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Locks on laptop screen showing Iranian hackers target defense organizations with password spraying attacks

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Iranian Hackers Use Password Spray Attacks to Compromise Defense Organizations, Pharmaceutical Firms

September 21, 2023

A recent campaign by Iranian hackers has been very successful in using password spray attacks to breach high-value targets, with a particular focus on defense organizations and satellites as well as pharmaceutical company research.

Senior woman patient signing papers with doctor showing phishing attacks on vaccine supply chain

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Phishing Attack Targets Vaccine Supply Chain; Linked to Charitable Gavi Project, Attempts Recorded Throughout Europe and Asia

December 10, 2020

2020 has demonstrated several times over that no target is beneath the world's cyber criminals; this time it's a coordinated phishing attack on the global vaccine supply chain.

Wall Street building showing SEC cybersecurity disclosures for SolarWinds hack

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“Misleading” Cybersecurity Disclosures Turn Into SEC Fines for SolarWinds Hack Victims

October 29, 2024

Each of the fined companies learned that they had been breached during the SolarWinds hack in 2020 or 2021. Each was found by the SEC to have negligently minimized its cybersecurity disclosures in ways that could mislead investors, but all using somewhat different language.

U.S. hacker in military uniform showing cyber espionage on research university in China

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China Accuses NSA of Cyber Espionage in Repeated Breaches of Xi’an Research University

September 19, 2022

The Chinese government claims that the NSA is conducting cyber espionage with repeated attacks on an aerospace and space research university funded by Beijing.

China flag on micro chip showing Chinese hackers breached US telecoms

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Chinese Hackers Penetrated Major US Telecoms, May Have Breached Federal Surveillance System

October 14, 2024

Chinese hackers may have had illicit access to a federal surveillance system for months before being discovered and rousted. The access was apparently gained by compromising US telecoms Verizon and AT&T.

Hacker on laptop showing hacktivist political agenda

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Hacktivist Breaches Columbia University and Stole Student Data to Advance Political Agenda

July 10, 2025

Amid the ongoing political row with the Trump administration, Columbia University has suffered a sophisticated cyber attack by a politically motivated hacktivist who copied student data.

Malware alert on phone showing Android apps and adware

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Over 60,000 Android Apps Are Distributing Adware in an Aggressive Malware Campaign

June 16, 2023

An adware campaign involving over 60,000 Android apps has infected devices since October 2022. Researchers warned that the infected Android apps could start distributing potent malware, including credential stealers, banking trojans, and ransomware.

Image of mobile phone with privacy login screen showing the need for Instagram two-factor authentication

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Time to Turn on That Instagram Two-Factor Authentication

September 6, 2017

With six million Instagram accounts hacked, are passwords now a liability and is it time to turn on that Instagram two-factor authentication?

Hammer and laptop showing SEC civil actions

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SEC Civil Actions Against SolarWinds and Its CISO Dismissed With Prejudice

November 26, 2025

Civil actions brought by the SolarWinds Corp and its CISO Timothy Brown have been dismissed with prejudice by the Manhattan federal court handling the case, the end result of a settlement negotiation process that began in July of this year.

Blur view of people wearing masks and walking in the street showing mass surveillance and automated decision-making

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Automated Decision-Making Helped to Reduce the Negative Impact of the Pandemic, But Also to Normalize Mass Surveillance

January 6, 2022

Report contends that the pandemic was used as an excuse to normalize various elements of mass surveillance, with some of these having no real impact on Covid-19 response at all.

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Iranian Hackers Use Password Spray Attacks to Compromise Defense Organizations, Pharmaceutical Firms

Phishing Attack Targets Vaccine Supply Chain; Linked to Charitable Gavi Project, Attempts Recorded Throughout Europe and Asia

“Misleading” Cybersecurity Disclosures Turn Into SEC Fines for SolarWinds Hack Victims

China Accuses NSA of Cyber Espionage in Repeated Breaches of Xi’an Research University

Chinese Hackers Penetrated Major US Telecoms, May Have Breached Federal Surveillance System

Hacktivist Breaches Columbia University and Stole Student Data to Advance Political Agenda

Over 60,000 Android Apps Are Distributing Adware in an Aggressive Malware Campaign

Time to Turn on That Instagram Two-Factor Authentication

SEC Civil Actions Against SolarWinds and Its CISO Dismissed With Prejudice

Automated Decision-Making Helped to Reduce the Negative Impact of the Pandemic, But Also to Normalize Mass Surveillance

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware

New Disclosure of “Meddling” OpenAI Agents Includes Attacks on UN and US Government Websites

ShinyHunters Hacks the FBI in a Security Breach Exposing Personal Information of 38,000 People