Trump Fires FBI Director Over Clinton Probe, Amid Russia Investigation

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired James Comey, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI who was leading an investigation into alleged links between Trump and Russia. The White House announced on Tuesday that Comey was fired on the "clear recommendation" of Deputy Attorney...

The NSA Confirms It: Russia Hacked French Election ‘Infrastructure’

NSA Director Michael Rogers provides the first US government confirmation that Russia successfully compromised elements of the French election. The post The NSA Confirms It: Russia Hacked French Election ‘Infrastructure’ appeared first on WIRED...

Facebook's Observations on Information Operations and the 2016 US Election

Facebook published paper on the information operations it has seen, as well as some observations regarding the recent US election. It's interesting reading...

Hackers Hit Macron With Huge Email Leak Ahead of French Election

The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron confirms it's been the target of a successful hacking operation. The post Hackers Hit Macron With Huge Email Leak Ahead of French Election appeared first on WIRED...

US Sanctions Didn’t Stop Russia’s Election Hacking—Or Even Slow It Down

The Fancy Bear group's continued attacks on electoral campaigns shows how easily the Kremlin brushed off Obama's sanctions. The post US Sanctions Didn't Stop Russia's Election Hacking---Or Even Slow It Down appeared first on WIRED...

The Time Has Arrived to Embrace Hackers

BOSTON—More than ever, hackers are getting a welcoming embrace from law enforcement, governments and business. Bug bounties and vulnerability disclosure programs are becoming the norm across industry, and hackers are no longer universally viewed as a pariah. Simultaneously, however, groups such a...

Pawn Storm: The Power of Social Engineering

In our latest report on Pawn Storm a.k.a. APT28, Fancy Bear, Strontium, etc., researchers expose the scope and scale of the cyber espionage group’s attacks but more importantly their cyber tradecraft. Our researchers have observed activity going back seven years targeting government, military,...

Fake News at Work in Spam Kingpin’s Arrest?

Over the past several days, many Western news media outlets have predictably devoured thinly-sourced reporting from a Russian publication that the arrest last week of a Russian spam kingpin in Spain was related to hacking attacks linked to last year’s U.S. election. While there is scant evidence...

Suspected Kelihos Botnet Operator Arrested in Spain

Update Tuesday, April 11: The arrest of a Russian man in Spain was apparently for his role in Kelihos botnet responsible for sending hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide. A Russian computer hacker and alleged spam kingpin was arrested in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday reportedly over...

Google, Jigsaw Partner on Free Tools to Secure Elections

Alphabet subsidiary Jigsaw announced on Tuesday that it and Google would offer a free suite of security tools aimed at securing political elections. The announcement was fresh off a tense House Intelligence Committee meeting on Monday during which FBI Director James Comey confirmed that the burea...

Russian Hacker behind 'NeverQuest' Malware, Wanted by FBI, Is Arrested in Spain

A Russian computer hacker wanted by the FBI on hacking allegations was arrested and jailed in Spain earlier this week, while a decision on his extradition to the United States has yet to be made. The Guardia Civil, Spanish law enforcement agency officers, have detained 32-year-old Stanislav Lisov...

APT28: At the Center of the Storm

On Jan. 6, 2017, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence released its Intelligence Community Assessment: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections. Still, questions persist about Russian involvement. Did the Russian government direct the group responsible for the...

US Voting Systems Deemed Critical Infrastructure

The Department of Homeland Security has designated the U.S. voting infrastructure, including voting machines and registration databases, as critical infrastructure. On Friday, Secretary Jeh Johnson elevated the voting infrastructure to a critical infrastructure subsector under the existing...

On Russia's Involvement in the US Election, Burlington Electric, Firecrypt, and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week, including on this week’s U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing, the Burlington Electric ‘Hack’ and attribution, FireCrypt, and Security Without Borders. Download: ThreatpostNewsWrapJanuary62017.mp3 Music by Chris Gonsalves...

U.S. Intelligence Report Due Next Week on Election Hack

The various branches of the U.S. intelligence community said they will next week deliver a joint report that corroborates claims that Russian intelligence attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election. Outgoing Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper also confirmed to a U.S...

FBI-DHS Report Links Fancy Bear Gang to Election Hacks

In a report released Thursday the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Department of Homeland Security implicated Russian hacking group Fancy Bear in attacks against several election-related targets. According to the Joint Analysis Report, the hacking group Fancy Bear, believed to have ties...

Obama Expels 35 Russian Spies Over Election Hacking; Russia Responds With Duck Meme

The United States has expelled 35 Russian spies in response to Russia's alleged interference in last month's presidential election, further escalating tensions between the countries. The US state department has declared 35 diplomatic intelligence officials from the Russian embassy in Washington D...

SQL Injection Attack is Tied to Election Commission Breach

Just as cybersecurity concerns over the U.S. presidential election reach a fevered pitch, the U.S. agency responsible for certifying that voting machines work properly says it may have been hacked. That’s after independent researchers say they uncovered evidence that hackers have infiltrated the...

President Obama Orders 'Full Review' of Possible Russian hacking in US Election

In his final month in office, President Barack Obama has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a "full review" of pre-election cyber attacks against Democratic Party organizations that many believe affected the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The United States intelligence...

Risk of Election Day Cyberattacks Low According To Cyber Chatter

Security experts monitoring cyber-chatter for virtual and real-world threats against U.S. Election Day targets say so far, so good. They don’t believe there will be cyberattack or al-Qaeda terror attack come Election Day. That’s not to say the U.S. government isn’t ready for the worst. The White...