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[TRENDING NEWS] U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges

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Author: BY JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 02:07AM Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure.

[TRENDING NEWS] U.S. Military Has Acted Against Ransomware Groups, General Acknowledges

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Author: BY JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: December 6, 2021 at 02:07AM Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, said a new cross-functional effort has been gathering intelligence to combat criminal groups targeting U.S. infrastructure.

[TRENDING NEWS] Becoming a Parent, or Deciding Not To

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Author: Unknown Author - Publish Date: November 30, 2021 at 11:39PM Betty Rollin and other readers discuss whether it is “still OK to procreate.” Also: Following the kids’ lead on masks; regulating cyberwar.

[TRENDING NEWS] The U.S. blacklists the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm.

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Author: BY ANA SWANSON - Publish Date: November 3, 2021 at 11:38PM NSO and three other companies were added to a list that blocks foreign companies from buying certain types of sensitive American technology without a license.

[TRENDING NEWS] Iranian Motorists Hit With Cyberattack at Filling Stations

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Author: BY VIVIAN YEE - Publish Date: October 27, 2021 at 01:32AM Iranian news agencies reported that a cyberattack of unidentified origin had sabotaged a payment system.

[TRENDING NEWS] Trump Server Mystery Produces Fresh Conflict

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Author: BY CHARLIE SAVAGE AND ADAM GOLDMAN - Publish Date: September 30, 2021 at 11:53PM A recent indictment suggested that researchers who found strange internet links between a Russian bank and the Trump Organization did not really believe their own work. They are pushing back.

[TRENDING NEWS] Russia Influences Hackers but Stops Short of Directing Them, Report Says

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Author: BY JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: September 10, 2021 at 12:05AM The arrangement allows the Russian government some plausible deniability for attacks, researchers found.

[TRENDING NEWS] Could Cyberwar Make the World Safer?

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Author: BY CYBÈLE C. GREENBERG - Publish Date: August 23, 2021 at 02:37AM Hacking, like war, is the continuation of politics by other means, but without the inevitable sacrifice of lives.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Signs Executive Order to Bolster Federal Government’s Cybersecurity

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: May 13, 2021 at 08:36AM President Biden’s order places strict new standards on software sold to the government.

[TRENDING NEWS] F.B.I. Identifies Group Behind Pipeline Hack

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND NICOLE PERLROTH - Publish Date: May 11, 2021 at 06:48AM The attack by DarkSide, a relatively new criminal group believed to have roots in Eastern Europe, exposed the remarkable vulnerability of key American infrastructure.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Vows to ‘Disrupt and Prosecute’ Hackers Who Forced Shutdown of U.S. Pipeline

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND NICOLE PERLROTH - Publish Date: May 11, 2021 at 06:48AM The attack by a relatively new criminal group believed to have roots in Eastern Europe exposed the remarkable vulnerability of key American infrastructure.

[TRENDING NEWS] D.C. Police Department Data Is Leaked in a Cyberattack

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Author: BY NICOLE PERLROTH AND JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: April 27, 2021 at 11:13AM The department appears to be the third police force to be targeted in a ransomware attack in six weeks, and the 26th government agency hit this year.

[TRENDING NEWS] For Biden, Deliberation and Caution, Maybe Overcaution, on the World Stage

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER - Publish Date: March 5, 2021 at 08:25AM But decisions come more quickly than they did in the Obama administration, when Mr. Biden, as vice president, complained about the endless meetings.

[TRENDING NEWS] China Appears to Warn India: Push Too Hard and the Lights Could Go Out

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND EMILY SCHMALL - Publish Date: March 1, 2021 at 06:45AM As border skirmishing increased last year, malware began to flow into the Indian electric grid, a new study shows, and a blackout hit Mumbai. It now looks like a warning.

[TRENDING NEWS] Does the U.S. Need a Cyberdefense Czar?

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Author: BY KARA SWISHER - Publish Date: February 11, 2021 at 07:58AM Recent attacks on government and infrastructure networks reveal the inadequacy of America’s digital defenses.

[TRENDING NEWS] Vladimir Putin Has Become America’s Ex-Boyfriend From Hell

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Author: BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - Publish Date: February 3, 2021 at 07:00AM He’s not very important to us, but he keeps stalking us.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Orders Sweeping Assessment of Russian Hacking, Even While Renewing Nuclear Treaty

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND JULIAN E. BARNES - Publish Date: January 22, 2021 at 07:17AM There will be no “reset” of the American relationship with Moscow, administration officials say. But in an era of constant confrontation in cyberspace, the president seeks to avoid a nuclear arms race.

[TRENDING NEWS] With Hacking, the United States Needs to Stop Playing the Victim

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Author: BY PAUL R. KOLBE - Publish Date: December 24, 2020 at 08:28AM The U.S. also uses cybertools to defend its interests. It’s the age of perpetual cyberconflict.

[TRENDING NEWS] Biden Assails Trump Over Handling of Russia Hack

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER - Publish Date: December 23, 2020 at 09:08AM “This assault happened on Donald Trump’s watch when he wasn’t watching,’’ President-elect Joseph R. Biden said.

[TRENDING NEWS] Treasury Department’s Senior Leaders Were Targeted by Hacking

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Author: BY DAVID E. SANGER AND ALAN RAPPEPORT - Publish Date: December 22, 2020 at 08:36AM The disclosure was the first acknowledgment of a specific intrusion in the vast cyberattack. At the White House, national security leaders met to assess how to deal with the situation.