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North Korean hackers exploited Internet Explorer zero-day to spread malware
North Korean state-sponsored hackers exploited a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer to target South Korean users with malware, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group
China-backed hackers targeted White House journalists before January 6
Researchers at cybersecurity company Proofpoint said they have observed the China-backed advanced persistent threat group, TA412, also known as Zirconium, engaging in several reconnaissance phishing c
US government says North Korean hackers are targeting American healthcare organizations with ransomware
The FBI, CISA and the U.S. Treasury Department are warning that North Korean state-sponsored hackers are using ransomware to target healthcare and public health sector organizations across the United
North Korean Lazarus hackers linked to $100M Harmony bridge theft
Researchers have linked Lazarus Group, a notorious North Korean state-backed hacking group, to the theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Harmony’s Horizon Bridge. Last week, U.S. crypto startu
Metaverses grapple with Meta versus Apple
Hello readers, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I talked about Apple and crypto. This week, we’re talking about Apple clashing with Meta over their metaverse taxes. After sending o
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US officials link North Korean Lazarus hackers to $625M Axie Infinity crypto theft
U.S. officials have linked North Korean state-backed hacking group Lazarus to the recent theft of $625 million in cryptocurrency from the Ronin Network, an Ethereum-based sidechain made for the popul
FEMA just tested the US national emergency alert system
Did you hear it? FEMA just ran its first nationwide test of the U.S. emergency alert system since the pandemic. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, tested both the Emergency Alert System
Dear Sophie: What does Biden’s win mean for tech immigration?
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US charges two Chinese spies for a global hacking campaign that targeted COVID-19 research
U.S. prosecutors have charged two Chinese nationals, said to be working for China’s state intelligence bureau, for their alleged involvement in a massive global hacking operation that targeted h
Twitter screens Trump’s Minneapolis threat-tweet for glorifying violence
After applying a fact-checking label Tuesday to a misleading vote-by-mail tweet made by U.S. President Donald Trump, Twitter is on a roll and has labeled another of the president’s tweets ̵
Trump’s travel ban could extend to Africa’s top tech country, Nigeria
The Trump administration is poised to add several African countries to a U.S. travel ban list, including Africa’s top tech hub, Nigeria. Politico first reported the White House is considering Ta
Intezer raises $15M for its DNA-style ‘genetic’ approach to identifying and tracking malware code
As the total cost of cybercrime reaches into trillions of dollars and continues to rise, an Israeli firm called Intezer — which has built a way to analyse, identify and eradicate malware by wa
Twitter says it will restrict users from retweeting world leaders who break its rules
Twitter said it will restrict how users can interact with tweets from world leaders who break its rules. The social media giant said it will not allow users to like, reply, share or retweet the offend
No one could prevent another ‘WannaCry-style’ attack, says DHS official
The U.S. government may not be able to prevent another global cyberattack like WannaCry, a senior cybersecurity official has said. Jeanette Manfra, the assistant director for cybersecurity for Homelan
Voter manipulation on social media now a global problem, report finds
New research by the Oxford Internet Institute has found that social media manipulation is getting worse, with rising numbers of governments and political parties making cynical use of social media alg
GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea
The impact of U.S. trade restrictions is trickling down to the developer community. GitHub, the world’s largest host of source code, is preventing users in Iran, Syria, Crimea and potentially ot
Microsoft has warned 10,000 victims of state-sponsored hacking
Microsoft said it has notified close to 10,000 people in the past year that they have been targeted by state-sponsored hackers. The tech giant said Wednesday that the victims were either targeted or c
In a rare advisory, NSA urges users to patch BlueKeep flaw
The National Security Agency has issued a rare advisory warning users to update their systems to protect against BlueKeep, a new security vulnerability with the capacity to rapidly spread between comp
Bitcoin has surged above $8,000 and theories around why abound
Bitcoin is now trading at around $8,130, up a whopping 60.84% over the past month, with the price surging $3,086.14 over the period. The cryptocurrency’s meteoric rise is reminiscent of its rock