WASHINGTON — In a chilling reminder of the persistent and evolving threat posed by state-sponsored cyber espionage, a hacking group tied directly to Russian military intelligence has successfully infiltrated critical defense contractors and a law enforcement agency within NATO member states. According to threat intelligence researchers at Symantec, the campaign—tracked under the moniker Swallowtail—is the […]
Co-Founder of Canadian Cybersecurity Firm Arrested in High-Stakes Federal Probe Linking Ransomware Negotiators to ShinyHunters Hackers
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic escalation of a federal cybercrime investigation that has sent shockwaves through the national security apparatus, FBI agents have arrested a prominent Canadian cybersecurity executive in Pennsylvania. The high-profile arrest is directly tied to the notorious ShinyHunters hacking collective—a cybercrime syndicate that recently breached federal networks and relieved the bureau of […]
Hackers Used Meta’s AI Support Bot to Seize Instagram Accounts
The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions began circulating on Telegram showing how to trick Meta’s “AI support assistant†bot into resetting account passwords. A screenshot from a video released on […]