Book Reviews and Commentaries
A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers by Andy Greenberg Reviewed by Sue Halpern New York Review of Books
Resources
81% of Hacking-Related Breaches Involve Compromised and Weak Passwords by Password Manager
Medical Journal Articles
Britain names MI5 deputy as first female cyber spy boss by Muvija M Reuters
General Articles and Commentaries
Classes at some LA Catholic schools suspended after spam threat by Pablo Kay Angelus News
Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks by Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth, and Larry Finn The Associated Press
‘Vatican urged to create "Cyber Security Authority" by Loup Besmond de Senneville La Croix International
TikTok Tics Revisited by Heather Zeiger, MS, MA The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
US government agencies hit in global cyberattack by Sean Lyngaas CNN/News for You
US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries by Eric Tucker The Associated Press
Guildford school victim of cyber-attack as phone lines and mail systems 'stop working' by Christy O'Brien SurreyLive
Security News This Week: A Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail by Lily May Newman Wired
Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk by Anirruddha Ghosal The Associated Press
How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime by Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden ProPublica
Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming by Cezary Podkul and Cindy Liu ProPublica
Cyberattack on Albanian government suggests new Iranian aggression by Lily Hay Newman Ars Technica
Canadian admits to hacking spree with Russian cyber-gang by Joe Tidy BBC News
Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary US schools by Cedar Arranasto The Associated Press
Hackers have targeted sensitive data at multiple US defense contractors, says cybersecurity research firm by Sean Lyngaas CNN
SolarWinds: Top US prosecutors hit by suspected Russian hack by BBC
US blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive by Kevin Liptak CNN
In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle by Frank Bajak The Associated Press
Anglesey cyber-attack affects island's five secondaries by BBC News
Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying by Alan Sugarman The Associated Press
JBS says it paid $11 million ransom after cyberattack by Brian Fung CNN
U.S. officials up pressure on firms, foreign adversaries over cyberattacks by Reuters
First on CNN: US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers by Evan Perez ,CNN
US says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack by Frank Gajak and Eric Tucker The Associated Press
The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Hackers Had a Secret Weapon: Self-Promoting Cybersecurity Firms by Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden ProPublica
Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack by Sylvia Jui. Danika Kirka, and Frank Bajak The Associated Press
Cyberspace Is Neither Just an Intelligence Contest, nor a Domain of Military Conflict; SolarWinds Shows Us Why It’s Both by Erica D. Borghard Lawfare
Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang by Mae Anserson and Frank Bajik The Associated Press
Cybersecurity is too big a job for governments or business to handle alone (WEF) by Di Marco Emanuele The Global Eye
Artificial Intelligence Can Bring Skynet From 'Terminator' to life: Reality or Myth? by Hugo Cen Entrepreneur
Massive breach fuels calls for US action on cybersecurity by Ben Fox and Alan Suderman The Associated Press
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert by Paulo Shakarian The Conversation
2020 Shows the Danger of a Decapitated Cyber Regime. Trump's White House has long been AWOL on cybersecurity. That lack of oversight almost seemed to be working—until the SolarWinds hack. by Andy Greenberg Wired
US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign by Eric Tucker, Franks Bajak, and Matt O'Brien Associated Press
Chinese hackers impersonate Catholic news outlets for gain by CathNews
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks by Michael S. Schmidt and Nicole Perlroth The New York Times
New York Times: US ramping up cyber attacks on Russia by Kate Sullivan CNN
Cybersecurity Jobs Abound. No Experience Required. by Kelsey Gee The Wall Street Journal
Why Catholic Health Initiatives' CISO says awareness training is pivotal in hospital cybersecurity by Jackie Drees Hospital Review
Vodafone Found Hidden Backdoors in Huawei Equipment by Daniele Lepido Bloomberg