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,…
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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…
Russian military admits significant cyber-war effort
Russia’s military has admitted for the first time the scale of its information warfare effort, saying it was significantly expanded post-Cold War. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian “information…
Czech Government Emails Targeted in ‘State Sponsored’ Hack
Expect similar stories as the German and French elections near. By Phil Muncaster A highly sophisticated cyber-attack likely to be state-sponsored has been discovered targeting the emails of Czech Foreign…
Yahoo knew of 'state-backed' hack in 2014
Yahoo has confirmed that it knew for two years that a “state-sponsored actor” had hacked into its network. It added that a panel of independent experts was now investigating exactly…
Why the US fears Russia is hacking its presidential election
Ongoing fears about Russian hacking in the election process. By Gordon Corera Security correspondent, BBC News Amidst all the heat of the presidential debate on Sunday night, hackers surfaced for…