Fox8 reports: Chinese officials acknowledged behind closed doors at a December meeting that their government was responsible for a series of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, according to a Wall Street Journal report based on information from people familiar with the matter. The news comes as the two countries continue to spar over tariffs imposed by President Donald […]
The Record reports that in a policy statement published Tuesday, the British government set out what its forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will include when it is introduced to parliament later this year: The belated reworking of the country’s cybersecurity regulations comes three years after the previous government had prematurely described those laws as “updated” while […]
Greek City Times reports that he international hacker collective Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a series of cyberattacks targeting Turkish government infrastructure in response to alleged oppressive actions by the government: The group, known for its high-profile digital interventions, declared that more than 100 government websites in Turkey have been taken offline. Additionally, Anonymous claims […]
BankInfoSecurity reports: An apparent Chinese cyberespionage operation lurked inside the network of an Asian telecom for four years, camouflaging its presence through nested encryption and lightweight web shells. Incident response firm Sygnia has uncovered the operation, dubbing the threat actor “Weaver Ant.” It exhibits several characteristics of a Chinese nation-state threat actor, including a wide reliance on […]
The Wall Street Journal reports: The Trump administration wants state and local governments to play a bigger role in protecting water utilities, ports and other critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. In an executive order signed Tuesday, President Trump directed White House senior security advisers to draw up a national resilience plan to protect critical infrastructure that […]
SecurityWeek reports that Dragos has published an interesting case study about an attack by the Chinese threat actors known as Volt Typhoon on the electric grid. The target was Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), a small public power utility in Massachusetts that serves Littleton and Boxborough. The utility had been in the process […]
TechCrunch reports that the engineering giant and government contractor was impacted significantly for six weeks following a ransomware attack in November: U.S. engineering firm ENGlobal has confirmed that hackers accessed “sensitive personal information” from its systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. ENGlobal, which provides engineering and automation services to the federal government and critical infrastructure organizations, […]
The Associated Press reports: Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country’s national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, detailing their tactics and calling on government agencies and businesses to reinforce preventive measures. The National Police Agency said its analysis on the […]
The Record reports: None of the water or wastewater facilities run by the American Water Works company were affected by a cyberattack that began last week, according to a statement released on Monday. The company, which supplies water to millions of Americans, filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday notifying the public of […]
KWCH in Kansas reports what sounds like a ransomware attack: The City of Arkansas City maintains that drinking water is safe in the city after a cyberattack on Sunday. Shana Adkisson, communications director with the City of Arkansas City, said around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, an employee at the water treatment facility noticed that a […]
