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Julian Assange hits back after CIA director likens WikiLeaks to Isis and Hezbollah
Pompeo said "the world has moved" and pledged that the CIA will now refine how it works to combat "non-state threats" and "state intelligence adversaries."
Fancy Bear: Russian hackers race to exploit Flash bug against US, Europe before it is widely patched
The zero-day vulnerability, which was previously exploited by the BlackOasis group, was made public and patched on 16 October.
NSA hack: Russian hackers allegedly used Kaspersky's software to steal secret cyberweapons
Kremlin hackers allegedly stole confidential data from the home computer of an unnamed NSA contractor, who was reportedly using Kaspersky's anti-virus software.
Russia used spy drones to hack smartphones of Nato soldiers stationed in Eastern Europe
Hackers also reportedly attempted to compromise Nato soldiers' Facebook and iCloud accounts, with at least six soldiers victims of hacks.
Russian hackers targeted election voting systems in 21 states in 2016 race, US government reveals
The announcement comes nearly 10 months after Election Day in November last year.
CYBRID 2017: How will top EU defence ministers respond to a massive cyberattack?
Can the EU stop a massive cyberattack? This new 'war game' will find out.
Western energy sector at risk of total sabotage by new 'Dragonfly' hacking campaign
Resurgence in energy sector attacks linked to 'Dragonfly' cyber espionage unit.
Russia's covert cyber-warfare will end in human death warns Latvia's foreign minister
Edgars Rinkēvičs said Western nations still underestimate Russia's hybrid warfare.
Russian-speaking Turla hackers spying on global embassies with stealthy Gazer backdoor
Security experts say that over the past year Turla hackers have also targeted defence-related organisations.
Why the Russian state 'weaponised' stolen medical records of famous footballers
Amid an alleged state doping scandal, Russian hackers are (again) linked to scandal.
Fancy Bear football leaks: Hackers expose 2010 World Cup players who used banned drugs
The Kremlin-linked hackers claimed that around 160 football players failed drug tests in 2015.
Russian hackers caught using hijacked PDF files to infiltrate G20 task force
'Turla' is a Russian-speaking hacking unit that may be state-sponsored, analysts said.
Fancy Bear hackers now using NSA's EternalBlue exploit to go after hotels in Europe and Middle East
The hackers' new campaign is designed to steal victims' username and hashed passwords via network traffic.
Ukraine's national postal service networks disrupted by two-day DDoS cyberattack
The cyberattack came in two waves and has reportedly disrupted key mailing services.
Beware of new dangerous Android malware that is targeting UK bank customers
Svpeng malware targeting 14 UK banks after hitting 23 countries in a single week.
Hackers break into US election machines in 90 minutes to show flaws in electronic voting
Election hacking? It may be easier than you think.
Has Mandiant been hacked? Cybercriminals leak files and claim 'client data' hijacked
'Leak The Analysts' aims to 'trash the reputation' of legitimate cybersecurity researchers.
Putin vs Macron: Russian spies used fake Facebook personas to snoop on French election
Facebook traced the fake personas to tools used by Russia's GRU military intelligence.
Hollywood reluctant to depict Vladimir Putin over fears 'patriotic hackers' could take revenge
Putin's on-screen portrayals reportedly put on hold amid fears of hacking retaliation.
GCHQ cyber squad believes hackers may have compromised UK energy grid targets
NCSC reportedly revealed that hackers may have infiltrated systems of some targets in the energy sector.
South Carolina voter registration system hit by nearly 150,000 hack attempts on Election Day - report
The report comes amid the ongoing federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US elections.
Russian hackers hit Ireland's power grid in another cyberattack on UK's critical infrastructure
Although there is no evidence to suggest that Irish energy networks were disrupted, security experts reportedly believe hackers have stolen data.
UK's new 'cyber nerve centre' tackled 480 major incidents in its first 8 months
From WannaCry to NotPetya, NCSC experts says 'major' cyber incidents are on the rise.
Ukraine blames Russia for NotPetya, claims 'terminating distribution' of global attacks
Russia has reportedly dismissed the allegations of its involvement in the attacks as 'unfounded'.
'Off the scale' cyber threats to UK power grid raising concerns in energy industry
Growing numbers of IoT devices within the energy industry's technology have also increased risk of potential attacks.
Who hacked the UK parliament? Russian hackers suspected to be behind attempted theft of MPs' records
Hackers reportedly breached less than 1% of parliament's 9,000 email addresses.
UK Parliament cyberattack: What we know so far about hackers' 12-hour-long siege to steal MPs' records
Fears of MPs being blackmailed emerge after hackers launched a 'sustained and determined' cyberattack on Parliament.
Russian hackers trading stolen email addresses and passwords of 1,000 British MPs and top officials online
The log-in credentials of 7,000 police employees and over 1,000 Foreign Office officials were also found online.
Hackers successfully altered US voter data and stole thousands of sensitive records - report
Kremlin hackers reportedly stole around 90,000 voter records from the state of Illinois alone.
Russian hackers targeted voting systems in 21 US states during election, says DHS official
US officials are yet to reveal the names of the states targeted by Kremlin-linked hackers.