The FBI has seized a series of domains that were used by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and launch China-backed cyberattacks against American targets. According to the Justice Department’s statement on Wednesday, the seizures of the botnet’s domains deny the operators access to the platforms. The botnet was allegedly used by the Chinese government to
Since the end of last month, several water utilities in the United States have been hit by cyberattacks, causing alarm in the country. For years, water utilities and other critical infrastructure facilities in the power sector, for example, have been targeted by hackers, whether government-backed or individuals. What makes these recent attacks — allegedly carried
The US government warns that Iranian state-backed hackers are actively breaking into and disrupting the industrial control systems of US water and energy suppliers. This new alert comes months after federal agencies warned of an escalation of hacking by Iranian actors amid the ongoing war. In an advisory updated Wednesday, the FBI, NSA, Department of
