DefenceTalkNATO on Thursday condemned a cyberattack on Albania that Tirana and Washington blamed on Iran, and pledged to bolster the alliance member’s defences against hackers. “We stand in solidarity with Albania following the recent cyber attack on its national information infrastructure,” NATO allies said. “We strongly condemn such malicious cyber activities designed to destabilise and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-condemns-alleged-iranian-cyberattack-on-albania-79375/

DefenceTalkSpain’s defence minister warned on Friday of a possible cyberattack during the NATO summit in Madrid next week. Asked if Spain feared Russia could launch such an attack, Margarita Robles told journalists “the possibility of a cyberattack exists”, without mentioning the country by name. “There are many challenges and many threats,” she said, adding that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/spain-warns-of-possible-cyberattack-at-nato-summit-79036/

DefenceTalkThe UK defence ministry said Tuesday it was investigating a reported hack by Russia of its computer systems targeting more than 100 army recruits. The Daily Mail reported that the hack was “feared to have been a Russian agent” with the intention of targeting the recruits “as potential agents in the British Army”. Armed forces […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-probes-russian-hack-targeting-army-recruits-78748/

DefenceTalkFrom at least January 2020, through February 2022, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have observed regular targeting of U.S. cleared defense contractors (CDCs) by Russian state-sponsored cyber actors. The actors have targeted both large and small CDCs and subcontractors with varying levels of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-state-sponsored-hackers-obtained-sensitive-data-on-u-s-weapons-77978/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Wednesday denied responsibility for a cyberattack on Ukraine a day earlier that hit websites at the country’s defence ministry and armed forces as well as two state banks. Kyiv had suggested the attack came from Russia as fears persist that Moscow is planning to invade its Western-backed neighbor Ukraine. “We do not […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kremlin-denies-russia-behind-ukraine-cyberattack-77960/

DefenceTalkUkraine said on Tuesday that the websites of the country’s defence ministry and armed forces as well as two state banks had been hit by a cyberattack of possibly Russian origin. The announcement from Ukraine’s communications watchdog comes with the former Soviet republic fearing a possible invasion from Russian forces conducting massive military drills at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sites-of-ukraine-defence-ministry-state-banks-under-cyberattack-77950/

DefenceTalkMicrosoft security specialists have discovered malware on dozens of Ukrainian government computers that could prove more destructive than originally thought, the US company said late on Saturday. A Microsoft blog post said that the malware was first detected on Thursday, coinciding with an attack that took down some 70 government websites. The malware was disguised […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ukraine-microsoft-reports-destructive-malware-after-cyberattack-77694/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkMicrosoft acknowledged Thursday that attackers who spearheaded a massive hack of government and private computer networks gained access to its internal “source code,” a key building block for its software. But the US tech giant said the attack, which top US officials have attributed to Russian-led hackers, were unable to compromise or modify any of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/microsoft-says-solarwinds-hackers-viewed-internal-code-76629/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe US government issued an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, as multiple media outlets reported at least two departments — including the Treasury — had been targeted by hackers with ties to Russia. In a statement Sunday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said it had ordered […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-government-says-agencies-hit-by-massive-cyberattack-76604/

DefenceTalkResearchers at the Army’s corporate laboratory in collaboration with the University of California, Riverside have identified an approach to network security that will enhance the effectiveness and timeliness of protection against adversarial intrusion and evasion strategies. Networked devices and infrastructure are becoming increasingly complex, making it nearly impossible to verify an entire system, and new […]https://www.defencetalk.com/researchers-identify-novel-cybersecurity-approach-to-protect-army-systems-74664/