Plus: Fox News gets sued for its election coverage (again), a record ransomware attack, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Facebook Moves Against ‘Evil Eye’ Hackers Targeting Uyghurs
The company’s investigation into a Chinese espionage campaign took researchers beyond Facebook’s own platforms.
The Peculiar Ransomware Piggybacking Off of China’s Big Hack
DearCry is the first attack to use the same Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, but its lack of sophistication lessens the threat.
A Homecoming Queen Was Arrested for Alleged Vote Hacking
Plus: A mysterious zero-day spree, a high-profile hacker indictment, and more of the week’s top security news.
Facebook’s ‘Red Team X’ Hunts Bugs Outside the Social Network
The internal hacking team has spent the last year looking for vulnerabilities in the products the company uses, which could in turn make the whole internet safer.
Foreign Meddling Flooded the 2020 Election—but Not Hackers
A new ODNI report shows how extensive Russian and Iranian influence operations were, but it doesn’t mention a single hack-and-leak incident.
It’s Open Season for Microsoft Exchange Server Hacks
A patch for the vulnerabilities China exploited has been released. Now, criminal groups are going to reverse engineer it—if they haven’t already.
‘Retaliation’ for Russia’s SolarWinds Spying Isn’t the Answer
It will be hard pointing to a specific line the Kremlin crossed that the US hasn’t crossed as well.
The Accellion Breach Keeps Getting Worse—and More Expensive
What started as a few vulnerabilities in firewall equipment has snowballed into a global extortion spree.