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US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

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US and UK go after Chinese hackers accused of state-backed operation against politicians, dissidents

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers linked to the Chinese government launched a sweeping, state-backed operation that targeted U.S. officials, journalists, corporations, pro-democracy activists and the U.K.’s election watchdog, American and British authorities said Monday in announcing a set of criminal charges and sanctions. The intention of the campaign, which officials say began in 2010, was to harass critics of the Chinese government, steal trade secrets of American corporations and to spy on and track high-level political…

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A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers

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A chilling Russian cyber aim in Ukraine: Digital dossiers

BOSTON (AP) — Russia’s relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated. But most of its hacking is focused on a different goal that gets less attention but has chilling potential consequences: data collection. Ukrainian agencies breached on the eve of the Feb. 24 invasion include the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which oversees the police, national guard and border patrol. A month earlier, a national database of automobile insurance policies…

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Secret Service accelerates crackdown on Covid-19 scams

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Secret Service accelerates crackdown on Covid-19 scams

Now, the agency is stepping up its efforts to claw back the billions more that Covid-19-related fraud has cost the economy by tapping a senior official to work with law enforcement agencies across the country on the issue. Roy Dotson, who has spent nearly three decades in law enforcement, will be the agency’s point person for working with big banks to seize stolen Covid-19 recovery funds, and with the Justice Department to help crack down…

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Security Researchers Warn of Uptick in Election Spam

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Security Researchers Warn of Uptick in Election Spam

Hackers continue to take advantage of election-related anxiety to launch cyberattacks by email at greater volumes than would usually be expected, security companies say. Fraudulent emails that attempt to lure users into clicking on links that deliver ransomware and other viruses are often designed around current affairs, such as the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and elections. They usually pose as authorities, or say the emails include attachments that promise new information, but which are actually…

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