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/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air and Space Force, in collaboration with the security research community, opened registration April 8 for the qualification round of the third annual Space Security Challenge: Hack-A-Sat satellite hacking competition. Hack-A-Sat enables and encourages security researchers of all levels to focus their skills, creativity and innovative thinking on solving cybersecurity challenges of space […]https://www.defencetalk.com/space-security-challenge-2022-hack-a-sat-3-registration-opens-78709/

DefenceTalkIndia on Thursday claimed it foiled an attempted cyber-attack by Chinese hackers targeting its power distribution system near a disputed frontier where the two countries are engaged in a military stand-off. Ties between the world’s two most populous nations are at a low ebb after a deadly skirmish in the Himalayan region of Ladakh that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-claims-it-foiled-chinese-cyber-attack-on-disputed-border-78654/

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/

DefenceTalkNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the alliance was deploying its rapid response forces to bolster defences on its eastern flank in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “It is still a fluid situation. What we have seen is that the Ukrainian forces are fighting bravely and are actually able to inflict damage on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-sending-response-forces-to-allies-after-ukraine-invasion-78116/

DefenceTalkA court fight within Israeli spytech firm NSO Group has shed new light on the crisis engulfing the company, including tensions over whether to keep selling malware to autocrats to stay afloat. NSO was already mired in debt before an investigation revealed last year that its Pegasus phone-hacking software had been used to spy on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/battle-over-future-of-spytech-firm-nso-israel-court-papers-78075/

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/