A closely watched Chinese government-backed cyber espionage campaign has been found targeting a prominent Southeast Asian government agency, new findings out Tuesday reveal. The Crimson Palace campaign, tracked by Sophos researchers, details newer and more sophisticated cyberattacks targeting government organizations, non-governmental entities and public service networks in the region. According to the analysis, the attackers […]

Washington, D.C.—2024 Billington Cybersecurity Summit—Four years ago, representatives from 31 countries convened via video conference to declare ransomware attacks a global cybersecurity threat, warning that successful attacks could have significant economic consequences for both organizations and governments. The insidious malware—programmed to hold organizations’ sensitive information and systems hostage in exchange for a ransom payment that […]

Kremlin-backed cyber operatives likely targeted a slew of Mongolian government websites using exploits that mirrored those deployed by commercial spyware vendors like NSO Group and Intellexa, according to a Thursday report from Google’s Threat Analysis Group. Between November 2023 and July 2024, the Russian government-affiliated hackers—dubbed APT29—used “watering hole” cyberattacks that target victims by surreptitiously […]