Jenna McLaughlin
Stories
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World
Estonia hosts NATO-led cyber war games, with one eye on Russia
Estonia is host to one of the world's largest annual interactive cybersecurity drills. Russia is always considered the main threat, but this year, the war in Ukraine has only added to the stakes.
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Ukraine's defense applies lessons from a 15-year-old cyberattack on Estonia
In 2007, Russia launched the first nation-on-nation cyberattack against Estonia. Now, the lessons learned from "Web War I" are being used in the cyberdefense of Ukraine.
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Russian cyberattacks target Romania
Russia has employed cyberwarfare tactics for years. Analysts say the conflict in Ukraine could also escalate online, to include attacks affecting multiple countries.
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World
The role cyberattacks and information campaigns have played in the war in Ukraine
In the weeks leading to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts said cyberwar could be imminent. It turns out, cyberattacks and information campaigns have played a subtle, nuanced role in the conflict.
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World
Belarussian activists on digital rights, Belarus in the world, and the way forward
Russian troops are using Belarus as a staging ground to invade Ukraine from the north, but Belarussians are against it. At a D.C. area bar, two activists talked about their home country of Belarus.
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Social media volunteers aim to help Ukraine win the information war
While Russia attacks Ukraine, Ukrainians are fighting back — not just with Molotov cocktails — but also with memes. The Ukrainian Ministry of Culture leads an effort to win the information war.
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National
The Kremlin indicates it might be open to cooperating on stopping cybercrimes
Whether Russia is serious about the effort is complicated. The Biden administration had pushed the Kremlin to take action against ransomware, which cost U.S. businesses billions in the last year.
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National
Why the FBI has been telling athletes heading to the Olympics to bring a burner phone
The Winter Olympics are now underway and the FBI has been telling athletes heading to Beijing to bring a burner phone. There are all kinds of digital threats to the Olympics.
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World
Hackers tied to China are suspected of spying on News Corp. journalists
News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees.
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World
Russia could cyberattack Ukraine — again — and disrupt the entire world
Security analysts are concerned that Russia could launch cyberattacks against Ukraine, as it did in 2017. That could compromise government agencies, banks, and energy infrastructure.