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United States, International Coalition Issue Joint Warning of Increasing PRC Backed Threat Activity

September 10, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

On August 27, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the United States Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) issued a joint advisory (Advisory) highlighting increased cyber threat activity linked to People’s Republic of China (PRC) affiliated threat […]

Filed Under: Advisories, China, Cyber Espionage, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, National Security Tagged With: China, CISA, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Department of Defense, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), International

Congressional Research Service Report Sheds Light on October Telecommunications Attack by PRC-Linked Threat Actor

November 7, 2024 By Kim Peretti and Andrew Rice

In early October 2025, several media outlets reported that United States telecommunications services had been infiltrated by state affiliated threat actors linked to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). These reports were followed by a joint press release on October 25, 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

Filed Under: China, Cyber Espionage, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security Tagged With: China, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security

DOJ Unseals Indictment of Evil Corp Member, While OFAC Announces New Evil Corp Sanctions

October 9, 2024 By Kim Peretti, Kelly Hagedorn and Andrew Rice

On October 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) unsealed an indictment against Aleksandr Viktorovich Ryzhenkov (Александр Викторович Рыженков), a member of the ransomware group Evil Corp.  The indictment charges Ryzhenkov with several violations of the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act, as well as conspiring to commit money laundering, arising from his use of a […]

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, International, Ransomware, Russia Tagged With: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Digital Crimes, International, Ransomware, Russia

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