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January 19, 2022 - Poland has raised its nationwide cybersecurity threat level following the cyberattack on Ukrainian government sites last week. Read more
January 17, 2022 - NATO has signed a deal with Ukraine to 'deepen' cyber cooperation between the two countries after the latest cyber attack on Ukrainian government websites, and worries about a coming full scale Russian invasion on the country. Read more
January 14, 2022 - The Ukrainian Information Ministry said that 'the first data suggests' today's cyberattack on Ukrainian websites was 'carried out by the Russian Federation'. Read more
January 14, 2022 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set to sign a cyber deal with Ukraine and increase cyber warfare cooperation after Ukrainian websites were hacked according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday. Read more
January 14, 2022 - Russia has conducted a special operation against the hacker group REvil on Friday, dismantled the group and charged 15 of the group's members at the request of the United States, according to the FSB domestic intelligence service. Read more
January 14, 2022 - Ukrainian government websites have been hacked in a massive cyberattack and are temporarily down. Read more
January 13, 2022 - U.S. Cyber Command has officially confirmed that Iran's intelligence ministry is connected to the cyber espionage group MuddyWater which steals data from computer networks globally. Read more
January 3, 2022 - The Jerusalem Post website was hacked and replaced with a photo of a rocket coming out of a ring, similar to the ring worn by top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani with the message "We are close to you where you do not think about it". Read more
December 15, 2021 - There is a widespread outage of internet services due to Amazon servers (AWS) being down. Thousands of people have reported a problem with the service and down detector shows a recent spike in downtime. Read more
December 12, 2021 - China, who has long been the world's top cyberattack country responsible for a whopping 41.4% of the world's cyberattacks has admitted that both Taiwan and India are striking back with cyberattacks of their own. Read more
December 7, 2021 - The outages that have taken down many web services appear to have all been caused by problems with Amazon Web Services which many of the other apps experiencing downtime depend on. Read more
December 7, 2021 - Web services including Amazon, Ring, Disney+, AWS, Chime, Netflix appear to have went down for many users all over the world. Read more
December 7, 2021 - Both the Amazon web and services crashed worldwide on Tuesday at around 10:30AM ET. Web and services crashed at around the same time. Read more
Poland Raises Cybersecurity Terror Threat Level Following Attack On Ukrainian Government Sites - Poland has raised its nationwide cybersecurity threat level following the cyberattack on Ukrainian government sites last week.
The Polish Defense Ministry stated "The introduction of this alert level means that public administration will be obliged to conduct increased monitoring of the security of ICT systems. It is due to the possibility of a possible security breach of electronic communications".
Microsoft had responded to the Ukrainian government cyberattack by saying "These systems span multiple government, non-profit, and information technology organizations, all based in Ukraine".
Serhiy Demedyuk, deputy secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council stated "We believe preliminarily that the group UNC1151 may be involved in this attack".
NATO Signs Deal With Ukraine To Deepen Cyber Cooperation - NATO has signed a deal with Ukraine to 'deepen' cyber cooperation between the two countries after the latest cyber attack on Ukrainian government websites, and worries about a coming full scale Russian invasion on the country.
Ukraine says that it has evidence that Russia was behind the cyber attacks on its government websites, something that Russia has denied involvement in.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated on Friday that cyber experts from NATO are already on the ground in Ukraine working with them regarding the latest cyber attack.
Stoltenberg said that the new cyber agreement with Ukraine will 'enhanced cyber cooperation, including Ukrainian access to NATO’s malware information sharing platform'.
Ukraine: Data Suggests Cyberattack Carried Out By Russian Federation - The Ukrainian Information Ministry said that 'the first data suggests' today's cyberattack on Ukrainian websites was 'carried out by the Russian Federation'.
"Contrary to the allegations of the attackers, the leakage of data, including personal data, did not occur" the Ministry stated.
NATO Signing Cyber Deal With Ukraine After Cyber Attack On Ukrainian Websites - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is set to sign a cyber deal with Ukraine and increase cyber warfare cooperation after Ukrainian websites were hacked according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday.
Stoltenberg put out a statement on Friday saying "Allied experts in (the) country are also supporting the Ukrainian authorities on the ground".
"In the coming days, NATO and Ukraine will sign an agreement on enhanced cyber cooperation, including Ukrainian access to NATO’s malware information sharing platform" he said.
Russia Dismantles REvil Hacker Group At Request Of U.S. - Russia has conducted a special operation against the hacker group REvil on Friday, dismantled the group and charged 15 of the group's members at the request of the United States, according to the FSB domestic intelligence service.
