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Cozy Bear revisits one of its greatest hits, researchers say: election skulduggery (Lorie Shaull / Flickr) May 27, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP It looks like the Russian government-linked hacking group Cozy Bear is back in the election trickery business. The security firm Volexity publicized a spearphishing campaign on Thursday that it identified only days ago, a scheme that uses an election fraud document as a lure. The emails purport to be from the the United States Agency for International Development, with targets including government agencies, research institutions and nongover...

), for more coverage. The CEO of Colonial Pipeline on Wednesday gave his first interview since the company was hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month, confirming publicly that he approved the payment of $4.4 million to the hackers to regain access to IT systems. Meanwhile, Facebook has set up a special operations center to monitor content on its platforms involving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm ADVERTISEMENT CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT: The CEO of Colonial Pipeline, hit by a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down operations for much of last...

Experts suggest French insurer AXA's plan to shun ransomware payouts will set a precedent This photograph taken on April 26, 2021 in Paris shows a physical imitation of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency displayed on foreign bank notes. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP) (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images) Share May 10, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP When French insurer AXA signaled last week that it would no longer write new cyber-insurance policies covering  extortion payouts to criminals, ransomware and cyber insurance experts had two reactions. They wondered why it took so long, an...

'Gamaredon' hackers target Ukrainian officials amid rising Russian tensions A Ukrainian serviceman patrols along a trench in Schastya, Lugansk region, near the frontline with Russia backed separatists on April 16, 2021. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) Share Apr 19, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Russian hackers have a long history of going after organizations in Ukraine, but one group especially has tunnel vision for the former Soviet republic. And recently, it looks like those hackers returned with a new campaign targeting Ukrainian government officials, threat researchers say. G...

Schmidt, who has been running the shop for over six years, wondered if people will return to the street in the same numbers given the rise of online shopping. “I feel apprehensive,” she said. “Retail is always fickle. Will people come shopping? Will reopening actually be worthwhile? Is this the last time we are going to be doing this?” The latest easing of lockdown, with non-essential shops allowed to reopen, comes as Bath records one of the lowest rates of Covid infection in the country. The last seven days have seen cases drop to under 12.9 per 100,000 in Bath and north-east Somerse...