Discussions held between outgoing US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice President He Lifeng on virtual call -WASHINGTON- (AA) The US has raised concern over China’s “malicious” cyber activity while Beijing raised trade restrictions imposed by Washington during a high-level virtual meeting between the two countri...
The White House has revealed that the Treasury Department’s sanctions office was compromised in a cyberattack suspected to be orchestrated by Chinese hackers. This major breach targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control. It is responsible for enforcing U.S. sanctions, as well as the Treasury Secretary’s office. Spokesperson Kari...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Treasury Department’s sanctions office was breached by Chinese government hackers, according to a report published Wednesday. Citing US officials, The Washington Post reported that the hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which implements sanctions on countries and individuals, as w...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Beijing dismissed as “false” the claims that the US Treasury was breached in a “major cybersecurity incident,” state media reported. “These unfounded accusations (are) lacking evidence,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters in Beijing. Mao’s comments came in response to a report by US-bas...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The White House has confirmed that a ninth US telecommunications company was breached as part of an extensive Chinese hacking campaign targeting critical infrastructure in the US and other nations. The cyber-espionage group referred to as “Salt Typhoon,” also known by aliases such as Earth Estries, Famo...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director Kash Patel was targeted in a potential Iran-backed cyberattack. CBS News, citing two sources familiar with the matter, reported that hackers targeted Patel’s communications, but what is being evaluated is if they succeeded and how much access they had to the dat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An investigation by the FBI and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has uncovered a significant cyber-espionage campaign targeting US commercial telecommunications infrastructure. The ongoing probe exposed how Chinese-affiliated actors infiltrated networks of multiple telecommunications companie...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The cyber defense agency charged with keeping foreign actors from infiltrating Canada’s computer networks identified India as a cyber threat for the first time, according to a recent report. “We assess that Indian state-sponsored cyber threat actors likely conduct cyber threat activity against the Government of Canada ne...
If Israel can turn pagers and walkie-talkies into bombs, more critical infrastructure such as transportation systems or even medical equipment will also become insecure, expressing the urgent need for accountability and compliance with international law Muslim Network TV Analysis BIURET, Lebanon (MNTV) – The detonation of communication d...