The FSB stated "The organized criminal association has ceased to exist and the information infrastructure used for criminal purposes was neutralized".
In November the United States stated that it was offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of anyone holding a key position within the REvil hacker organization.
Ukrainian Government Sites Hacked In A Massive Cyberattack - Ukrainian government websites have been hacked in a massive cyberattack and are temporarily down.
A Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman stated "Our specialists are already working on restoring the work of IT systems & the cyber police opened an investigation".
The hacked message on the websites include the following text written in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish: "Ukrainian! All your personal data has been uploaded to the public network. All data on the computer is destroyed, it is impossible to recover them. All information about you has become public, be afraid and expect the worst".
Ukraine's Ministry of Defense websites, e-government services website and education ministry are also temporarily down.
US Cyber Command Confirms Iran's Intelligence Ministry Connected To MuddyWater Hacker Group - U.S. Cyber Command has officially confirmed that Iran's intelligence ministry is connected to the cyber espionage group MuddyWater which steals data from computer networks globally.
MuddyWater is an Iranian threat group, and a 'subordinate element' of Iran's intelligence ministry 'that conducts domestic surveillance to identify regime opponents. It also surveils anti-regime activists abroad through its network of agents placed in Iran’s embassies' according to a notice by the Cyber National Mission Force Public Affairs.
Israeli News Site Hacked With Picture Of Rocket Attack, Evidence Points To Iran - The Jerusalem Post website was hacked and replaced with a photo of a rocket coming out of a ring, similar to the ring worn by top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani with the message "We are close to you where you do not think about it".
The Jerusalem Post tweeted "We are aware of the apparent hacking of our website, alongside a direct threat of Israel. We are working to resolve the issue & thank readers for your patience and understanding".
Two weeks prior, a Twitter account with the handle @iraninarabic_ir in Arabic that is known to be associated with Iran had tweeted an image that threatens to destroy Israel in 2022.
The Twitter account posted an image of the nation of Israel built with nails and matches, along with a book of matches and reads "Ballistic Matchstick" in both Hebrew and English along with an Iranian flag. The text also reads "Just try and you will see".
That threat came only days after Iranian newspaper "Tehran Times" posted an image marking all of Iran's alleged targets in Israel with the caption "Just one wrong move".
Widespread Internet Service Outages - There is a widespread outage of internet services due to Amazon servers (AWS) being down. Thousands of people have reported a problem with the service and down detector shows a recent spike in downtime.
Taiwan And India Strike Back At China With Cyberattacks Of Their Own - China, who has long been the world's top cyberattack country responsible for a whopping 41.4% of the world's cyberattacks has admitted that both Taiwan and India are striking back with cyberattacks of their own.
These new dynamics have struck fear into China. In fact so much so that their mouthpiece Global Times has openly admitted that both India and China have become a threat to China.
The Global Times stated that an advanced Taiwanese persistent threat (APT) organization named GreenSpot has been targeting Beijing and the Fujian Province with cyberattacks.
China's security company says that the Taiwan company called ThreatBook targets Chinese government agencies and aerospace and scientific military research institutes stealing high valued data and classified intel.
GreenSpot has carried out large-scale phishing attacks on Chinese universities stealing not just intelligence but also releasing Trojan Horse viruses into Chinese systems.
India is also giving China a headache and giving China a difficult time. A Delhi based hacker team has been carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese government agencies and defense departments in both China as well as Pakistan. China says that this hacker group may become the largest cyberattack team in South Asia.
The CEO of Antiy Labs, China's top cybersecurity company stated "In 2021, the group began targeted attacks on Chinese institutions for intelligence theft".
The hackers set up phishing websites, attacked mobile devices with malicious applications and embedded Trojans written using Python to steal documents, passwords from browser caches and information about the hacked systems.
Outages With Internet Services Appear To Be Related To AWS - The outages that have taken down many web services appear to have all been caused by problems with Amazon Web Services which many of the other apps experiencing downtime depend on.
*BREAKING* Websites Go Down Across The Globe - Web services including Amazon, Ring, Disney+, AWS, Chime, Netflix appear to have went down for many users all over the world.
Amazon Goes Down Worldwide: Both Web And Service Crash - Both the Amazon web and services crashed worldwide on Tuesday at around 10:30AM ET. Web and services crashed at around the same time.
Many Amazon customers attempting to purchase Christmas gifts were left frustrated when they found out that the services were down. The website is down for most people, though only some users were reporting problems with the app.
