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Hackers deface Roblox accounts with pro-Trump messages
By Sudais Asif Roblox has over 100 million registered users but only a handful of accounts were compromised. As the US presidential election is nearby, voters across the 50 state empire are betting on their candidates in light of the proposals they offer. However, some are going far enough to tak...
Phishing Attacks against Trump and Biden Campaigns
Google's threat analysts have identified state-level attacks from China. I hope both campaigns are working under the assumption that everything they say and do will be dumped on the Internet before the election. That feels like the most likely outcome...
China and Iran Tried to Hack the Biden and Trump Campaigns
Plus: An iOS zero day, surveillance planes, and more of the week's top security news...
Trump, Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted By APT Phishing Emails
With the U.S. presidential election months away, advanced persistent threat APT groups are targeting the campaign staffers of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden in recent phishing attacks. On Thursday, Shane Huntley with Google’s Threat Analysis Group said on Twitter that two separate phishing...
REvil hackers allegedly sold Trump’s data now targeting food distributors
By Sudais Asif REvil hackers are now demanding $7.5 million ransom. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil hackers allegedly sold Trump's data now targeting food distributors...
REvil hackers leaks email conversation on Trump amid ransom demand
By Sudais Asif The leak came a day after the REvil ransomware group demanded $42 million to keep Trump’s ‘dirty laundry’ offline. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: REvil hackers leaks email conversation on Trump amid ransom demand...
Hackers Claim to Have ‘Dirty Laundry’ About Donald Trump
Plus: Warrantless surveillance, an iOS zero-day glut, and more of the week's top security news...
Pay $42m or Trump’s ‘dirty laundry’ goes online – REvil ransomware hackers
By Waqas The REvil ransomware attack which is also known as Sodinokibi. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pay $42m or Trump’s ‘dirty laundry’ goes online - REvil ransomware hackers...
Who’s Behind the “Reopen” Domain Surge?
The past few weeks have seen a large number of new domain registrations beginning with the word "reopen" and ending with U.S. city or state names. The largest number of them were created just hours after President Trump sent a series of all-caps tweets urging citizens to "liberate" themselves fro...
Vote by Mail Isn't Perfect. But It's Essential in a Pandemic
Despite Donald Trump's invective, the spread of Covid-19 has made the expansion of absentee voting critical...
The Defense Production Act Won’t Fix America’s N95 Face Mask Shortage
The Trump administration put off using the DPA for weeks. Now it may be too late to help secure N95 masks where they're needed most...
Coronavirus ‘Financial Relief’ Phishing Attacks Spike
Researchers are warning of an upward surge in social-engineering lures in malicious emails that promise victims financial relief during the coronavirus pandemic. The slew of campaigns piggy-back on news of governments mulling financial relief packages, in response to the economic stall brought on...
Trump, Sanders Are the Top Brands for Cybercriminals
Unwanted and malicious emails using political-themed lures has spiked as the presidential primary season cranks into high gear – with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders representing the lion’s share of subject line themes. Since the beginning of the year, Proofpoint researchers have tracked subject...
Federal Agency that maintains secure communication for Trump got hacked
By Deeba Ahmed The United States’ federal defense agency is responsible for ensuring safe communications with many high profile people including Trump. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Federal Agency that maintains secure communication for Trump got hacked...
How Trump Hollowed Out US National Security
Acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell is just the latest in a cascade of temporary or vacant personnel in critical government positions...
Donald Trump Now Has the Senate GOP's Blessing to Undermine Democracy
After making it through a criminal investigation and political impeachment unscathed, Trump now has free rein to invite election interference and more...
Donald Trump's 'National Security' Impeachment Defense Is a Red Herring
The president’s cry-wolf strategy is straight from Richard Nixon’s playbook...
Did Donald Trump and Iran Use Twitter to Prevent a War?
Tweets from US president Donald Trump and Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif Tuesday offered a fascinating glimpse at how world leaders can communicate more quickly and directly than ever in times of crisis...