When a major Windows update went haywire, causing a global tech disaster that disrupted flights, banks, and public services, China barely felt the impact. Thanks to its push for technology independence, China’s systems, including airports and payment networks, stayed mostly unaffected. Experts are using this incident to highlight the risks
It has been clear to me from the beginning that the digital revolution was a massive catastrophe in the making. The digital revolution is a catastrophe across the board. It not only gives government ability to impose tyranny beyond George Orwells’ imagination, it subjects all accumulated knowledge to wipe out
Chinese hackers have secretly accessed U.S. and allied systems for years, aiming to disrupt critical infrastructure like power grids and communication networks, according to a Biden administration official. This ongoing cyber campaign, revealed by the National Security Council, is part of China’s broader strategy to undermine global systems and gain
AT&T paid $400,000 to a hacker to erase vast troves of call and text logs stolen from its customers. This ransom, discovered through blockchain analysis, sparked concerns over national security and privacy breaches, especially given the magnitude of the data involved. The hacker even provided a video claiming to show
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has issued a stark warning about the Temu marketplace app, alleging it operates as a “data theft business” rather than a legitimate online marketplace like Amazon or Walmart. Griffin claims Temu uses malware and spyware to infiltrate users’ devices and gather extensive personal data, going
In a dramatic turn, the LockBit ransomware group has claimed to have stolen a vast trove of files from the US Federal Reserve and Evolve Bank and Trust, alleging a breakdown in ransom negotiations. The group threatened to release 33 terabytes of sensitive banking data if their demands weren’t met,
In a shocking turn, the notorious ransomware group Lockbit 3.0 has declared it successfully breached the Federal Reserve of the United States, claiming to have stolen a massive 33 terabytes of sensitive banking data. The group issued a chilling ultimatum, demanding the Federal Reserve replace their negotiator and meet their
On June 10, the Dutch National Cyber Security Center revealed that the COATHANGER cyber campaign, linked to China, breached 20,000 defense and government systems across Western countries. You can read the original article here. The Dutch government claims that a cyber campaign with ties to China that breached a defense
The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report reveals staggering losses of $12.5 billion to cybercrime in 2023, marking a $2 billion increase from the previous year, with investment fraud and compromised email accounts as major contributors. The FBI evaluated all of the complaints submitted through its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)