Tag: government
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Baltimore suburb confirms August data breach after ransomware claims
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, said an intruder stole files from government systems, and investigators are working to assess how much data was exposed. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/anne-arundel-county-maryland-confirms-data-breach
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BAE Systems cyberattack disrupts US federal court operations
The Administrative Office of the US Courts says a cyberattack on government contractor BAE Systems has taken down the notice system used by federal bankruptcy courts. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bae-systems-cyberattack-disrupts-us-federal-court-operations/
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Federal bankruptcy courts dealing with outages after contractor cyberattack
The incident, which involved a government contractor, has halted all production of bankruptcy notices. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/federal-bankruptcy-courts-dealing-with-cyberattack-outage
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Governments are hacking people with ‘zero-click’ spyware by showing them online ads
The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/citizen-lab-says-governments-are-abusing-online-ads-to-hack-people-with-zero-click-spyware/
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Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government
Silent Lynx, a group likely based in Kazakhstan, targets Russian energy and government entities in espionage campaigns across Central Asia. Researchers from Cisco Talos and Recorded Future published a detailed paper on a threat actor they call Silent Lynx (aka UAT-6275, TAG-193), a Kazakhstan nexus group conducting espionage across Central Asia. The targets include the…
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The Guardian view on food security: we have justtime, we need justcase | Editorial
Experts are warning that the UK is unprepared for crises. A refrigerator cyber-attack scare in France is the latest reminder of the risksWhat’s worrying French supermarket bosses should be prompting British ministers to action. On Sunday, hackers <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u”>forced up the temperatures of refrigerators in hundreds of food stores across France to as high as…
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Citizen Lab Traces Zero-Click Candiru Spyware Infections at Al Jazeera to Targeted Online Ads
Candiru, an Israeli maker of spyware sold to governments, infected devices at the news network Al Jazeera through ordinary online ads, in attacks that needed no click or other action from the user, researchers at the Citizen Lab said Thursday.The hidden attack code ran the moment an ad loaded on the screen, and in some…
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Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR Flaw to Deploy Reverse Shell in CIS Government Attacks
The threat actor known as Silent Lynx has been attributed to a fresh set of attacks targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).The activity, observed from June 2025 through August 2026, involves four different infection chains that make use of macro-enabled documents, PS2EXE downloaders, GitHub-hosted PowerShell, and crafted WinRAR archives First seen…
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Suspected Kazakhstan-linked hackers target governments across former Soviet states
A roughly 2-year-old cyber-espionage campaign against Central Asian states appears to originate in Kazakhstan, researchers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/suspected-kazakhstan-phishing-central-asia-espionage
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AdFection: Beyond the Click: Citizen Lab Exposes Ad-Delivered Spyware Networks
Spyware vendors use online ad infrastructure to profile targets and deliver exploits without requiring users to click anything. The investigation links Discover-Tech to Candiru, an Israeli spyware vendor that the US government placed on its Entity List in 2021. Candiru has since used the name Integrity Labs. Citizen Lab also identified links involving other surveillance…
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Russian Influence Operation Widely Targets Latin America
The AI-enabled operation used spoofed emails, fake government documents, and the creation of a local organization to target schools in Peru and Ecuador, among other efforts. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-influence-operation-targeting-latin-america
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UK Legal Aid Agency hack worse than thought, with stolen records dating back to 1978
A cyberattack on Britain’s Legal Aid Agency (LAA) stole far older and broader records than the government previously disclosed. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-legal-aid-cyberattack-data
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UK Legal Aid Agency hack worse than thought, with stolen records dating back to 1978
A cyberattack on Britain’s Legal Aid Agency (LAA) stole far older and broader records than the government previously disclosed. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-legal-aid-cyberattack-data
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Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online ads to hack people with ‘zero-click’ spyware
The digital rights unit found evidence that dozens of devices at media organization Al Jazeera were hacked after being shown malicious online ads. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/10/15/citizen-lab-says-governments-are-abusing-online-ads-to-hack-people-with-zero-click-spyware/
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Iron Man Phishing-as-a-Service Kit Impersonates Banks, Couriers and Government Agencies Worldwide
Iron Man System, a commercial phishing-as-a-service platform supplying criminals with ready-made websites impersonating banks, couriers, tax agencies, traffic authorities, and other trusted organizations worldwide. Researchers purchased a license through human intelligence operations and deployed the kit inside an isolated laboratory. Packet captures and configuration analysis connected the working deployment to vendor-controlled infrastructure, providing evidence beyond…
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India Mandates Registered Caller Name Display on 4G and Newer Networks From November 1
The Indian government has directed telecom service providers (TSPs) in the country to mandatorily display callers’ registered names along with their numbers for incoming calls starting November 1, 2026, in an effort to help people identify calls from unknown numbers and tackle spam or fraudulent calls.To that end, the Department of Telecommunications has issued a…
