The US Cyber Command has prepared an operation against the Russian political and economic elite in case hackers interfere in the 2020 presidential election, reports The Washington Post, citing sources among American officials, RBC writes. At the same time, the interlocutors of the publication indicate that President Vladimir ...
On August 16, computer systems in 23 cities in Texas were hacked in a widespread, coordinated cyberattack that was likely the largest in history. The attacker stores data on the city's computer systems for ransom. The attack was launched by “one active...
An Australian teenager hacked Apple twice, at 13 and 15, in hopes of landing a job at the tech company. He managed to avoid prison: the judge released the now 17-year-old boy, advising him to use his talents for good purposes. On May 27, a 17-year-old teenager whose…
Information has been released about a special operation by the US Cyber Command aimed at blocking the work of the so-called “troll factory” - a notorious Russian organization associated with interference in the 2016 US elections. On the day of the midterm elections, November 6, 2018, authorities launched a cyberattack on…
According to the New York Times, employees of the US cyber command are identifying the Russians who interfere in the elections and are trying to dissuade them from doing so. The targets are "hackers" and "intelligence officers". The US Cyber Command is intimidating individual "Russian operatives" in an attempt to dissuade them from ...
The company Facebook has made a statement that about 50 million user accounts could be hacked as a result of a cyber attack on the social network. The fact of the attack was discovered on Tuesday afternoon. To say exactly how much information has become ...
Any foreign persons and companies that US intelligence suspects of intervening can fall under the sanctions. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a decree imposing sanctions on any foreign company or person for meddling in US elections, Reuters reported ...
Republican Senator John McCain wrote in his new book that the US should seriously consider launching a cyberattack in response to Russian meddling in the US elections in order to make a strong stand. The Defense News portal reported on the content of the book that has not yet been published, writes the Voice ...
Members of the lower house of parliament called for Washington to help Kyiv counter “Russian-backed attempts to use disinformation and propaganda in cyberspace,” TASS writes. The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would provide assistance to Ukraine in “confronting Russia” in cyberspace.…
The US administration said Pyongyang was directly responsible for the cyberattack using the WannaCry ransomware virus that targeted hospitals, banks and other businesses and institutions around the world in May this year. The virus has infected more than 300 thousand computers in 150 ...