cyberespionage
New Research into Russian Malware
There's some interesting new research about Russian APT malware: The Russian government has fostered competition among the three agencies, which operate independently from one another, and compete for funds. This, in turn, ...
US Bans Foreign Equipment that Threatens National Security, Implicating Huawei
Have Huawei and affiliates been ostracized from the US for fear of cyberespionage? Casting foreign technology as a serious risk to national security, US President Donald Trump has banned telecom companies in ...
Huawei Takes US to Court over Ban, Cyberespionage Accusations
Chinese telecom company Huawei didn’t take lightly the ban on its equipment and services enforced by US officials as part of Donald Trump’s National Defense Authorization Act, which also prohibits government agencies ...
US Ally UAE Will Deploy Huawei 5G Technology for High-Speed Wireless Networks
US pressure to get European countries and others to ban Huawei technology and equipment has suffered a setback. At a recent telecommunications conference in Barcelona, Etisalat, UAE’s state telecom company, announced it ...
North Korean Lazarus Group Starts Targeting Russian Organizations
In an unusual move, the Lazarus hacking group associated with the North Korean government has recently started targeting organizations from Russia. The group’s primary targets until now have been organizations from countries ...
In Lead-up to Elections, Australia Confirms Nation-State Attack on Infrastructure, Political Parties
On February 8, the Australian government announced its computer network was hit by a major cyberattack. Following investigations by the country’s cyber experts, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday that ...
Addressing UK Security Concerns in Huawei Products May Take 5 Years, Exec Says
Huawei’s been having a rough time recently. After the US, New Zealand and Australia prevented the telecom company from working on their 5G mobile networks for fear it would spy for the ...
Huawei Indicted, China Claims Foul
There’s no doubt Huawei is in crisis management mode, as the company continues to get pummeled by the United States and others. In January, we have seen two of Huawei’s subsidiaries charged ...
2 Chinese Indicted for Conducting MSS-Directed Cyberespionage
The Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the indictment of two individuals who operated under the direction of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS): Zhu Hua (朱华), aka Afwar, aka CVNX, aka ...
‘Five Eyes’ Countries Attribute APT10 Attacks to Chinese Intelligence Service
Following the indictment of two alleged members of a Chinese cyberespionage group by the U.S. Department of Justice Dec. 20, the governments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. have publicly ...