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UAT-6275 Hackers Use WinRAR Exploit and GitHub PowerShell to Target CIS Governments
An espionage campaign targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), with additional interest in water, environmental, and energy sectors. The investigation found four infection chains active from June 2025 through 2026. The attackers used macro-enabled Word documents, PS2EXE-built executables, malicious shortcuts that launched GitHub-hosted PowerShell, and a crafted WinRAR archive that exploited…
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Spyware manufacturer had access to data harvested by former Polish government, current PM says
Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who ordered the investigation, on Monday called the sprawling spyware operation spearheaded by the country’s previous ruling party “one of the biggest scandals in Polish history since the fall of communism.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/spyware-manufacturer-had-access-to-data-harvested-by-previous-polish-government
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Senators press Trump admin to rally federal government around AI safety, security
The letter argues federal agencies should more rigorously test AI models for security threats and sandbox evasion, set new safety standards and lean into defensive AI. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/congress-presses-trump-administration-ai-safety-cybersecurity/
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Break the silence: Kazakhstan-nexus UAT-6275 targets CIS government organizations
Tags: governmentTalos and Recorded Future identified UAT-6275 activity targeting government organizations across the Commonwealth of Independent States. Recovered artifacts show additional interest in water resources and energy. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/break-the-silence-kazakhstan-nexus-uat-6275-targets-cis-government-organizations/
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Russian Influence Operation Widely Targeting Latin America
The AI-enabled operation used spoofed emails, fake government documents, and the creation of a local organization to target schools in Peru and Ecuador, among other efforts. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/russian-influence-operation-targeting-latin-america
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Bank of England and IMF bosses warn of cyber threat to trust in financial system
Kristalina Georgieva says online fraud could lead people to opt out of system and turn to ‘shoeboxes under their bed'<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/oct/14/imf-rising-government-borrowing-costs-inflation-oil-stock-markets-latest-news-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>The heads of the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund have issued a stark warning that rising cyber-attacks risk undermining trust in the financial system.Speaking on a panel about online…
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Anthropic Rolls Out Defenses to Block AI Model Distillation
Claude Maker Says Safeguards Cut Illicit Reasoning Extraction by 10 to 100 Times. Anthropic said Tuesday it developed new methods to styme competitors from distilling its reasoning models, an ongoing problem for which the company has asked for government support. Anthropic says it will limit the portability of thinking blocks from one model to another.…
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West African scammers targeted in joint international government-industry operation
Participants said it was the largest joint scam operation to date and the first focused on the region. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/west-african-scammers-international-scam-crackdown-joint-disruption-week/
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UK Regains Early Access to AI Models After Reported White House Reversal
UK researchers regain access to advanced AI models for safety testing as ministers consider stronger incident reporting and expand government cyber defenses. The post UK Regains Early Access to AI Models After Reported White House Reversal appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-uk-ai-model-access-white-house-reversal-emea/
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UK Government Announces Sweeping New AI Security Plans
The government is planning tweaks to legislation, new incident response and more to head of AI security threats First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-government-sweeping-ai-security/
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Faster than the speed of safety
Microsoft president Brad Smith calls for industry-wide collaboration, while the UK government ramps up cyber defence to tackle AI safety concerns First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651940/AI-Faster-than-the-speed-of-safety
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British Government Warns of ‘Serious Incidents’ Involving AI
UK Strikes Cyber Pact With Germany. Great Britain may legislate to protect critical infrastructure from artificial intelligence-powered cyberthreats, the government said Monday, also warning AI companies not to release risky models while announcing greater use of AI to boost the country’s cybersecurity. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/british-government-warns-serious-incidents-involving-ai-a-33074
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Anthropic takes risky AI tests offline after models breach govt sites
Anthropic announced that its internal AI models undergoing “high-risk and cybersecurity evaluations” no longer have internet access following incidents involving U.S. government websites at the federal, state, and local levels. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/anthropic-takes-risky-ai-tests-offline-after-models-breach-govt-sites/
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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, government, healthcare, intelligence, openai, russia, skills, technologyKanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/12/uk-politics-live-tories-andy-burnham-russian-interference-brexit-eu-latest”>UK politics live latest updates</li></ul>An AI-driven cyber-attack similar to the OpenAI <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/24/openai-agent-hacked-medicare-australia-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb”>breach of Australia’s healthcare system is likely, “if not inevitable”, in the UK, according to a senior minister.Kanishka Narayan, the UK AI minister, indicated that the…