Tag: nato
Cyber Crime Chronicles: Unmasking the ‘CLOP Ransomware’ Attack on U.S. Federal Government and NATO Allies
Welcome to another deep dive from The Internet Patrol, where we unearth the Internet’s most complex and impactful stories for your edification. In today’s exploration, we delve into a major cyber attack that has, unfortunately, compromised the security of the U.S. federal government and allies, including NATO members.
NATO Says it May Go After Wikileakers, and “Hacktivists” Including Hacktivist Group ‘Anonymous’
Earlier this month, the NATO Rapporteur (and we explain what that is) released a draft report addressing, among other things, the scope and impact of the leaking of the Wikileaks documents by Private Bradley Manning, the threats and actions by “hacktivists” (activist hackers engaging in “hacktivism”), including the hacker collective known as “Anonymous”, and what counter-measures NATO and other such bodies might take.