Counter-Terrorism Intelligence
South Korea to require facial recognition for new mobile numbers
South Korea will begin requiring facial recognition when signing up for a new mobile phone number in a bid to fight scams, the Ministry...
Judge rules that NSO cannot continue to install spyware via WhatsApp pending appeal
NSO Group had sought to stay the order pending a decision on its appeal in the case, which centers on allegations that it targeted 1,40...
Nefilim ransomware hacker pleads guilty to computer fraud
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to one charge stemming from attacks using Nefilim ransomware on companies in ...
Romanian national water agency hit by BitLocker ransomware attack
Workstations and servers at Romania's water agency have been disrupted by a ransomware incident, but officials said critical infrastruc...
DOJ charges gang for ATM hacks using Ploutus malware
The Justice Department unsealed two indictments charging 54 people for their alleged roles in a campaign to develop and deploy a varian...
University of Sydney reports data breach affecting over 20,000 staff, affiliates
The university said it detected the incident last week in an online code repository used by its IT teams and quickly secured the system...
Nigeria arrests suspected RaccoonO365 phishing kit developer on tip from Microsoft, FBI
One of the alleged developers behind the RaccoonO365 subscription-based phishing kit was arrested by Nigerian police this week.
Denmark summons Russian ambassador over alleged cyberattacks on water utility, elections
Russia’s ambassador to Copenhagen, Vladimir Barbin, confirmed to Russian state media on Friday that he had been called to the Danish fo...
Smart TV manufacturer ordered to stop collecting viewer data while court case proceeds in Texas
The first-of-its-kind temporary restraining order bars Hisense from using automated content recognition (ACR) technology to collect and...
Senate confirms new Pentagon CIO
Kirsten Davies was confirmed for the role, along with about 100 other nominees across federal agencies, in a 53-43 vote following a Rep...