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State sponsored Chinese hackers spying on crucial US infrastructure networks, says Western intelligence
Fp Staff •Microsoft singled out Guam, a US island in the Pacific Ocean with an important military installation, as one of the targets, but added that 'malicious' activity had been discovered elsewhere in the US
US slaps additional sanctions on North Korea over 'malicious cyber activity'
Fp Staff •North Korean hackers rose to prominence in 2014 with their alleged role in the hack of Sony Pictures in retaliation for the release of a satirical movie, 'The Interview', that made fun of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Pak-based hacking group targeted Indians, including military personnel via FB, Insta: Meta
Umang Sharma •Meta said though the activity of the Pakistan hacker group was ‘relatively low in sophistication’, it was ‘persistent and targeted’ several services across the internet
Spies, hackers, and informants: The many ways China spies on the United States
•According to researchers and Western intelligence officials, China has mastered the art of hacking into rival countries' computer systems in order to steal industrial and trade secrets. Here are some of the ways Beijing has worked to spy on the United States in recent years
Govt. of India issues high severity warnings for Apple devices like iPhone, iPad that can be hacked
Mehul Das •CERT-In has identified some critical vulnerabilities in some of the most popular devices that Apple sells in India. These include certain iPads, iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watches, which run on older operating systems.
Hackers steal over $600 million in one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists
•The haul was valued at $545 million when it was stolen on 23 March, but was worth about $615 million based on prices Tuesday, making it one of largest thefts ever in the crypto world.
Russian officials, including hackers, charged with hacking the energy industry
•The hacks targeted companies and organizations in about 135 countries
'Idea of wall is an illusion': Top cybersecurity expert on China's digital army and battleground of future
Cnnnews18 •CNN-News18's Shreya Dhoundial speaks to top cybersecurity expert and Recorded Future CEO Christopher Ahlberg on China's digital army and what India needs to watch out for
Alleged Co-WIN hack may have been a Bitcoin scam: Everything you need to know
Tech2 News Staff •Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has denied the hack claims and says that the data alleged to have been leaked -- such as geo-location -- is not even collected on Co-WIN.
Russia's SVR hijacked email system of US aid agency to target NGOs, think tanks critical of Putin
•According to cybersecurity firm SecureWorks, the Russian hackers targeted the Atlantic Council and EU Disinfo Lab, which have both exposed several Russian disinformation campaigns