Tag: infosec
Why Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab
Before the elections, the cybersecurity team of U.S. vice president and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris reached out to Apple asking for help, according...
Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware, on a journalist’s phone
This year, a Serbian journalist and an activist had their phones hacked by local authorities using a cellphone-unlocking device made by forensic tool...
The rise and fall of the ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers
After evading capture for more than two years following a hacking spree that targeted some of the world’s biggest tech companies, U.S. authorities...
US charges five accused of multi-year hacking spree targeting tech and crypto giants
The U.S. government announced charges against five individuals accused of carrying out a multi-year hacking spree targeting tech giants and cryptocurrency owners, which...
Canadian authorities say they arrested hacker linked to Snowflake data breaches
A hacker suspected of involvement in a series of massive Snowflake-related hacks has been arrested in Canada, according to local authorities.
Ian McLeod, a...
Researchers link Polyfill supply chain attack to huge network of copycat gambling sites
One of the biggest digital supply chain attacks of the year was launched by a little-known company that redirected large numbers of internet...