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...

Trump's Ukraine Delusion, Tesla's Ford Showdown, and More News

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Trump's Ukraine Server Delusion Is Spreading

Even secretary of state Mike Pompeo has given credence to Trump's demonstrably wrong theory that Ukraine hacked the DNC...

Pompeo Was Riding High—Until the Ukraine Mess Exploded

The US secretary of state may be a Trump favorite, but the Ukraine scandal appears to threaten Mike Pompeo’s ambitions for higher office...

Trump Takes Aim at the 'Open Skies' Cold War Treaty With Russia

The Open Skies treaty has provided invaluable intelligence for its 34 signatory countries. Now Donald Trump reportedly wants out...