Cyber war news
Kremlin's risky gambit exploits Ukrainian teens via "innocent" quest games
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has a new tactic that involves employing Ukrainian children to carry out criminal activities under the guise of “quest games.”
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Hackers target Ukraine’s defence sector in new campaign
A group known as UAC-0185 has launched a new series of phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian defense companies and security forces.
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Thousands of Israeli gun owners allegedly exposed
Pro-Palestinian hacktivists claim to have targeted Israel's Ministry of National Security, with the data of nearly 5000 individuals being exposed.
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Ukrainian hacker gang gives Putin special birthday surprise taking down all state media
The pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group ‘sudo rm -RF’ on Monday claims to have successfully targeted Russian State media company VGTRK, knocking at least 20 national stations off the air – all as a birthday surprise for Russian President Vladamir Putin.
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Hezbollah walkie-talkies targeted by Israel in new round of coordinated fatal blasts
A fresh wave of fatal cyberattacks hit Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday – this time old-school walkie-talkies were the target in what appears to be another successful supply chain operation carried out by the Israeli Mossad.
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How did Israel’s Mossad plan the Hezbollah pager cyberattack? Here's what we know so far
The Israeli Mossad is now said to be behind Tuesday’s wide-scale cyberattack against Hezbollah. Thousands of handheld pagers were simultaneously detonated in the highly coordinated attack killing more than a dozen members and injuring thousands more. So, how did they pull it off?
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Hezbollah pager devices remotely exploded in Israeli op, thousands of members severely injured
Thousands of Hezbollah members are reportedly injured, and at least a dozen killed after Israeli forces allegedly found a way to remotely hack into members’ old-school pager devices and make them explode in unison.
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Ukrainian soldiers targeted with data-stealing malware to harvest GPS coordinates
As the war rages on, Ukrainian military personnel face threats not only on the battlefield but also on their devices.
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Man charged for treason over DDoS attacks
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has launched a treason case against a Russian citizen for conducting DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Iran behind Trump campaign hack, US intelligence says
US intelligence agencies have confirmed that Iran orchestrated a cyberattack against former President Donald Trump’s campaign.
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Kursk offensive’s POW images used in cyberattack
A Russia-linked attacker group has been sharing malicious emails with supposed images of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) from the Kursk offensive, the SSSCIP has reported.
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Ukraine’s government attacked by emails loaded with malware
Ukrainian authorities are warning of a new malware campaign targeting government entities with emails masquerading to be from the Security Service of Ukraine.
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Japan will launch DARPA-esque research institute for cyberwarfare
Japanese officials on Monday announced the opening of a new government-run defense research institute this fall, as reported by the Kyodo News agency.
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China testing 'dual use' technology on secret spaceplane likely, experts say
China is most likely testing technology on its shadowy, uncrewed reusable spacecraft, which launches atop a rocket booster and lands at a secretive military airfield, several renowned space experts say.
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Hackers cut heat to 600 buildings in the peak of winter
Researchers claim that Russian-linked malware allowed attackers to turn off the heating in hundreds of apartment buildings in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, leaving residents in freezing temperatures for two days in mid-January.
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Zelenska didn’t buy a Bugatti hypercar for $4.8M
“News” of Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, buying a limited edition Bugatti hypercar left Ukraine supporters furious – except she never bought it.
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Is GhostSec finished with cybercrime?
I remember the day I tried to hang up my black hat for good.
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Transatlantic flight disrupted by GPS jamming incident, first time in history
A plane flying from Madrid to Toronto could not ascend to a higher altitude, reportedly due to GPS jamming.
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