Tag: Cyber

National Security

Twitter hires hacker ‘Mudge’ as head of security

Spencer Neale · November 17, 2020 12:14 am

In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo illustration, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles.

Norwegian parliament hit by ‘significant’ cyberattack

Zach Halaschak · September 1, 2020 7:31 pm

National Security

Israel says it fended off North Korean hackers trying to infiltrate defense firms

Zach Halaschak · August 12, 2020 7:04 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump admits he authorized 2018 cyberattack on Russian troll farm

Anthony Leonardi · July 11, 2020 2:38 am

President-elect Trump recently angered Chinese officials when he spoke with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen earlier this month, breaking from decades of precedent. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)

Let’s get serious about US-Taiwan cybersecurity cooperation

Mathew Ha · May 19, 2020 4:00 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Decoding Mark Esper

Jamie McIntyre · May 8, 2020 3:00 am

National Security

Iranian cyberattack targeted Israeli infrastructure during coronavirus pandemic: Report

Zach Halaschak · May 7, 2020 7:04 pm

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Cybercriminals target coronavirus fears

Grant Gross · March 27, 2020 3:00 am

FILE - In this April 5, 2009 file photo, the Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington. Really? The Supreme Court's big health care decision means 30 million or more uninsured Americans are soon going to have coverage? It's far from that simple. The ruling points a way forward for millions who canât get affordable coverage because theyâve been sick, self-employed or otherwise shut out of insurance plans that most Americans get in the workplace. But the path is clouded for millions more: the people on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder who are expected to be reached by a major expansion of Medicaid.

Health and Human Services hit with cyberattack

John Gage · March 16, 2020 1:28 pm

Coronavirus email scams: Secret Service warns to beware of fraudsters

Anna Giaritelli · March 10, 2020 4:53 pm

National Security

FBI and Homeland Security issue bulletin warning of potential Iranian cyber and terror threats

Zach Halaschak · January 8, 2020 11:34 pm

This image provided by the Twitter page of @fendifille shows a computer at Greater Preston CCG as Britain's National Health Service is investigating "an issue with IT" Friday May 12, 2017.

Iran blamed for cyberattack against Saudi Arabia

Tim Pearce · January 8, 2020 5:07 pm