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Officials accused three Russian nationals, Media Land and ML.Cloud of supporting cyberattacks spanning 21 U.S. states and other countries, resulting in losses surpassing $62 million. The post Russian trio indicted for allegedly running bulletproof hosting providers that spurred cybercrime appeared first on CyberScoop.

The EU, its members and the U.K. took action against Russian government officials and others while attributing the winter cyberattacks against Poland’s energy grid to the FSB. The post Europe strikes out against Russia’s Turla over espionage, ‘destructive attacks’ appeared first on CyberScoop.

Denis Obrezko accused of orchestrating cyberattacks that compromised at least 11 U.S. companies as part of the Kremlin-linked group's sprawling espionage operation.\ The post Russian national charged in connection with Void Blizzard espionage campaign appeared first on CyberScoop.

The ransomware group Nitrogen claimed responsibility for the attack and said it stole 8 terabytes of data spanning more than 11 million files belonging to the company’s top customers. The post Major tech manufacturer Foxconn confirms cyberattack hit North American factories appeared first on CyberScoop.

Iranian government hackers are launching disruptive cyberattacks on American energy and water infrastructure, U.S. government agencies “urgently” warned Tuesday. The hackers are taking aim at devices and systems that control industrial processes, and have harmed victims in the last month following the onset of U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran, according to the joint alert from the […] The post Iranian hackers launching disruptive attacks at U.S. energy, water targets, feds warn appeared first on CyberScoop.

The Handala group claimed responsibility for hitting the company with a wiper attack last month. The post Medtech giant Stryker says it’s back up after Iranian cyberattack appeared first on CyberScoop.

Kevin Mandia, Morgan Adamski, and Alex Stamos tell CyberScoop that AI is finding bugs faster than anyone can fix them, exploit development is accelerating, and most organizations aren't prepared for what's coming. The post Security leaders say the next two years are going to be ‘insane’ appeared first on CyberScoop.

A systemic numbness to cyberattacks has exposed the U.S. economy and its institutions to ever-widening threats. Retired four-star military officials worry the worst day in cyber is yet to come. The post Former NSA chiefs worry American offensive edge in cybersecurity is slipping appeared first on CyberScoop.

There’s been no visible surge, at least not yet, said DOD’s Terry Kalka and CISA’s Nick Andersen. The post Feds keep eyes peeled for Iran cyberattacks, respond to Stryker breach appeared first on CyberScoop.

Cybersecurity is entering “a new phase” as artificial intelligence tools have matured and given IT defenders significantly less time to respond to cyberattacks and other threats, according to a new report released Monday. The report, authored by federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, concludes that threat actors have adopted AI more quickly than governments and private […] The post Attackers are exploiting AI faster than defenders can keep up, new report warns appeared first on CyberScoop.

It’s been difficult early on to separate signal from noise, even if the attack on the medical device maker looks like a qualified success for the attackers. The post Stryker attack highlights nebulous nature of Iranian cyber activity amid joint U.S.-Israel conflict appeared first on CyberScoop.