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Google is buying cybersecurity company Mandiant for $5.4 billion
Mandiant is the company the banks and phone companies call when they get hacked. Now it'll be part of Google's Cloud platform.
Hackers may have obtained 190GB of sensitive data from Samsung
Some of Samsung’s confidential data has reportedly leaked due to a suspected cyberattack.
Ukrainian mapping tool taken offline by DDoS attack
Liveuamap, a tool journalists and relief organizations have used to follow the conflict in Ukraine, was the target of a DDoS attack earlier today that lasted approximately 18 hours.
NVIDIA confirms hackers obtained company data in last week's cyberattack
NVIDIA confirmed Tuesday some of its data was stolen as part of a cyberattack that occurred last week.
California State Bar investigates data exposure involving 260,000 confidential case records
The California State Bar is investigating a potential data breach after finding that a public website published confidential information related to approximately 260,000 attorney discipline cases.
Ukraine asks international volunteers to join 'IT army' against Russia
Ukraine is recruiting international volunteers to carry out cyberattacks against Russia.
Anonymous claims responsibility for Russian government website outages
Some official Russian government websites are down following alleged cyberattacks from Anonymous.
NVIDIA may have been hit by a cyberattack
The company says it's 'investigating an incident.'
Russian-backed hackers targeted US defense contractors to obtain sensitive information
Starting as early as January 2020, Russian state-sponsored hackers have repeatedly targeted American defense contractors, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA).
White House tells agencies to adopt the 'Zero Trust' security model
Agencies have 60 days to come up with an implementation plan.
President Biden signs memo to help improve military cybersecurity
President Biden has signed a memorandum to help improve cybersecurity for military and intelligence agencies.
Google temporarily disrupts a botnet that infected 1 million PCs
On Tuesday, Google disclosed it recently disrupted a massive network of computers infected by Glupteba.
US will work with allies to limit the export of surveillance tools to authoritarian governments
On the same day Reuters published a report on how NSO spyware may have been used to target State Department officials, the Biden administration announced the US would work with other countries to limit the export of surveillance software and other technologies to authoritarian governments.
DOJ charges two Iranian hackers for threatening US voters during 2020 election
The US Department of Justice has charged two Iranian hackers for their involvement in a disinformation campaign that targeted American voters ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
US joins international cybersecurity partnership
The US has joined a worldwide cybersecurity agreement after turning it down for years.
Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers may have breached 14 more companies
Nobelium attempted 23,000 attacks since July but had a low success rate, according to Microsoft.
Commerce Department limits sale of hacking tools to Russia and China
The US Commerce Department has announced new rules related to the export and resale of cyber intrusion software.
Sinclair Broadcast Group says it has been hit by a ransomware attack
The hackers obtained data from the company's servers.
US will bring together 30 countries to tackle ransomware
The Biden administration plans to bring together 30 countries later this month to discuss the threat ransomware attacks pose to global economic and national security.
1Password can now randomly generate email addresses for logins
The Masked Email feature allows you to create unique email addresses for your logins.