DefenceTalkFour Russian agents have been indicted in the United States for hacking attacks targeting the energy sector around the world, including a US nuclear power operator and a Saudi petrochemical facility. The Russian hackers targeted thousands of computers at hundreds of companies in 135 countries between 2012 and 2018, the Justice Department said Thursday. “Russian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-russians-indicted-in-us-for-energy-sector-hacks-78500/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Department’s industrial base is huge, encompassing some 220,000 companies. With criminals and nefarious state actors intent on stealing intellectual property or taking down networks, cybersecurity is a huge concern for the department, the companies and national security. As a result, the department is bolstering defense industrial base cybersecurity by sharing threat information, offering […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-dod-working-to-improve-cybersecurity-for-its-industrial-base-78268/

DefenceTalkHacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility on Monday for disrupting the work of websites of pro-Kremlin Russian media in protest of the invasion of Ukraine. The group targeted the websites of state news agencies TASS and RIA Novosti, as well as taking over websites of newspapers Kommersant and Izvestiya and Forbes Russia magazine. It posted messages […]https://www.defencetalk.com/anonymous-hacker-group-targets-russian-state-media-78176/

DefenceTalkIsraeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz will meet his French counterpart in Paris this week for talks that will include an “update” on the Pegasus spyware scandal, his office said Tuesday. A ministry statement said Gantz will leave Wednesday for talks with French Defence Minister Florence Parly on topics including the crisis in Lebanon, nuclear negotiations […]

DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense (DOD) has not fully implemented three of its key initiatives and practices aimed at improving cyber hygiene. Carnegie-Mellon University defines cyber hygiene as a set of practices for managing the most common and pervasive cybersecurity risks. In discussions with GAO, DOD officials identified three department-wide cyber hygiene initiatives: the 2015 DOD […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cybersecurity-dod-needs-to-improve-cyber-hygiene-75160/

Cybercriminals are carrying out targeted attacks against companies around the world utilizing a shotgun approach with many different types of malware. Cybereason’s researchers determined 500,000 + workstations are infected around the world. Cybereason, creators of the leading Cyber Defense Platform, today announced that its Nocturnus research team released its newest research findings The Hole in […]

North Korea has stolen up to $2 billion from banks and cryptocurrency exchanges through cyberattacks to fund its nuclear missiles program, according to a United Nations report seen by AFP Wednesday. The UN is investigating at least 35 reported instances of Pyongyang “attacking financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges and mining activity designed to earn foreign currency,” […]

DefenceTalkA massive cyberattack has hit at least five of Russia’s largest banks, Moscow-based internet security giant Kaspersky said Thursday. The country’s largest lender, state-controlled Sberbank, said it had been hacked into on Tuesday but managed to neutralise the attack automatically without disturbing its operations. Kaspersky said in a statement that the distribution of denial attacks […]https://www.defencetalk.com/massive-cyberattack-hit-five-top-russian-banks-kaspersky-68567/

DefenceTalkYoung, social media-savvy Soldiers may be the linchpin in commanders’ efforts to use cyber networks to throw virtual effects at enemies in future battlefields, according to Army leaders. “I think there is a better comfort level with our young folks that understand the complexity of the environment in which we are operating,” Col. Jerry Turner, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/facebook-to-cyber-warfare-field-commanders-social-media-savvy-force-68562/

DefenceTalkAll 133 of U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber Mission Force teams achieved initial operating capability as of Oct. 21, Cybercom officials announced today. Reaching the IOC milestone is a testament to the Defense Department’s focus on developing cyber capability and capacity, as outlined in DoD’s Cyber Strategy, officials said. “One of the reasons DoD has done […]https://www.defencetalk.com/all-cyber-mission-force-teams-achieve-initial-operating-capability-68487/