The conflict between Pakistan and India escalated sharply over the past week. Pakistan has now launched strikes against Indian military bases, claiming retaliation for strikes by India. Strikes in cyberspace also continue. Radio Pakistan reports: According to details, the official website of the BJP has been hacked. Amongst the hacked websites are the Crime Research Investigation Agency, Mahanagar […]
Politico reports: A Russian hacker group attacked several Romanian government and presidential candidates’ websites on Sunday as the country votes for its next president, Romanian news outlet G4media reported. The attack, by the group known as DDOSIA/NoName057, hit the website of the Romanian Constitutional Court, the main government portal, the Romanian foreign ministry site and the […]
Jagran reports: The Army College of Nursing website has been allegedly hacked by a Pakistan-based hacker group called Team Insane PK, days after the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The hacker attack took place two days after India announced five strict measures against Pakistan including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty and declaring […]
Taiwan News reports: Shipping company Wan Hai Lines’ website was taken offline by hackers on Friday and remained down as of Saturday afternoon. Wan Hai confirmed the cyberattack, though it said the incident had no significant impact on operations, per Yahoo News. The company added that no breach of internal or employee information had occurred. Wan […]
The Wall Street Journal reports: Chinese police issued wanted notices for three people they said engaged in cyberattacks against China on behalf of the U.S. National Security Agency, a rare step by Beijing as hostilities between the superpowers escalate. The accusations that the NSA targeted the Asian Winter Games held in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin […]
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 […]
Only days after news sites reported that RansomHub was collaborating with EvilCorp in developing its attacks, RansomHub appeared to have been the victim of a takeover by another group. Or perhaps it was just a merger? DragonForce recently posted an announcement on the RAMP cybercrime forum claiming that it had become partners with RansomHub. A […]
Newsweek reports: A group of hackers that previously targeted President Donald Trump has pledged to take aim at Elon Musk for the next month. DonRoad Team, which previously claimed responsibility for taking down several Trump-associated websites, announced Monday it would begin hitting sites linked to Elon Musk. Newsweek contacted Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twittter) and the Department of Government Efficiency […]
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 […]
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 […]
