Banning TikTok Should Be Just the Beginning

China poses a broad range of data security risks.

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Russia’s Spring Offensive in Ukraine Could Include Cyberattacks, Microsoft Says

Moscow also appears to be stepping up influence operations to weaken European and U.S. support for sending more aid to the Ukrainian government.

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Spying by Mexico’s Armed Forces Brings Fears of a ‘Military State’

This is the first time a paper trail has emerged to prove definitively that the Mexican military spied on citizens who were trying to expose its misdeeds.

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The Daring Ruse That Exposed China’s Campaign to Steal American Secrets

How the downfall of one intelligence agent revealed the astonishing depth of Chinese industrial espionage.

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New Biden Cybersecurity Strategy Assigns Responsibility to Tech Firms

The policy document urges more mandates on the firms that control most of the nation’s digital infrastructure, and an expanded government role to disrupt hackers and state-sponsored entities.

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Biden Administration Asks Congress to Reauthorize Warrantless Surveillance Law

Facing steeper political headwinds than past cycles, the executive branch is packaging the spying authority known as Section 702 as more than a counterterrorism tool.

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Hackers Breach U.S. Marshals System With Sensitive Personal Data

The compromised computer system includes information on both investigative targets and agency employees.

#cyberattacks-and-hackers, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #united-states-marshals-service, #united-states-politics-and-government

A War With China Would Reach Deep Into American Society

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan may include a multipronged war strategy that causes havoc in American society.

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A NATO Minnow Reels From Cyberattacks Linked to Iran

Albania has been the target of repeated digital assaults believed to be linked to its sheltering of an Iranian dissident group on its soil.

#albania, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #international-relations, #iran, #north-atlantic-treaty-organization, #politics-and-government

Plans in Congress on China and TikTok Face Hurdles After Spy Balloon Furor

With budgets tight and political knives drawn, lawmakers seeking to capitalize on a bipartisan urgency to confront China are setting their sights on narrower measures.

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How the Global Spyware Industry Spiraled Out of Control

The market for commercial spyware — which allows governments to invade mobile phones and vacuum up data — is booming. Even the U.S. government is using it.

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How a Cyberattack Plunged a Long Island County Into the 1990s

Suffolk County officials had to return to the days of paper checks and faxes after an episode that exposed government weaknesses.

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Rishi Sunak’s First Crisis: Turmoil Engulfing His Home Secretary

Suella Braverman has come under political fire for breaching security rules and for her handling of immigration issues.

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Pentagon’s Strategy Says China and Russia Pose More Dangerous Challenges

A new document describes the military’s response to a new era in broad terms and guides Pentagon policy and budget decisions, but it lacks details.

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How Elon Musk Became a Geopolitical Chaos Agent

The world’s richest man has inserted himself in some of the world’s most combustible conflicts.

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Putin’s Desperate Measures Won’t Get Him What He Wants

None of the Kremlin’s recent gambits are likely to change the battlefield dynamics.

#cyberwarfare-and-defense, #defense-and-military-forces, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #ukraine

Biden’s National Security Strategy Focuses on China, Russia and Democracy at Home

The document, which every new administration is required to issue, was delayed last winter as it became clear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was imminent.

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Major Mexican Government Hack Reveals Military Abuse and Spying

Hackers infiltrated the Mexican Defense Ministry, publishing millions of emails that detail the military’s growing influence over the civilian government.

#cyberwarfare-and-defense, #defense-and-military-forces, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #lopez-obrador-andres-manuel, #politics-and-government

The Crypto World Is on Edge After a String of Hacks

More than $2 billion in digital currency has been stolen in hacks this year, shaking faith in the experimental field of decentralized finance known as DeFi.

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Greece’s Mitsotakis Fends Off Accusations His Government Spied on Rivals

Revelations that the cellphone of a top opposition politician was tapped have shaken the government and stoked concerns over just how widespread such surveillance is.

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How North Korea Used Crypto to Hack Its Way Through the Pandemic

The isolated country continues to find ways to evade sanctions and generate income while operating on the fringes of the global financial system.

#computers-and-the-internet, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #embargoes-and-sanctions, #kim-jong-un, #lazarus-group, #north-korea, #virtual-currency

After Israel’s Spies Hit Iran Hard, an Intelligence Official Loses His Job

After a series of damaging failures, a senior Iranian intelligence official lost his job and a Revolutionary Guards general was said to have been arrested.

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Many Russian Cyberattacks Failed in First Months of Ukraine War, Study Says

A report published by Microsoft also found that Moscow’s disinformation campaign to establish a narrative of the war favorable to Russia was doing better than expected.

