UK military hit by cyberattack

The British Army’s Twitter and YouTube pages were used to promote cryptocurrency and NFT scams The British Army’s social media accounts were hacked, the defense ministry revealed, with the military’s pages featuring cryptocurrency and NFT-related content before the problem was resolved. On Sunday evening, the ministry issued a statement saying that “the breach of the Army’s […]Read More

Cyberattacks quietly launched by Russia before its invasion of Ukraine

A cyberattack Russia launched before it attacked Ukraine “had an outsized impact,” a top US intelligence official said. The attack hit a large number of satellite communication stations, affecting hundreds of thousands of people outside Ukraine. Russia is known for its potent cyber-warfare capabilities. So it is no surprise that Moscow launched cyberattacks against Ukrainian […]Read More

How Costa Rica found itself at war over ransomware

Costa Rica failed to implement the cyber-preparedness strategy that it laid out five years ago and now serves as an example not only to other Latin American nations but also to the world. Costa Rica’s newly-elected president has declared a national state of emergency, as its ongoing crisis costs the nation an estimated USD $38 million […]Read More