Jan 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananSocial Media / Data Privacy Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States, as a federal ban on the app comes into effect on January 19, 2025. "We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable," the company said in a pop-up … [Read more...] about TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency. "People's Republic of China-linked (PRC) malicious cyber actors continue to target U.S. government systems, … [Read more...] about U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
New U.S. DoJ Rule Halts Bulk Data Transfers to Adversarial Nations to Protect Privacy
Dec 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Security / Privacy The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has issued a final rule carrying out Executive Order (EO) 14117, which prevents mass transfer of citizens' personal data to countries of concern such as China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela. "This final rule is a crucial step forward in … [Read more...] about New U.S. DoJ Rule Halts Bulk Data Transfers to Adversarial Nations to Protect Privacy
AI-Powered Fake News Campaign Targets Western Support for Ukraine and U.S. Elections
Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananDisinformation / Artificial Intelligence A Moscow-based company sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this year has been linked to yet another influence operation designed to turn public opinion against Ukraine and erode Western support since at least December 2023. The covert campaign undertaken by Social Design Agency (SDA), leverages videos enhanced … [Read more...] about AI-Powered Fake News Campaign Targets Western Support for Ukraine and U.S. Elections
U.S. DOJ Indicts Hacktivist Group for DDoS Attacks
Collaboration is critical to take down today’s most advanced adversaries. CrowdStrike regularly works with law enforcement agencies and industry leaders to identify, track and stop cyber threats. We recently cooperated with the Department of Justice as part of a broader effort to disrupt two individuals heavily involved in operating Anonymous Sudan. In this blog, we discuss the … [Read more...] about U.S. DOJ Indicts Hacktivist Group for DDoS Attacks
U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Oct 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananPhishing Attack / Cybercrime Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud and abuse in the country. "The Russian government ran this scheme to steal Americans' sensitive information, using seemingly … [Read more...] about U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown
U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes
U.S. federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed criminal charges against three Iranian nationals who are allegedly employed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their targeting of current and former officials to steal sensitive data. The Department of Justice (DoJ) accused Masoud Jalili, 36, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, and Yasar (Yaser) Balaghi, 37, of participating … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes
Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
Aug 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cyber Espionage Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeting of U.S. political campaigns. Recorded Future's Insikt Group has linked the infrastructure to a hacking group it tracks as GreenCharlie, an Iran-nexus cyber threat … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda
OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. "This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were generating content for a covert Iranian influence operation … [Read more...] about OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda
Accelerating SaaS solution delivery to the U.S. Federal Government
Synopsis: The Cisco Federal Operational Security Stack streamlines the process for Cisco SaaS solutions on their FedRAMP journey, bringing a myriad of benefits. It revolutionizes product engineering team workflows by offering a centralized and integrated suite of tools and services that cover a significant number of FedRAMP security requirements. This efficiency decreases … [Read more...] about Accelerating SaaS solution delivery to the U.S. Federal Government