According to testimony from top intelligence officials, more than 30 nations are developing offensive cyberattack capabilities as of late 2016, including China, which continues to conduct cyberespionage operations against U.S. assets.
In a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, U.S. intelligence leaders doubled down on their collective assertion that Russia intentionally interfered with the 2016 presidential election, even as President-elect Donald Trump continues to publicly cast doubt on these findings.
A proprietary spyware tool that was recently found infecting Ukrainian military forces battling Russian separatists is an Android version of the same malware that helped hackers steal files from the Democratic National Committee, CrowdStrike has reported.
Russian APT group Sofacy has upped the ante in its campaign to compromise organizations with its “DealersChoice” Flash Player exploit tool, even after Adobe patched a key Flash vulnerability that the tool was observed exploiting.
Professional hackers infiltrated the systems of Germany-based industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp earlier this year, stealing intellectual property, research and secrets.
