Russian national convicted for running botnet used in attacks on U.S. firms
Russian national convicted for running botnet used in attacks on U.S. firms Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2026 A Russian hacker...
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Russian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for TA551 Botnet-Driven Ransomware Attacks
The Hacker NewsMar 25, 2026Cybercrime / Ransomware The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said a Russian national has been sentenced...
OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration
Ravie LakshmananMar 14, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Endpoint Security China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a...
Hackers targeted Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research
Hackers targeted Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research Pierluigi Paganini March 13, 2026 Hackers targeted Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear...
Decoding the White House Cyber Strategy: Why Resilience Matters Now
America’s new National Cyber Strategy sends a very clear message that cybersecurity is now about resilience, not just defense....
Manual Processes Are Putting National Security at Risk
Why automating sensitive data transfers is now a mission-critical priority More than half of national security organizations still rely on...
Defense Contractor Employee Jailed for Selling 8 Zero-Days to Russian Broker
Ravie LakshmananFeb 25, 2026 Zero Day / National Security A 39-year-old Australian national who was previously employed at U.S. defense...
The Emails Hitting K-12 Right Now
I’m heading to the National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference in Albuquerque this week. It’s the kind of event where...
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in...
Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn hit by a DDoS attack
Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn hit by a DDoS attack Pierluigi Paganini February 19, 2026 Germany’s national rail operator,...
Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack
Senegal shuts National ID office after ransomware attack Pierluigi Paganini February 10, 2026 Senegal closed its national ID card office...
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack
Romania’s national oil pipeline firm Conpet reports cyberattack Pierluigi Paganini February 09, 2026 Romania’s national oil pipeline operator Conpet said...
TikTok Forms U.S. Joint Venture to Continue Operations Under 2025 Executive Order
Ravie LakshmananJan 23, 2026Regulatory Compliance / National Security TikTok on Friday officially announced that it formed a joint venture that...
Pro-Russian denial-of-service attacks target UK, NCSC warns
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning about the threat posed by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks...
