espionage

Kaspersky Lab Challenges US Government Security Ban

The DHS' September order prohibited Kaspersky Lab's products, including its popular antivirus, on civilian government networks

6 years ago

Sowbug Hacking Group Targets South America & Asian Governments

Previously unknown hacking group found targeting foreign policy and diplomatic targets

6 years ago

McAfee Ends Government Source Code Reviews

The US security firm has banned future reviews of its products' source code by governments amidst growing tension over cyber-espionage

7 years ago

US Government Warns Of ‘Ongoing’ Attacks On Energy, Nuclear Sectors

Critical industries including energy, nuclear and manufacturing have been targeted for cyber-espionage since earlier this year

7 years ago

GCHQ Head: Cyber Threats Now As Dangerous As Spying

GCHQ must become a cyber organisation and make the protection of the 'digital homeland' part of its core mission, Jeremy…

7 years ago

Best Buy Drops Kaspersky Lab Products Amidst National Security Concerns

The move follows US government allegations that Kaspersky Lab's products could be used to carry out 'nefarious activities against the…

7 years ago

Russian APT28 ‘Hacking Hotels To Steal Guests’ Passwords’

The allegedly state-backed hacking group has been implicated in an information-stealing campaign targeting guests at hotels in Europe and the…

7 years ago

China, Canada Sign Latest Pact Barring Economic Hacking

The deal follows a similar arrangement with the UK and is thought to signal a shift in Beijing's approach to…

7 years ago

NSA Malware ‘Infects Nearly 200,000 Systems’

The NSA's Doublepulsar attack tool infected nearly 80,000 systems over the past weekend alone, according to worldwide scans

7 years ago

Foreign Office ‘Targeted By Sustained Cyber-Attack’

The British government was the subject of a sophisticated phishing campaign for several months last year, researchers say

7 years ago

Kaspersky Lab: 43 Percent Of DDoS Victims Believe Rival Firms Are To Blame

Industrial sabotage was voted more likely than attacks by cyber criminals, disgruntled employees and political conspiracy

7 years ago

‘Russian Malware’ Hits US Electric Company As Tensions Rise

A Vermont electric utility found code connected with the alleged Russian hacking campaign on its network

7 years ago

Hackers Pilfer Trade Secrets In ThyssenKrupp Cyber Attack

Hackers have looted sensitive trade secrets from a German conglomerate in latest damaging data breach

7 years ago

Hackers ‘Can Eavesdrop Via Earphones’ By Re-Working Built-In Jacks

Attackers can record sound from hacked systems, even when microphones are muted, switched off or unplugged, finds a study

7 years ago

Spy Attacks ‘Went Unnoticed For Five Years’

'Project Sauron' has been stealing data from groups in 30 countries since at least 2011, experts say

8 years ago

Cyber-Espionage Malware Taps Into Skype Calls

The T9000 malware is the latest in a line that has previously been linked to cyber-spies, researchers say

8 years ago

Leaked NSA Map Details China ‘Cyber-Espionage’ Attacks

A secret map pinpoints successful attacks on companies including Google and Lockheed Martin

9 years ago

Snowden: NSA And GCHQ ‘Targeted’ Security Firms

The US and UK spy agencies used cracking techniques to look for ways around popular antivirus programs, according to leaked…

9 years ago

Snowden Documents ‘Cracked By Russia, China’

A report claims Snowden's NSA documents have been decoded by the Russian and Chinese governments, while others call the announcement…

9 years ago

Naikon Hackers Take Aim At Asia-Pacific Nations, Warns Kaspersky

New hacker collective is snooping on government, civil and military targets in a number of Asian countries

9 years ago

New CIA Digital Directorate To Focus On Cyber-Spying

The new Directorate of Digital Innovation is to accelerate the CIA's development of cyber-espionage capabilities

9 years ago

Mercenary Hackers Offer Espionage-as-a-Service

The hackers' high level of skills means there attacks will rarely discovered, according to IT security firm Taia Global

9 years ago

Iran Hackers ‘Hitting Dissidents And US Defence’

Most victims of Iranian hacker crews based inside the country, as attackers take up digital espionage in earnest, researchers find

10 years ago

Professional Cyber Espionage Rings To Grow

Espionage on demand hacking groups are set to increase, warn experts

11 years ago

‘Chicken Farm’ Botnets Actively Target Governments, Researchers Warn

Asian espionage networks have compromised government and corporate systems worldwide, researchers warn

11 years ago

Spy Agencies ‘Ban Lenovo Gear’ On Security Grounds

Intelligence agencies in the UK, Australia, the US, Canada and New Zealand are reportedly banned from using Lenovo computers on…

11 years ago

Proposed US Cyber-Crime Law Increases Pressure On China

A US Congress bill has proposed blocking the import of products that use technology stolen from American firms

11 years ago

Huawei Offers Australian Access To Source Code

In a bid to settle espionage concerns, Huawei offers to open its source code and equipment for inspection down under

12 years ago

Huawei Shrugs Off Financial Concerns Over US Cold Shoulder

A Huawei executive has dismissed concerns of the financial impact because of America's security worries about it

12 years ago

GCHQ Security Competition Seeks Espionage Experts

The government's intelligence agency is to hold a cyber-security competition to help close the UK's cyber-espionage skills gap

12 years ago