Putin hijacked Austria’s spy service. Now he's going after its government
Intelligence officials suspect Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek of colluding with the far-right Freedom Party on Moscow’s behalf.
POLITICO Europe
Hackers linked to Beijing’s security services targeted European politicians to gather sensitive data.
Revealed: How a secret Dutch mole aided the U.S.-Israeli Stuxnet cyberattack on Iran
For years, an enduring mystery has surrounded the Stuxnet virus attack that targeted Iran’s nuclear program: How did the U.S. and Israel get their malware onto computer systems at the highly secured uranium-enrichment plant?
The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI
The European Union agreed on terms of the AI Act, a major new set of rules that will govern the building and use of AI and have major implications for Google, OpenAI, and others racing to develop AI systems.
Star Blizzard increases sophistication and evasion in ongoing attacks
Microsoft Threat Intelligence continues to track and disrupt malicious activity attributed to a Russian state-sponsored actor we track as Star Blizzard, who has improved their detection evasion capabilities since 2022 while remaining focused on email credential theft against targets.
La loi actuelle sur la protection des données est directement applicable à l’IA
En Suisse aussi, l’intelligence artificielle (IA) investit de plus en plus la vie économique et sociale de la population. Dans ce contexte, le PFPDT rappelle que la loi sur la protection des données en vigueur depuis le 1er septembre 2023 est directement applicable aux traitements de données basés sur l’IA.
La nLPD est directement applicable à l’intelligence artificielle
Selon le Préposé fédéral à la protection des données (PFPDT), la nouvelle loi sur la protection des données en vigueur depuis septembre s'applique également aux outils d'intelligence artificielle. Le traitement des données des utilisateurs doit être signalé, même s'il est effectué par une IA.
NSA chief announces new AI Security Center, 'focal point' for AI use by government, defense industry
"We must build a robust understanding of AI vulnerabilities, foreign intelligence threats to these AI systems and ways to counter the threat in order to have AI security," Gen. Paul Nakasone said. "We must also ensure that malicious foreign actors can't steal America’s innovative AI capabilities to do so.”
Swiss intelligence warns of fallout in cyberspace as West clamps down on spies
The efforts by governments in Europe and elsewhere to degrade Russia's human intelligence networks could have blowback in other areas, Swiss intelligence is warning.
Google will provide dark web monitoring to all US Gmail users
Google announced the opening of the dark web monitoring report security feature to all Gmail users in the United States. Google is going to offer dark web monitoring to all U.S. Gmail users, the feature allows them to search for their email addresses on the dark web. Dark web scans for Gmail address was previously […]
Hunting Russian Intelligence “Snake” Malware
The Snake implant is considered the most sophisticated cyber espionage tool designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for long-term intelligence collection on sensitive targets. To conduct operations using this tool, the FSB created a covert peer-to-peer (P2P) network of numerous Snake-infected computers worldwide. Many systems in this P2P network serve as relay nodes which route disguised operational traffic to and from Snake implants on the FSB’s ultimate targets. Snake’s custom communications protocols employ encryption and fragmentation for confidentiality and are designed to hamper detection and collection efforts.
‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics
Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation
‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics
Vulkan engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, prepare for attacks on infrastructure and spread disinformation
2022: A Look Back On A Year Of Mass Exploitation
Researchers at GreyNoise Intelligence have added over 230 tags since January 1, 2022, which include detections for over 160 CVEs. In today’s release of the GreyNoise Intelligence 2022 "Year of Mass Exploits" retrospective report, we showcase four of 2022's most pernicious and pwnable vulnerabilities.
2022: A Look Back On A Year Of Mass Exploitation
Researchers at GreyNoise Intelligence have added over 230 tags since January 1, 2022, which include detections for over 160 CVEs. In today’s release of the GreyNoise Intelligence 2022 "Year of Mass Exploits" retrospective report, we showcase four of 2022's most pernicious and pwnable vulnerabilities.
Inside the global hack-for-hire industry
In a quiet alcove of the opulent Leela Palace hotel in Delhi, two British corporate investigators were listening intently to a young Indian entrepreneur as he made a series of extraordinary confessions. The 28-year-old computer specialist Tej Singh Rathore described his role as a player in a burgeoning criminal industry stealing secrets from people around the world. He had hacked more than 500 email accounts, mostly on behalf of his corporate intelligence clients.
Inside the global hack-for-hire industry
In a quiet alcove of the opulent Leela Palace hotel in Delhi, two British corporate investigators were listening intently to a young Indian entrepreneur as he made a series of extraordinary confessions. The 28-year-old computer specialist Tej Singh Rathore described his role as a player in a burgeoning criminal industry stealing secrets from people around the world. He had hacked more than 500 email accounts, mostly on behalf of his corporate intelligence clients.
White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations
The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.
White House announces new surveillance guardrails to meet EU Privacy Shield expectations
The executive order will give EU citizens redress for intelligence collection that violates U.S. laws.
An inside view of domain anonymization as-a-service
One, if not the main, challenge with producing good intelligence is to have access to the right information at the right moment. The right telemetry from the right angle helps you to detect and dig…
An inside view of domain anonymization as-a-service
One, if not the main, challenge with producing good intelligence is to have access to the right information at the right moment. The right telemetry from the right angle helps you to detect and dig…
An inside view of domain anonymization as-a-service
One, if not the main, challenge with producing good intelligence is to have access to the right information at the right moment. The right telemetry from the right angle helps you to detect and dig…
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Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist
The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the government to shed light on the use of surveillance malware.
Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist
The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the government to shed light on the use of surveillance malware.
Greek intelligence service admits spying on journalist
The head of Greek intelligence told a parliamentary committee his agency had spied on a journalist, two sources present said, in a disclosure that coincides with growing pressure on the government to shed light on the use of surveillance malware.
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Exclusive: Russian hackers are linked to new Brexit leak website, Google says
A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain's exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence.
Exclusive: Russian hackers are linked to new Brexit leak website, Google says
A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain's exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence.
Exclusive: Russian hackers are linked to new Brexit leak website, Google says
A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain's exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence.
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Exclusive: U.S. spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion, sources say | Reuters
Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access in Ukraine coinciding with Russia's invasion, according to three people with direct knowledge of the incident.
Exclusive: U.S. spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion, sources say | Reuters
Western intelligence agencies are investigating a cyberattack by unidentified hackers that disrupted broadband satellite internet access in Ukraine coinciding with Russia's invasion, according to three people with direct knowledge of the incident.