Tag: cyberattacks

To guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’

If space systems such as GPS were hacked and knocked offline, much of the world would instantly be returned to the communications and navigation technologies of the 1950s. Yet space cybersecurity is largely invisible to the public at a time of heightened geopolitical tensions. Cyberattacks on satellites have occurred since the 1980s, but the global […]

Poland restricts Russian diplomats after allegations of cyberattacks

Poland is to restrict the movement of Russian diplomats on the grounds that Russia is engaging in hybrid warfare targeting Poland and the European Union, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski announced in Brussels on Monday. Sikorski said a diplomatic note to this effect would soon be sent to the Russian embassy in Warsaw. The restrictions will […]

Germany’s Baerbock again criticizes Russia over cyberattacks

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has again criticized Russia following cyberattacks on the governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) and German companies. “We see that the Russian war is being waged at all levels,” Baerbock said on Tuesday during her visit to the Pacific state of Fiji. This included the blockade of Ukrainian grain exports, but […]

China ‘targets senior UK politicians with cyberattacks’

China is believed to have targeted a group of senior MPs and peers with a fresh series of cyberattacks aimed at undermining UK democracy. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden is expected to tell the UK Parliament on Monday that Beijing is behind a wave of state-backed interference, the Sunday Times reported. A small group of […]

Biden to sign order aimed at protecting U.S. ports from cyberattacks

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Wednesday aimed at boosting the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to respond to maritime cybersecurity threats. Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, told reporters Tuesday that the order will give the U.S. Coast Guard the authority to respond to malicious cyber activity […]

Number of cyberattacks on Ukraine increased by 16% in 2023

Last year, the number of cyberattacks in Ukraine increased by 15.9% compared to 2022, making the overall number of 2,543 documented cases. Source: press service of the State Service of Special Communications, reported by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Details: According to the government’s computer emergency response team CERT-UA, 347 cyberattacks were recorded against the government and […]