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An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington.

‘Most serious in history’: China’s hacking reaches deep into US telecoms

Only in the past week has it become clear that “every major” communication company has been broken into by the Chinese spy group Salt Typhoon.

  • David E. Sanger and Julian E. Barnes

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts a meeting the day after he turned 72.

Ukrainian hackers inflict massive cyberattacks on Russia to celebrate Putin’s birthday

The Russian president didn’t comment on the gifts, but was hailed by some as a “supreme leader” and “tsar”.

  • Robyn Dixon
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‘Absolute spy novel’: Rigging pagers to explode is no simple attack

The case of the exploding pagers has grabbed the attention of the security industry, which already has its theories.

  • Tim Biggs

Treasury steps up to limit ‘strategic’ security overreach

The risk of foreign disruption has to be balanced in such a way that economic activity is not unnecessarily curtailed.

  • Ross Gittins
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise.

Russia v the Olympics: How hacks, bedbug scares and a fake Tom Cruise could disrupt the Games

Total meltdown or death by a thousand hacks? The Paris Games face the biggest cyber threat so far. And the fallout could reach well beyond cyberspace.

  • Sherryn Groch and Marta Pascual Juanola
Chi Leung Wai leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court in central London, Monday May 13, 2024. Three men have appeared in a London court on charges that they helped the Hong Kong intelligence service gather information in Britain amid growing concern that hostile states are trying to interfere with democracy and economic activity in the U.K. Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, Matthew Trickett, and Chung Biu Yuen, were granted bail during a brief hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)

Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

China’s ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office amid rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two nations after the arrests.

  • Rob Harris
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Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, 31, was named by Law enforcement in the US, UK and Australia as the organisational mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware group.

Unmasked: Notorious Russian cyber criminal who plundered hospitals with ransomware

Attacks by the Lockbit ransomware operation targeted over 100 hospitals and healthcare companies worldwide. Now the world knows Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is the mastermind.

  • Rob Harris
A cache of sensitive files has been associated with a Russian-linked hacking group.

Russian gang behind hack exposing family violence victims, government agencies

The Black Basta ransomware gang is behind the major hack that has hit about 200 Australian organisations and federal government agencies, cybersecurity experts say.

  • Sherryn Groch
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‘Societal chaos’: US cyber chief sounds alarm on China threat

The executive director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says no nation matches China’s cyber threat.

  • Matthew Knott
The front desk of the I-Soon office, also known as Anxun in Mandarin, is seen after office hours in Chengdu, China.

Online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance

The trove catalogues apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners.

  • Frank Bajak and Dake Kang

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/cyber-warfare-1mow