suspicion that classified information could have been leaked, opposition lawmakers said Wednesday. The investigation is connected to the private mailbox of an aide to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki that was hacked in 2021….
US Marshals Service Suffers ‘Major’ Data Hack, Compromising Sensitive Information
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a “major” security breach earlier this month when hackers broke into a computer system and accessed sensitive information about employees and investigative targets, officials confirmed on Feb. 27. In a statement, a spokesman for USMS—which is responsible for apprehending and handling federal prisoners, pursuing fugitives, and operating the…
FBI Investigates Hack of Its Own Computer Network
The FBI is investigating a hack of its computer network, in an isolated incident that was now contained, the agency said on Friday. “The FBI is aware of the incident and is working to gain additional information,” the agency said in an emailed statement to Reuters, without providing further details. CNN, which first reported the…
Ransomware Attacks in Europe Target Known Server Vulnerability, Cybersecurity Agencies Warn
ROME—Cybersecurity agencies in Europe are warning of ransomware attacks exploiting a 2-year-old computer bug as Italy experienced widespread internet outages. The Italian premier’s office said Sunday night the attacks affecting computer systems in the country involved “ransomware already in circulation” in a product made by cloud technology provider VMware. A Friday technical bulletin from a…
Microsoft: Iran Unit Behind Charlie Hebdo Hack-and-Leak Op
After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo launched a cartoon contest to mock Iran’s ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit struck back with a hack-and-leak campaign that was designed to provoke fear with the claimed pilfering of a big subscriber database, Microsoft security researchers say. The FBI blames the same Iranian cyber operators, Emennet…
Russian Businessman Goes on Trial on US Hack-and-Trade Charges
BOSTON—A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin made tens of millions of dollars trading on secret financial information obtained by hackers about multiple companies before it was public, a U.S. prosecutor said Monday at the start of his trial. Vladislav Klyushin, 42, and his associates made nearly $90 million trading stocks based on yet-to-be-announced…
Twitter Leak Exposes 235 Million Email Addresses From Hack
Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal—making millions vulnerable to having their accounts compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticize oppressive governments, for instance. Gal, who is the co-founder and chief technology officer at…
Australia Now a Cyberattack Hotbed With Defence Department the Latest Target
The Australian Defence Force has become the latest target in a spate of ongoing cyberattacks against major organisations in the country . The Defence Department’s internal communication platform, Forcenet, was targeted in the ransomware attack. The platform is used for communication between serving defence members and their families, containing data from 2018. Matt Keogh, the…
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Says E-Mail Was Hacked
DUBAI—Iran’s atomic energy organization said that an e-mail server belonging to one of its subsidiaries had been hacked from a foreign country and information published online, state media reported on Sunday. An Iranian hacking group, Black Reward, said in a statement published on Twitter that it had released hacked information relating to Iranian nuclear activities,…
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