The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has revealed a staggering increase in financial losses due to cybercrime in the United States, reaching an unprecedented $12.5 billion in 2023. This represents a 22 percent jump in losses over 2022.
On Thursday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD) stated that the U.S. “isn’t doing enough” to prepare for cyberattacks and placed part of the blame on “wasting time on the Mayorkas impeachment” instead of the cyber issue. Ivey
Two of the world’s most advanced astronomical telescopes, the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii and the Gemini South Telescope in Chile, have been temporarily shut down due to a cyberattack.
On Friday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-FL) argued that China almost certainly uses its legal requirement that software companies in the country have to turn over their source code to find vulnerabilities and launch cyberattacks against
A group of hackers linked to Sudan took credit for denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the websites of Swedish rail companies in revenge for burnings of the Islamic Qur’an.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) stated that China and Russia “have every incentive” to solicit criminal organizations to carry out cyberattacks against the U.S. so they have plausible deniability, and China
On Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby said that the government hopes Vladimir Putin isn’t ignoring President Joe Biden’s warnings on cyberattacks. Co-host Brianna Keilar asked, “Is Putin ignoring Biden’s warning?” Kirby responded, “Well, we certainly
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) argued President Joe Biden needs to hit Russia with a “serious” retaliatory cyberattack and reimpose the sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Kennedy said, “You mentioned
On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Hallie Jackson Reports,” Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) argued the U.S. needs “to move more swiftly,” in the cyber realm and that President Joe Biden “is waiting for the appropriate moment” to respond to recent cyberattacks
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast,” Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL) reacted to President Joe Biden saying that he discussed some critical infrastructure being off-limits to attack with Vladimir Putin by stating that it’s “bizarre that
During a portion of an interview aired on Friday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson stated that she views “cybersecurity as my greater concern than a mob attacking the Capitol.” Gibson said, “I worry a
On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) stated that President Joe Biden should warn Vladimir Putin that if cyberattacks against the U.S. continue, the U.S. will respond with
Approximately 20 percent of the United States’ beef capacity has been “wiped out” following a cyberattack on JBS SA, the largest meat producer in the world, according to a Tuesday report.
Cyprus has said that Turkish hackers attacked its parliament’s website last month. The Cypriot Digital Security Authority investigated the cyber attack, which took place on April 5th, and found that the source came from internet protocol (IP) addresses linked to a Turkish hacker group.
During a press conference on Monday, Attorney General Bill Barr agreed with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s assessment that the cyberattack on the federal government was carried out by the Russians and that the culprit in the attack “certainly appears
On Friday’s “Mark Levin Show,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo commented on the cyberattack on the federal government and said that “we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity.”
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Guy Benson Show,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) stated that he believes the cyberattack on the federal government will make the OPM hack “pale in comparison” and “is the biggest story of the year, probably,
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) stated that the cyberattack on the federal government is “bad” and we don’t know how bad it was. He also stated
Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said on Thursday that her nation is under sustained cyberattack from what senior officials described as “a sophisticated state-based actor.”
A report at the Hindustan Times on Thursday claimed China is conducting a sustained cyberattack against India as part of the showdown between the two nations that left dozens of soldiers dead in a bloody hand-to-hand battle along the disputed border in Ladakh earlier this week.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was the victim of a cyberattack Sunday aimed at slowing down the federal entity’s coronavirus response operations.
Hackers may have stolen the credit card information of thousands of American service members deployed to South Korea, the U.S. military recently conceded.
Kremlin officials confirmed reports on Wednesday that cyberattacks against Russian entities were being launched from U.S. territory, but refused to comment on whether the U.S. military was behind the attacks.
U.S. weapons systems’ are increasingly dependent on computers, rendering “nearly all” of them susceptible to cyber attacks, Congress’s watchdog arm reported Tuesday, stressing that the Pentagon “does not know” the full extent of the threat.
Americans are in a war with China — just not one involving bombs, Jim Phillips, Chairman and CEO of NanoMech said on Friday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight with Rebecca Mansour and guest co-host Rick Manning of Americans for Limited Government.
The Trump administration is imposing new sanctions against Russians who launched cyberattacks against the U.S. or tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections.
Israel’s security chief says his agency, the Shin Bet, has gone on the offensive against hackers trying to carry out cyberattacks against Israel on the internet.
Georgia Representative Tom Graves proposes that victims of cyber attacks should be allowed to “hack back” in defense.
LONDON (AP) — When U.S. senator John McCain told Ukrainian television that the allegedly Russian-backed breach of the Democratic National Committee’s server was “an act of war,” Michael Schmitt cringed.
The New York Times published a report from Internet security firm Symantec that revealed startling ambitions on the part of hackers affiliated with North Korea.
Author and columnist Gordon Chang reviewed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Asia on Monday’s Breitbart News Daily with SiriusXM host Alex Marlow.
A surge of Iranian attacks against the email and social media accounts of U.S. officials has been detected over the past few weeks, with an emphasis on officials involved in crafting Iran policy. Journalists and academics have also been targeted.
In a speech in South Korea, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the Internet needs heavier regulations to “be able to flourish and work properly.”
Director John Brennan has ordered a sweeping reorganization of the CIA, an overhaul designed to make its leaders more accountable and close espionage gaps amid widespread concerns about the spy agency’s limited insights into a series of major global developments.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) emphasized the importance of passing information-sharing legislation designed to enhance cybersecurity during the GOP Weekly Address on Saturday. Transcript (via ABC News Radio) as Follows: “Hi, I’m Senator Ron Johnson, from the great state of Wisconsin.
It has long been suspected that the hackers who worked Sony Pictures over, ostensibly to punish it for insulting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in a satirical film called “The Interview,” involved some assistance from insiders. The self-identified primary
Now that American officials have determined that North Korea was “centrally involved” in the Sony hack, its time to take a closer look at the state that forced Sony Pictures to make an unprecedented decision and cancel the Christmas Day
The FBI claims that the cyberattacks targeting Sony pictures originated from North Korea, but the attack aimed at the film The Interview may have been launched from Iran, China or Russia. The suspicion of the three other countries derives from