The Russian military intelligence unit that attacked the Democratic National Committee four years ago is back with a series of new, more stealthy hacks aimed at campaign staff members, consultants and think tanks associated with both Democrats and Republicans.
That warning was issued on Thursday by the Microsoft Corporation, in an assessment that is far more detailed than any yet made public by American intelligence agencies.
The findings come one day after a government whistle-blower claimed that officials at the White House and the Department of Homeland Security suppressed intelligence concerning Russia's continuing interference because it "made the president look bad," and instructed government analysts to instead focus on interference by China and Iran.
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Hackers sought to break into St. Louis County website | News Headlines | kmov.com
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County officials have confirmed that the county website was abruptly taken down last week because hackers were trying to break in.
County Executive Sam Page's spokesman, Doug Moore, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Wednesday that no sensitive information was exposed in the thwarted hack. The Board of Elections was among the departments impacted, but election officials say they do not store voting information or have access to voting systems on the site.
Hacking concerns in the age of virtual learning
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - With more students learning online, that also means there are more targets for hackers.
"Attackers are always around. Always looking for ways to infiltrate networks," says information technology expert, Will Spencer.
Around the country, some online classes have already been hit by hackers, and Spencer says that cybersecurity should be an around-the-clock priority.
"I think its a 24/7 thing, 365 days a year to protect your network. It's something they should be proactively doing."
St. Louis County, Mo., Takes Down Website to Thwart Hackers
(TNS) — St. Louis County abruptly took its website down on Sept. 1 because hackers were trying to break in, county officials acknowledged on Wednesday.
Doug Moore, a spokesman for County Executive Sam Page, said Wednesday no sensitive information was exposed. Although the Board of Elections was one of the departments affected, election officials emphasized that they do not store voting information or have access to voting systems on the site.
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Protecting yourself from hackers
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - With so many people working and learning from home, hackers and viruses within our computer systems are more prominent than ever.
Microsoft helps Vietnam fight hackers amid US-China cloud rivalry
HO CHI MINH CITY -- The Vietnamese government and Microsoft have stepped up their partnership in cybersecurity, announcing Thursday that local companies including Vietnam Airlines, Sabeco brewery and Petrolimex are taking part in cybersecurity training offered by the U.S. software company.
In December last year, the Vietnamese government announced that it was signing up for Microsoft's Government Security Program, which provides training and cyberthreat updates compiled by the company from around the world. On Thursday, Microsoft disclosed the names of dozens of companies participating in the program.
The global reach of the Chinese government's hackers and thieves | U.S. Embassy in Georgia
Hackers and intellectual property thieves with the People's Republic of China are attacking countries worldwide.
Thieves working to advance the PRC's military and economic development goals have targeted a German pharmaceutical giant, semiconductor producers in Taiwan, and high-tech manufacturers in countries from the U.S. to South Korea to Australia.
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The European Union recently sanctioned two PRC nationals and the Haitai Technology Development Company Limited, all based in China, for "malicious cyber activities that aim to undermine the Union's integrity, security and economic" competitiveness.
Hackers Use Cloud Monitoring Tool to Install Cryptominers
TeamTNT, a recently uncovered hacking group, is weaponizing Weave Scope, a legitimate cloud monitoring tool, to help install cryptominers in cloud environments, according to reports from Microsoft and Intezer .
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The hacking group, which security researchers first spotted in May, uses botnets to help install cryptominers in vulnerable or unprotected Docker containers as well as Kubernetes instances. In August, researchers found the hackers were stealing Amazon Web Services credentials (see: Cryptomining Botnet Steals AWS Credentials ).
Happening on Twitter
We've received a whistleblower complaint alleging DHS suppressed intel reports on Russian election interference, al… https://t.co/kNYqaYZ2tc RepAdamSchiff (from Burbank, CA) Wed Sep 09 18:32:06 +0000 2020
ONE MORE TIME: Schiff Says He's Received 'New Whistleblower Complaint' on Russian Election Meddling https://t.co/Nt4S7jZHzy seanhannity (from NYC) Wed Sep 09 22:18:15 +0000 2020
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