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The White House is urging private companies to take the threat of cyberattacks seriously as ransomware hacks 'have increased significantly'

In a memo to corporate executives and business leaders, the White House says the private sector has…

Dominick Reuter   


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The next world power will be the first to harness the power of AI, former defense official argues in new book

As AI develops more capabilities, the risks that come with the technology continue to grow, author …

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert   


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Biden says the Pentagon isn't briefing his team on the suspected Russian cyberattack

"The Department of Defense won't even brief us on many things," the president-elect said of the sop…

Ryan Pickrell   


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Suspected Russian hackers broke into US federal agencies and spied on emails in a 'highly sophisticated' cyberattack

The security breaches were so alarming that they reportedly prompted the National Security Council …

Adam Payne   


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Kim Jong Un has quietly built a 7,000-man cyber army that gives North Korea an edge nuclear weapons don't

North Korea's cyber army is trained to find secrets, disrupt critical infrastructure, and steal mon…

Ellen Ioanes   


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Tech investors should watch out for a surge in cybersecurity attacks from Russia over the West's sanctions, Wedbush says

Tech investors should focus on cybersecurity providers, as Russian cyber-warfare could change the g…

Shalini Nagarajan   


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Australia is all but accusing China of a months-long cyberattack on its government systems and major companies

An announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison pointedly avoided naming a culprit — but governmen…

Kieran Corcoran   


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Ukraine needs American-made F-16s if it's going to stop Russia's invasion once and for all, a defense expert says. NATO now seems to be giving in.

The jets will add some serious firepower to Ukraine's current and future efforts against Russian as…

Chris Panella   


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A closer look at the changing landscape of cyberattacks and what they mean for worldwide security

Given Biden's recent executive order, the changing landscape of cyberattacks makes it imperative fo…

Stephen Lawton   


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A Gmail scammer tried to impersonate a four-star US Army general to catfish a married woman

Once the scammer was found out, they threatened to send "my troops to get you" and "make a contact …

David Choi   


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US federal agencies warn that Chinese hackers are targeting COVID-19 research on vaccines and treatments

"China's efforts to target these sectors pose a significant threat to our nation's response to COVI…

Ryan Pickrell   


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NSA and US Cyber Command reportedly took action against Iranian hackers to preempt any interference in the 2020 election

Officials also said that they saw less attempted election interference by foreign actors this year …

Aaron Holmes   


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I helped create a 'cyber army' to help Ukraine defeat Russia. We can't fight with guns, but we can fight with our laptops.

Cyber Unit Tech CEO Yegor Aushev gathered a team of about 1,000 volunteers to help protect Ukrainia…

Jyoti Mann   


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Asia is more important to the US than Europe, and US leaders need to start acting like it

Opinion: US leaders should not fixate on punishing Russia in Europe at the expense of prudent forei…

Sascha Glaeser, Defense Prior…   


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5 of the most common cyberattacks, from 'injection' to 'brute force' hacks — and how they've been used in past conflicts

As Russia escalates its ground invasion of Ukraine, it may also employ massive and debilitating cyb…

Avery Hartmans   


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Bitfinex cryptocurrency linked to 2016 hack soars 51% after US recovers $3.6 billion, raising hopes that the token will be burned

US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, a rapper also known as Razzlekhan, fo…

Harry Robertson   


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Defending the defense industrial base from cyberattacks requires more cooperation with industry

More than 220,000 companies support the Pentagon's force development, and they face increasingly so…

John Sherman   


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What is spoofing? Understanding the type of cyber attack and how you can protect yourself against it

Spoofing is a cyber attack that involves a bad actor disguising their identity as one from a name o…

Ryan Ariano   


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Russia's neighbors are close to creating a 'NATO sea' that could deter Russia and help Ukraine, Estonia's defense minister says

Hanno Pevkur told Insider he believes the nations surrounding the Baltic Sea can work closely toget…

Sinéad Baker   


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The US is pouring weapons into Ukraine, but Biden is right not to give Kyiv everything it wants

Opinion: Debate about whether additional military assistance is warranted or wise should not be dri…

Gil Barndollar and Justin Log…