#computers-and-the-internet, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #microsoft-corp, #propaganda, #putin-vladimir-v, #rumors-and-misinformation, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network

The conflict over the program is about to flare again as President Biden travels next month to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Iran’s two biggest regional rivals.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #gantz-benny, #grossi-rafael, #international-atomic-energy-agency, #iran, #israel, #middle-east, #nuclear-energy, #nuclear-weapons, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations

Biden Vows to Defend Taiwan, But China Has The Upper Hand

Biden pledges to defend Taiwan against China but U.S. is outgunned

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Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says

The campaign detailed by a cybersecurity firm highlights Beijing’s increasingly sophisticated tactics to spy on an array of targets, including countries it considers friends.

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Russian Hacking Cartel Attacks Costa Rican Government Agencies

Experts who track the hackers’ actions said the group had recently begun to shift its focus to countries in Central and South America, perhaps as retaliation against nations that have supported Ukraine.

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Russia Was Behind Cyberattack in Run-Up to Ukraine War, Investigation Finds

The February attack rattled Pentagon officials and private industry because it revealed new vulnerabilities in global communications systems.

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Russia’s War Has Been Brutal, but Putin Has Shown Some Restraint. Why?

Western officials are debating the Kremlin’s calculations in not trying harder to halt weapons shipments in Ukraine. Analysts wonder whether a bigger mobilization by Moscow is on the horizon.

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Partisan Fight Breaks Out Over New Disinformation Board

The board, an advisory group with the Department of Homeland Security, has become embroiled in the debate over the government’s role in policing online content.

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Russia Uses Cyberattacks in Ukraine to Support Military Strikes, Report Finds

A new study by Microsoft shows that Russian cyberattacks often happened within days or even hours of missile strikes.

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Hackers Claim to Target Russian Institutions in Barrage of Cyberattacks and Leaks

While the authenticity of leaked data could not be verified, the effort appears to be part of a campaign by hackers opposed to the Kremlin.

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Free Advice for Putin: ‘Make Peace, You Fool’

John Arquilla explains how Ukrainians have adopted the three new rules of war.

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Ukraine Says It Thwarted a Sophisticated Russian Cyberattack on Its Power Grid

Experts say the hacking, while unsuccessful, was among the most complex cyberattacks they have seen in the war so far.

#cyberattacks-and-hackers, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #gru-russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022

Is Trump the Democrats’ Secret Weapon?

There are days when it certainly seems that way.

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U.S. Says It Secretly Removed Malware Worldwide, Pre-empting Russian Cyberattacks

The operation is the latest effort by the Biden administration to thwart actions by Russia by making them public before Moscow can strike.

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Hackers’ Fake Claims of Ukrainian Surrender Aren’t Fooling Anyone. So What’s Their Goal?

Experts say the hackers’ intentions might not be to actually trick anyone, but to erode confidence in Ukrainian media outlets and institutions.

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When Nokia Pulled Out of Russia, a Vast Surveillance System Remained

The Finnish company played a key role in enabling Russia’s cyberspying, documents show, raising questions of corporate responsibility.

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U.S. Accuses 4 Russians of Hacking Infrastructure, Including Nuclear Plant

The announcement covered hackings from 2012 to 2018, but served as yet another warning from the Biden administration of Russia’s ability to conduct such operations.

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With Eye to Russia, Biden Administration Asks Companies to Report Cyberattacks

A new law requires companies to tell the federal government about hacks, but the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency still has to work out the details of what must be reported.

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Israel Blocked Sale of Pegasus Spyware to Ukraine and Estonia

The Eastern European countries had sought to buy Pegasus, spyware made by an Israeli firm, to carry out intelligence operations against Russia, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.

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Biden Warns Private Sector of Potential Russian Cyberattacks

The president cited “evolving intelligence” and urged companies to strengthen their defenses immediately.

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For the U.S., a Tenuous Balance in Confronting Russia

Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy.

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Why You Haven’t Heard About the Secret Cyberwar in Ukraine

The digital confrontation is playing out in the shadows, as inconspicuous as it is insidious.

#cyberattacks-and-hackers, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #russia, #russian-invasion-of-ukraine-2022, #ukraine

Finding a Way Out of the War in Ukraine Proves Elusive

Attempts at diplomacy have hit a stone wall as President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia refuses to engage in any serious negotiation, but his endgame is unclear.

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The Ukrainian Cyberwar That Wasn’t

Hacks and other cyberweapons might not revolutionize warfare after all.

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How Far Would Biden Go in a Cyberwar Against Putin?

Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, discusses how the battle in cyberspace is shaping up.

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Will Putin’s Information Iron Curtain Backfire in Russia?

The Russian leader may be risking an information revolution at home.

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Inside the U.S. Race to Arm Ukraine Against Russia

The United States has walked to the edge of direct conflict with Russia in an operation that is reminiscent of the Berlin airlift of 1948-49, but far more complex.

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A Paranoid Person’s Guide to Preparing for Digital Danger

Russia’s attack may have you wondering what will happen if the conflict spills into cyberthreats beyond Ukraine’s borders. Here’s what you can do to ease your mind.

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