Gang Linked to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Impersonates Real Company to Recruit Tech Talent

Hackers using laptop computers to penetrate security systems to steal big data from the server room

A criminal organization believed to have built the software that shut down a U.S. fuel pipeline has set up a fake company to recruit potential employees, according to researchers at the intelligence firm Recorded Future and Microsoft Corp. The fake company is using the name Bastion Secure, according to the researchers. On a professional-looking website,… Continue reading Gang Linked to Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Impersonates Real Company to Recruit Tech Talent

FBI Turns to Offense to Thwart Growing Threat of Cyberattacks

Cyberattacks pose risk to creditworthiness

For the last several years, FBI agents debated turning the tables on hackers by remotely accessing breached computer networks and booting out the attackers caught in mid-hack. They got their chance earlier this year after state-backed Chinese hackers compromised thousands of private Microsoft Exchange email servers with the press of a button. In response, an… Continue reading FBI Turns to Offense to Thwart Growing Threat of Cyberattacks