"Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels, or shopping centers," the FBI cautioned on Twitter recently. "Bad actors have figured out ways to use public USB ports to introduce malware and monitoring software onto devices."

Attacks exploiting cloud systems nearly doubled in 2022, and the number of hacking groups that can target the cloud tripled last year, according to a CrowdStrike report released last week.

The Office of the National Cyber Director hosted a forum last week with government leaders and private companies, including both automakers and EV charging manufacturers, to discuss the cybersecurity issues facing EVs and the tech they operate on.

The recent DDoS attacks in Ukraine were significant, but nowhere near the scale of the massive Russian cyberattacks U.S. officials fear could stop communications and shut down critical infrastructure.

Hackers stole data, including customer emails, phone numbers, and addresses, from McDonald’s computer systems in the U.S., South Korea, and Taiwan, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Payments to ransomware attackers rose 337% from 2019 to 2020, reaching more than $400 million worth of cryptocurrency, according to figures just released by Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company.

Any future real-world conflict between the United States and an adversary like China or Russia will have direct impacts on regular Americans because of the risk of cyber attack, Kevin Mandia said.

Intel sharing on malicious actors is a key component of fighting the bad guys, with both Microsoft and FireEye calling for the government to consider mandatory disclosure of significant breaches.

As per Axios, Sequoia Capital told its investors that some of their personal and financial information may have been accessed by a third party, after a Sequoia employee's email was successfully phished.

Russian hackers staged their attacks from servers inside the U.S. — sometimes using computers in the same town or city as the victims, cybersecurity company FireEye revealed to the New York Times.