Intelligence

US, Australia, Canada warn of ‘fast flux’ scheme used by ransomware gangs (Jonathan Greig, The Record)

Ransomware gangs and Russian government hackers are increasingly turning to an old tactic called “fast flux” to hide the location of infrastructure used in...

Haugh fired from leadership of NSA, Cyber Command (Martin Matishak, The Record)

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh as the head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, a...

Paris set to host difficult negotiations on tackling commercial hacking tools (Alexander Martin, The Record)

A joint diplomatic initiative by the French and British governments to tackle “the proliferation and irresponsible use” of commercial hacking tools is hoping to...

North Korean IT worker scam spreading to Europe after US law enforcement crackdown (Jonathan Greig, The Record)

North Korea’s IT worker scam has expanded widely into Europe after years of focusing on U.S. companies, according to new research. Google’s Threat Intelligence...

CSAM platform Kidflix shut down by international operation (Joe Warminsky, The Record)

A multi-year operation against the child sexual abuse material (CSAM) platform Kidflix has led to dozens of arrests and the seizure of tens of...

Latest Ivanti bug, paired with malware, earns an alert from CISA (Jonathan Greig, The Record)

Federal cybersecurity officials are warning about powerful malware used alongside the exploitation of a vulnerability in popular security tools earlier this year. The alleged...

Western cyber aid to Ukraine faces strain as Russia’s war drags on (Daryna Antoniuk, The Record)

International cyber assistance has played a vital role in supporting Ukraine's defense against Russian cyberattacks. However, as the war continues, Western support is waning,...

Assessing UK Ransomware Policy: Workshop Report (Jamie MacColl, Gareth Mott, Jen Ellis – RUSI)

After several years of development, the UK government has launched a consultation on a set of legislative proposals that aim to reduce the impact...

European Commission takes aim at end-to-end encryption and proposes Europol become an EU FBI (Alexander Martin, The Record)

The European Commission announced on Tuesday its intention to join the ongoing debate about lawful access to data and end-to-end encryption while unveiling a...

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