AJ Vicens / CyberScoop:
In its Q3 Adversarial Threat Report, Meta attributes a pro-US campaign to US military-run phony Facebook accounts, Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts — People associated with the U.S. military were behind dozens of phony Facebook accounts, more than a dozen pages, a pair of groups …
Dakota Cary / CyberScoop:
Overview of Xi Jinping’s efforts to bolster China’s hacking teams, already skilled in espionage, by focusing on cultivating talent and funding security research — From the early 2000s to 2015, China’s hacking teams caused havoc for private companies and U.S. and allied governments.
Suzanne Smalley / CyberScoop:
A CISA report finds multiple government hacking groups had “long-term” access to the network of a defense company using open-source Python toolkit Impacket — U.S. cybersecurity, law enforcement and intelligence officials revealed on Tuesday that sophisticated hackers infiltrated …
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop:
Some ex-staff say Patreon laid off its entire security team this week, raising concerns among users, but Patreon says the layoffs will not impact its security — Patreon laid off its security team this week, according to several former employees, sparking cybersecurity concerns among users …
Suzanne Smalley / CyberScoop:
Insurance giant Zurich’s $100M+ settlement to cover losses suffered by Mondelez International from NotPetya may reshape the entire cyber insurance marketplace — The settlement last week in a $100 million lawsuit over whether insurance giant Zurich should cover losses Mondelez International suffered …
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
Yandex confirms hackers created a traffic jam in Moscow on September 1 by ordering dozens of taxis from Yandex Taxi to converge on the same location — Attackers attempted to disrupt ride-hailing app service on Thursday, the company confirmed. — Hackers created a traffic jam in Moscow …
Debby Wu / Bloomberg:
Taiwan pledges to work closely with the US and other allies to implement “very firm” export controls and prevent China’s military from acquiring advanced chips — Taiwan pledged to work closely with the US and other allies to prevent China’s military from acquiring state-of-the-art technology …
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