A hacking group linked to the Kremlin has targeted the Center for Strategic and International Studies and several other Washington think tanks that conduct research into Russia’s policy initiatives, Defense One reported Monday. Patrick Tucker writes that Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chief technology officer of security firm CrowdStrike, told Defense One the company …
Read More »Washington Post: Hackers Stole DNC Research Data on Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump
The Democratic National Committee has experienced a data breach that committee officials and security professionals say was conducted by state-sponsored hackers in Russia to steal research data on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Ellen Nakashima writes the hackers gained unauthorized access to the computer network …
Read More »Bloomberg: FBI, FireEye Begin Probe on Anthem Cyber Attack
The FBI is collaborating with FireEye to investigate the cyber attack on healthcare provider Anthem Inc. perpetrated by what U.S. government officials believe to be state-sponsored hackers based in China, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson write the data breach compromised Social Security numbers, birthdates and email addresses of 80 …
Read More »CrowdStrike Report Links Chinese Military Unit to Cyberespionage in US Aerospace Sector
CrowdStrike has identified a hacking group that has links to the Chinese military and targets U.S. networks in the communications and aerospace sectors, Reuters reported Monday. Joseph Menn writes the security technology firm claims that Shanghai-based 61486 branch of the People’s Liberation Army engaged in cyber espionage against Western government …
Read More »Report: Turkish Group Behind Cyber Attacks on White House Personnel
According to cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, a recent attack carried out through Gmail accounts of three White House personnel might have originated from a hacker organization from Turkey, NextGov reports Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes that that the hackers used the hacked Gmail accounts to send emails to other employees that were …
Read More »Profile: Steven Chabinsky, CrowdStrike Chief Risk Officer
Steven Chabinsky serves as senior vice president of legal affairs and chief risk officer for CrowdStrike, where he advises the company on cyber, legal, privacy and reputation-related issues involving product development and execution. Before joining the company, he served as deputy assistant director in the FBI‘s cyber division and led …
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