China Has Some Of The Best Hackers In The World. Its Government Wants To Keep Them There.
In May, DEF CON held the first ever China version of its long-running hacking conference. Its founder sees it as a step to building ties with the world's other major hacking power.
The FBI Has Launched An Operation To Take Down A Massive Russian Botnet
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it has seized control of a key server in a network of 500,000 routers hacked by the Kremlin.
How Two Persian Gulf Nations Turned The US Media Into Their Battleground
For the last year, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have been leaking emails to journalists.
Iran Joins Russia In Banning Telegram
Iran's ban of the messaging app is an effort to force Iranians to use apps the government monitors closely.
Key Cybersecurity Officials Have Left The White House, But DHS Says That Won't Hurt Cooperation
The DHS and UK plan to keep naming foreign governments believed to be responsible for hacking campaigns, they say.
Twitter Has Banned Kaspersky Lab From Buying Ads On Its Platform
The social media company pointed to the Department of Homeland Security's decision last year to ban the Russian company's antivirus software from government computers.
Pennsylvania Will Eliminate Paperless Voting Machines In Time For The 2020 Election
The largest swing state that can't fully audit its votes says that'll be fixed by the next presidential election.
Russian Trolls Used Reddit To Post Cat Pictures, Racist Jokes, And Political Controversy
The Internet Research Agency's most popular accounts on Reddit had a range of political views, but posted them among photos of cute pets.
These Messages Show Julian Assange Talked About Seeking Hacked Files From Guccifer 2.0
DMs tie Assange to a Russia-linked hacker β and raise new questions about his Seth Rich conspiracy theory.
Everyone Agrees That All Voting Machines Should Leave A Paper Trail. Here's Why It Won't Happen.
Thirteen states still use voting machines that don't leave a paper trail, which means in a close vote there's nothing to recount. A recent spending bill didn't provide enough money to fix the problem.
The US Has Charged 9 Hackers From Iran With Stealing Information From A Wide Range Of US Targets
The indictment is unlikely to lead to trials but serves as a warning to other international hackers who will see their ability to travel to countries friendly with the United States severely limited.
New Voting Machines Have Been Declared A National Security Priority. And Congress Looks Likely To Pay For Them.
Funding to help states replace voting machines that don't provide a paper trail was included in an omnibus spending bill after the secretary of homeland security calls replacing the machines a national security priority.
The Trump Administration Is Accusing Russia Of Trying To Hack The US Power Grid
The Department of Homeland Security previously said someone had conducted a sophisticated campaign, but it didn't accuse Russia until Thursday.
The Trump Administration Has Imposed Sanctions On The 13 Russians Mueller Indicted For Election Meddling
The new sanctions appear to accept special counsel Robert Mueller's findings of how Russia sought to influence the 2016 election.
The GOP Couldn't Recount The Votes In PA Even If It Wanted. There's No Paper Trail To Audit.
Pennsylvania's use of older electronic voting machines that don't leave a paper trail means there'd be no way to audit most voters' choices.
A Former Manager At The Russian "Troll Factory" Is Now Living In The US, Report Says
The Russian news outlet TV Rain reported that Agata Burdonova moved to the US in December.
The Russians Indicted Friday Can't Ever Travel To A Country Friendly With The US
Russia doesn't extradite its citizens to the United States. But that doesn't mean the 13 Russians accused of meddling will get away with it.
If Only The FBI Had Asked YouTube What It Knew About Nikolas Cruz
YouTuber Ben Bennight had alerted the FBI that someone named Nikolas Cruz left a threatening remark on his channel. The FBI said Thursday it couldn't identify Cruz, but it apparently didn't ask YouTube.
As The Olympics Deal With A Cyberattack, All Eyes Are On Russia
The 2018 Winter Games were hit Friday with a cyberattack, officials confirm β and Russia is the prime suspect.
Here's How The Winter Olympics Are Connected To Russia's Hacking Of The US Election
As the Winter Games begin in South Korea β without Russia, which has been banned for cheating β itβs clear that the hack of the World Anti-Doping Agency came from the same playbook Russia used in elections around the world.