A new malware strain dubbed Slopoly, likely created using generative AI tools, allowed a threat actor to remain on a compromised server for more than a week and steal data in an Interlock ransomware ...

On the Thursday, February 26, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: How do nations defend secrets when intimacy is still used as a spy tool? USA TODAY World Affairs Correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard.joins ...

The GRIDTIDE backdoor concealed its traffic within routine spreadsheet activity for years before Google shut down the operation last week. Google has disrupted a China-linked espionage group that used ...

You already know malware is out there. You hear about phishing emails, fake apps and data breaches almost every week. But every so often, something comes along that feels more personal. ZeroDayRAT ...

Spyware covertly infiltrating journalist Teixeira Cândido's phone exposes the growing use of digital monitoring against independent voices in Angola. This statement was originally published on cpj.org ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

The CIA released a new Mandarin-language video Thursday appealing to members of China’s military to spy for the United States and work toward “a brighter future,” weeks after Beijing ousted a top ...

U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi approached testimony before the House Judiciary Committee the same way she has at hearings past: by sparring with lawmakers and deflecting their questions with ...

In context: Smartphones and other mobile devices now sit at the center of everyday digital life, carrying an enormous amount of sensitive data in plain sight. As that reliance grows, so does the ...

A San Bernardino County man who was hired as a political adviser to a Southern California official was working as a secret agent on behalf of the People’s Republic of China, the Justice Department ...

A Chinese spy cozied up to a California city councilwoman — and helped to get the new “political star” elected in 2022 — to advance Beijing’s interests, the feds said. Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 65, will ...