Posts Tagged ‘cyber threats’
Sweden thwarted 2025 pro-Russian cyber attack on thermal power plant
Sweden thwarted a pro-Russian cyber attack on a thermal power plant in mid-2025, the government said on Wednesday, saying the group behind it was linked to Russian intelligence. There were no serious consequences, Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said. “The Swedish Security Service handled the case and was able to identify the actor behind it,…
Read MoreJustice Department Conducts Court-Authorized Disruption of DNS Hijacking Network Controlled by a Russian Military Intelligence Unit
Today, the Department of Justice and the FBI announced a court-authorized technical operation to neutralize the U.S. portion of a network of small office/home office (SOHO) routers compromised by a unit within Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff (GRU) Military Unit 26165, also known as APT28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy…
Read MoreState Department launches effort to counter cyberattacks, AI risks from Iran, others
The State Department has formally launched a new entity charged with anticipating and responding to dangers posed by Iran and other U.S. adversaries’ weaponization of advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, officials familiar with the matter tell ABC News. The department’s Bureau of Emerging Threats has been tasked with safeguarding American national security against cyberattacks, the…
Read MoreThree Charged with Conspiring to Unlawfully Divert Cutting Edge U.S. Artificial Intelligence Technology to China
Today, an indictment was unsealed charging Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw, Ruei-Tsang “Steven” Chang, and Ting-Wei “Willy” Sun, for allegedly conspiring to divert high-performance computer servers assembled in the United States and integrating sophisticated U.S. artificial intelligence technology to China, in violation of U.S. export controls laws. Liaw, a U.S. citizen, and Sun, a citizen of Taiwan,…
Read MoreJustice Department Disrupts Iranian Cyber Enabled Psychological Operations
The Justice Department announced the seizure of four domains as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The affidavit supporting the seizure warrant can be found here. The seized domains – Justicehomeland[.]org, Handala-Hack[.]to, Karmabelow80[.]org, and Handala-Redwanted[.]to –…
Read MoreFBI confirms its networks were targeted by “suspicious” cyber activities
The FBI on Thursday confirmed its networks were targeted by “suspicious” activities, without providing further details. “The FBI identified and addressed suspicious activities on FBI networks, and we have leveraged all technical capabilities to respond. We have nothing additional to provide,” the bureau said in a statement. The networks that were targeted in the cyber…
Read MoreThe digital battleground: How cyber attacks will shape the Israel-Iran conflict
Military action by Israel and the US against Iran is spilling over into cyberspace amid a rise in digital attacks by hackers on both sides. Joint US-Israel military Operation Roaring Lion, also known as Epic Fury, began this weekend with US President Donald Trump saying that operations could continue for several weeks. Iran has launched…
Read MoreUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center Clinics Remain Closed Nearly a Week After Cyber Attack
University of Mississippi Medical Center clinics will remain closed statewide through Wednesday, Feb. 25, nearly a week after a major ransomware attack devastated operations, including forcing the cancellation of elective surgeries and shuttering clinics statewide. UMMC announced the continued closures on Monday, noting that hospitals and emergency departments in Jackson, Grenada, Madison County and Holmes…
Read MoreDowney Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Groomed Girls into Producing Sexually Explicit Videos that Featured Self-Harm
A Downey man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with coercing, inducing, and enticing minor girls to create and send him sexually explicit videos – one of them he groomed to film herself engage in self-harm and self-humiliation, images he shared with others online, the Justice Department announced today. Bryant Najera…
Read MorePennsylvania man accused of assaulting SoCal girl as part of extremist online group
A local 13-year-old girl was rescued from a Pennsylvania man who allegedly found her online and targeted her as part of a cult, flying cross-country to commit horrific acts of violence against the teen girl. The life-saving operation involving local and federal law enforcement rescued the girl from a Castaic motel room on Friday. Authorities…
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