The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recently released its 2022 Annual Review, which reports on the state of cyber security threats in the country. As the UK’s technical authority for cyber security, the NCSC releases an annual report covering the cyber threats from the prior 12 months as well as analysis of potential […]
Cyber Espionage
U.S. and Allies Formally Accuse China of Microsoft Hack and Cyberespionage
On July 19, 2021, the Biden administration, along with a group of allies publicly accused the Chinese government of malicious cyber activities and irresponsible state behavior. The joint announcement states the U.S. uncovered a wide array of cyberattacks by hackers with a history of working for the China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS). Importantly, the […]
NYDFS Issues Report on the SolarWinds Attack and Covered Entities’ Responses
Following the SolarWinds cyber espionage attack (the “Attack”) and the resulting focus on supply chain risk, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued a report detailing the impact on and responses by its regulated covered entities to the Attack. Although there have been no reported instances of active exploitation of DFS-regulated companies […]