US Treasury says China accessed government documents in 'major' cyberattack
Treasury officials attributed the December theft of unclassified documents to China. The Treasury said it was notified on December 8 by BeyondTrust, a company that provides identity access and remote support tech for large organizations and government departments, that hackers had “gained access to a key used by the vendor” for providing remote access technical support to Treasury employees. BeyondTrust disclosed the incident at the time, but did not say how the key was obtained.
Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab
Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware — and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices.
Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries of spyware attacks
Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It's the Apple issued threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of spyware attacks.
