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Authorities in Maryland have issued an advisory about an apparent email phishing scam targeting firearms dealers in the state.
Maryland State Police said it was issued after the Maryland State Police Licensing Division was notified Tuesday about emails… Continue reading Maryland Officials Warn Gun Dealers About Phishing Scams
Hackers have breached Michigan State University’s online store, gaining access to customer credit card numbers and other personal information, the university said.
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A 350% increase in phishing websites was reported in the first quarter of the year, many targeting hospitals and health care systems and hindering their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. counterterrorism chief said Thursday.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, although it remains unclear if he has the legal authority to actually ban the apps from the U.S.
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The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that accessed the personal information of 106 million of the bank’s credit card holders.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called for a big expansion of U.S. government curbs on Chinese technology, saying that it wants to see “untrusted Chinese apps” pulled from the Google and Apple app stores.
Outside experts called Pompeo’… Continue reading US Talks Tougher on Chinese Tech, But Offers Few Specifics
Lafayette, Colorado, officials announced Tuesday the city’s computer systems were hacked and they were forced to pay a ransom to regain access.
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Continue reading Colorado City Pays $45,000 Ransom After Cyber-Attack
State and local officials are receiving additional tools from the federal government to help defend the nation’s election systems from cyberthreats ahead of the November vote, as intelligence officials continue to warn about foreign efforts to interfer… Continue reading Federal Program Offers New Cybersecurity Tool for Elections
A Florida teen identified as the mastermind of a scheme that gained control of Twitter accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to multiple counts of fraud.
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Continue reading Tampa Teenager Accused in Twitter Hack Pleads Not Guilty
Federal authorities say one of the gravest threats to the November election is a well-timed ransomware attack that could paralyze voting operations. The threat isn’t just from foreign governments, but any fortune-seeking criminal.
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