Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords

Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.

‘Verify before you act’: security expert reveals the simple steps you can take to stay safe from deepfakes

There are simple steps everyone can take to identify a fake video – and most include pixel hunting.

I can’t think of anything that’s off limits to them’: FBI slams cybercriminals for attacking schools, hospitals, as crypto fraud soars

The FBI’s new IC3 report dissects the state of ransomware, and discusses attacks on hospitals and critical infrastructure firms.

Trump administration plans to cut cybersecurity agency’s budget by $700 million

The budget proposal would force CISA to operate with a significantly lower budget than previous years, citing the government’s claims that the election misinformation programs were used to “target the President.”

Goodnight REvil and GandCrab? Police think they’ve identified two of the biggest cybercrime bosses around

German police are looking for two Russians who allegedly ran GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations.

‘Your login credentials may already be slipping into the hands of a cybercriminal’: Hackers target LinkedIn accounts with devious new phishing attacks — here’s how to stay safe

Hackers use realistic LinkedIn notifications and job scams, combining personalization, automation, and fake domains to steal credentials globally.

Border Patrol Agents Sold Challenge Coins With ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Characters in Riot Gear

Nonprofits run out of US Border Patrol stations are also selling other “operation”-themed coins that include a phrase popularized by the Proud Boys, potentially in violation of government rules.

Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker

An apparent North Korean worker was caught visibly stumped during a remote job interview when asked to insult the country’s leader.

North Korea’s hijack of one of the web’s most used open source projects was likely weeks in the making

North Korean hackers pushed out malicious updates to a popular open source project by hacking a top developer’s computer in a long-running campaign.