Phil Muncaster Several US gas pipelines have been hit after a cyber-attack targeted a third-party supplier. Latitude Technologies, which supplies “electronic data interchange” (EDI) services to some of the country’s…
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Israeli spies 'watched Russian agents breach Kaspersky software'
Israeli spies looked on as Russian hackers breached Kaspersky cyber-security software two years ago, US media report. The Russians were allegedly attempting to gather data on US intelligence programs, according…
Yahoo breach exposes the drawbacks of state-sponsored hacking
Relying on private hackers gives governments some deniability, but it can bring the whole scheme down By Michael Kan When governments turn to private hackers to carry out state-sponsored attacks,…
Russia denies Yahoo hack involvement
The Kremlin has denied allegations by US authorities that the FSB intelligence agency was involved in a huge data breach affecting Yahoo. Two FSB officers were accused of conspiring with…
Bears with keyboards: Russian hackers snoop on West
The hackers’ group Fancy Bear – believed to be Russian – has published more Olympic athletes’ medical files, including those of British gold medallists Mo Farah and Helen Glover. By…
Russian hackers 'targeted New York Times'
The FBI is investigating whether Russian hackers have carried out a series of cyber attacks on the New York Times, officials have told US media. They believe Russian intelligence could…