Cyberwarfare

Illustration by Megan J. Goff
Hacking
Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire
Inside of a computer
Cybersecurity
Countries fear state-sponsored cyberwar
Blue, gray and white illustration of flys in cage
Global Security
China’s dominant role in producing hacking bugs
Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through a hall in the building housing Russia’s GRU military intelligence service. 
Ukraine
Russia has been at war with Ukraine for years — in cyberspace
Ukraine’s National Cybersecurity Coordination Center, which opened last year, is a big part of the effort in the country to ramp up its defense against cyberattacks. The center’s office is in the heart of the capital, a five-minute drive from Ukraine’s pa
Cybersecurity
Ukraine says it’s ramping up its cyberdefense in light of Russian attacks  
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the event marking the 100th anniversary of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces, formerly known as the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), in Mosco
Cybersecurity
Russian hackers: GRU’s Sandworm unit members indicted by US
Commodities containers are seen at Shahid Rajaee harbor
Cybersecurity
Iran-Israel cyberattacks threaten unofficial rules of engagement
Signs direct voters at a polling place in the state's presidential primary election in Greenfield, New Hampshire, Feb. 11, 2020.
MIT researchers sound alarm over voting app’s security flaws
People stand in voting booth casting ballots
As 2020 US presidential election nears, voter systems are still vulnerable
Small toy figures are seen in front of a binary code in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019.
Science & Technology
In a world of cyberthreats, the push for cyberpeace is growing
Man holds laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in an illustration picture.
Science & Technology
A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, delivers a speech as 4 men and one woman sit in chairs on the stage
Countering Russian disinformation the Baltic nations’ way
An electrical line technician works on restoring power in Vilonia, Arkansas.
Conflict
The US blames Russia for cyber attacks on the energy grid
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration.
Global Politics
Will Russia get involved in the 2018 elections?
An internet user browses through the Vietnamese government's Facebook page in Hanoi.
Conflict
Vietnam unveils 10,000-strong cyber unit to combat ‘wrong views’
US Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before a meeting in Geneva on January 14, 2015.
Conflict
While the US and Iran pursue a nuclear arms deal, their cyberwar continues
cyber security
Technology
Cyber security — and broadband access — is on President Obama’s mind
A security guard stands at the entrance of United Artists theater during the premiere of the film "The Interview" in Los Angeles, California December 11, 2014.
Technology
The North Koreans have been honing their hacking skills for years
The sign outside the headquarters of the US Army's new Cyber School at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The school is part of the Army's creation of a new cyberwarfare branch.
Conflict
The Army is getting serious about cyberwarfare
A cyber security analyst works in a watch and warning center at a Department of Homeland Security cyber security defense lab at the Idaho National Laboratory.
Books
A huge intelligence screw-up turned the government and private companies into cyberwarfare partners
The Cyber Warrior
Conflict
Meet the hacking prodigy you definitely want on your side
Dreadnoughtus schrani dinosaur illustration
Global Scan
Scientists have unearthed a massive new dinosaur — bigger than a jetliner
Cyberwarfare is increasingly prevalent in modern conflicts, and is getting "more complex and more dangerous," says NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Conflict
NATO takes aim at Russia’s attacks — online
Conflict & Justice
A View from Inside the Wikileaks ‘Cyber War’
Germany
Environment
Why a country that lived under a police state views digital privacy differently
Conflict & Justice
‘Extremely sophisticated’ explosives passed through cargo screening
Computer
Environment
Even as cyberwar rages, we can’t really decide what cyberwar is
Night Heron
Arts, Culture & Media
Need a summer read? Check out the new spy thriller, ‘Night Heron’
A combination photo shows the five Chinese military officers who the U.S. has accused of cyber espionage. Top row: Sun Kailiang (L), Huang Zhenyu (R), bottom row L-R: Wen Xinyu, Wang Dong and Gu Chunhui in FBI released photos.
Conflict & Justice
China isn’t happy, but where does the cyber spat with the US go from here?
Nir Gaist, 25-year-old owner of the Israeli firm Nyotron.
Environment
Israeli techie says it takes a cyber hacker to catch a cyber hacker
Icons of WeChat and Weibo app in Beijing
Environment
Questions remain about the web crash in China, one of the biggest internet failures ever
Global Scan
Sectarian violence costs more lives in Lebanon
Darth Vader and his storm troopers terrorize the galaxy as hackers.
Conflict & Justice
Cyber war, what is it good for? A lot more than you might think
Global Politics
Meanwhile, the Syrian Electronic Army is Busy Attacking Twitter
Experts see North’s hands in reported computer attack on South Korea
Environment
U.S. computer security firm unveils report linking cyber hacking group to China’s military
Global Politics
U.S. attorneys appointed to investigate top secret intelligence leaks
Environment
New, wide-spread surveillance malware discovered in several Middle East countries
Israeli businesses the target of spate of cyber attack
Environment
Cyber warfare developing into larger threat for U.S., it’s allies
Environment
Internet freedom or real-world hypocrisy
Environment
Chinese hackers steal government information, says Google
Environment
If Google left China
Global Politics
Cyber Warfare and US-China Diplomacy
Conflict & Justice
China’s Careful Reaction to Hacking Report
The Coming Cyber War
The Future of International Cyber Attacks
Conflict & Justice
Cyberwar: The Implications of Pre-Emptive Strikes
Global Politics
A ‘Cyber-Pearl Harbor’: The US Response to Cyberattacks
Arts, Culture & Media
China’s Alleged Cyberattack on the New York Times
Conflict & Justice
Uproar in China over Xinhua’s Twitter Account
Global Politics
Israel’s Defense Minister Confirms Cyber-Warfare Campaign
Conflict & Justice
Legal Consequences Of a Cyber Attack
Development & Education
US Cyber Attacks Against Iran
Global Politics
‘Flame’ Malware Infects Computers in Iran
Cyber Security Experts Discover “Flame,” The Newest, Best Way to Spy on a Country
Conflict & Justice
US and China Prepare Cyber Defenses in Face of Increased Hacking Threat
Richard Clarke on Stuxnet and Cyber-Security
New Cyber Attacks on Israeli Websites
Conflict & Justice
Geeks Without Borders: Hackers Unite for Global Good