Collaborate Disseminate
A data breach has impacted Maine State Police’s information sharing database for federal, state and local law enforcement officials, the agency confirmed late Friday.
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A Russian computer hacker who facilitated $20 million in credit card fraud and ran a sophisticated clearinghouse for international cybercriminals was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison.
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A federal judge has convicted a Chinese national of economic espionage, stealing trade secrets and engaging in a conspiracy for the benefit of his country’s government.
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila found Hao Zhang, 41, guilty of the three counts F… Continue reading Man Convicted of Stealing High Tech Trade Secrets for China
California voters will weigh in this November on whether to expand a landmark data privacy law, alter a decades-old law that limits property taxes on businesses and exempt ride-hail giants Uber and Lyft from a new state labor law.
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Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said Thursday.
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Continue reading US Cybercom Virtual War Game Girds Against Increased Threats
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought to recruit hackers at conferences in Europe and Asia who could provide his anti-secrecy website with classified information, and conspired with members of hacking organizations, according to a new Justice Departm… Continue reading WikiLeaks Founder Assange Faces New Indictment in US
Google is tweaking its privacy settings to keep less data on new users by default.
The search giant said that starting Wednesday, it will automatically and continuously delete web and app activity and location history for new users after 18 months.
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A specialized CIA unit that developed hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn’t prepared to respond when its secrets were exposed, according to an internal report prepared after the worst data loss in the… Continue reading CIA Unit That Crafts Hacking Tools Didn’t Protect Itself
The former roommate of a woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing firearms, according to federal prosecutors.
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Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it.
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Continue reading Coronavirus Tracing App a Test for Privacy-Minded Germany