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- Trump’s national cyber director nominee grilled about his resume, proposed spending cutson 5 June 2025 at 5:48 PM
In his Senate confirmation hearing, national cyber director nominee Sean Cairncross faced questions about his lack of cybersecurity experience and how the government would operate with vastly reduced cybersecurity resources.
- Iran-linked hackers target Kurdish and Iraqi officials in long-running cyberespionage campaignon 5 June 2025 at 4:06 PM
The group has been operating since at least 2017, initially breaching systems belonging to the Kurdistan Regional Government and have expanded their reach to the Central Government of Iraq as well as a telecommunications provider in Uzbekistan.
- Ukrainian police arrest hacker who used hosting firm’s servers to mine cryptocurrencyon 5 June 2025 at 3:00 PM
The suspect, a native of the central Ukrainian city of Poltava, had been conducting cyberattacks since at least 2018, police said.
- UK tax authority reveals scammers stole £47 millionon 5 June 2025 at 12:59 PM
Officials from His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, the U.K.’s tax authority, said criminals took over accounts to pilfer £47 million ($63 million) last year.
- FBI: Play ransomware gang has attacked 600 organizations since 2023on 5 June 2025 at 12:54 PM
Law enforcement officials said initial access brokers with ties to Play ransomware operators continue to exploit multiple vulnerabilities in remote monitoring and management tool SimpleHelp.