The rush to net zero could leave gaping holes for Chinese-backed hackers to disrupt Australia’s energy grid, warns Senator James Paterson. Solar power is a key pillar in the march towards reducing emissions with Australia estimated to need 2.7 billion solar panels to reach net zero by 2050, according to estimates from the University of…
Vulnerabilities in Solar Panels Could Be Exposed by Chinese Hackers: Senator
July 21, 2023
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FBI Director Christopher Wray Defends Agency’s Work Amid Fiery Congressional Hearing
FBI Director Christopher Wray was in the hot seat on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Republican lawmakers took the opportunity to grill him on concerns about alleged politicization in the agency. President Joe Biden vowed that the United States will not waver in his final speech in Lithuania. What was his message about Ukraine, the world, and…
Hackers Steal Personal Data of 11 Million People From HCA Healthcare
July 12, 2023
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HCA Healthcare, one of the largest companies in the United States, announced on Monday that hackers breached its system and stole the personal data of 11 million patients. In its announcement, the company said the patient accounts were posted by an unknown and unauthorized party on an online forum. The health care company’s dataset has approximately…
US Government Hit in Global Hacking Campaign
The nation’s cyber watchdog agency reported that the U.S. government was the target of a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software on June 15. However, the agency does not anticipate the attack to have a significant impact. Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the U.S. Cybersecurity and…
US Should Brace for ‘Aggressive’ Sabotage From Chinese Hackers, Top Cybersecurity Official Says
June 14, 2023
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Chinese state hackers will “almost certainly” conduct aggressive cyberattacks to disrupt critical U.S. infrastructure, such as pipelines and railways, if a conflict breaks out with the United States, a senior U.S. cybersecurity official has warned. At an event at the Aspen Institute in Washington, Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said…
Communist China’s Cyber Attacks Must Be Declared Acts of War
Commentary We have been fools. We will continue to be fooled until our politicians fight communist China’s unrestricted cyber warfare against the United States with more than hot air. The latest evidence of such warfare is a newly published Microsoft report documenting the breathtaking scope of this particular form of communist Chinese aggression. According to…
Data of Nearly 9 Million MCNA Dental Patients Exposed by Hackers
June 1, 2023
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The dental insurer Managed Care of North America (MCNA)—one of the largest dental health insurers in the United States—has warned that the personal information of nearly nine million individuals has been compromised after its computer system was hacked. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company—which bills itself as the leading dental benefits manager of government-backed plans for children and seniors—said in a…
Amazon Reaches $30.8 Million Settlement in FTC Complaints Over Ring Doorbell Surveillance, Use of Children’s Voice Recordings
Amazon has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $30.8 million to settle claims that it allowed employees and third-party contractors of its Ring video camera doorbell unit to surveil customers in their homes and illegally retained children’s voice recordings through its Alexa app. According to an FTC press release, Amazon’s Ring doorbell company was charged with compromising…
Detailed Five Eyes Warning on China’s Cyber Attack Very Rare, Professor Says
Following a warning by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Canada’s Five Eyes allies of a “significant threat” from a state-sponsored actor associated with the People’s Republic of China, a cybersecurity expert says the rarity of the alert means it should be taken very seriously in Canada. “It’s a fairly rare thing to put…
Detailed Five Eyes Warning on China’s Cyberattack Very Rare, Professor Says
Following a warning by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and Canada’s Five Eyes allies of a “significant threat” from a state-sponsored actor associated with the People’s Republic of China, a cybersecurity expert says the rarity of the alert means it should be taken very seriously in Canada. “It’s a fairly rare thing to put…
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