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A city in northern Alabama will pay a ransom worth $300,000 in Bitcoins in response to a hack of its computer system.
Florence City Council voted unanimously at an emergency meeting Wednesday evening to make the payment from the city’s insurance fund i… Continue reading Alabama City to Pay $300,000 Ransom in Computer System Hack
Authorities are investigating interference with police radio communications, websites and networks used by law enforcement and other officials during recent U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Continue reading Authorities Probe Radio, Website Disruptions During Protests
Personal information of police officers in departments nationwide is being leaked online amid tense interactions at demonstrations across the U.S. over the police custody death of George Floyd and others, according to an unclassified intelligence docum… Continue reading AP Exclusive: Police Officers’ Personal Info Leaked Online
Japanese carmaker Honda said Tuesday that it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its business in several countries, though it expects the overall impact to be contained.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday angrily rejected Germany’s allegations over Russian intelligence involvement in a cyberattack against the German parliament.
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Continue reading Russia Angrily Denies German Allegations on 2015 Cyberattack
Germany said Thursday it is seeking EU sanctions against a Russian man over his alleged role in the hacking of the German parliament at a time when evidence shows he was working for Russian intelligence.
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Continue reading Germany Confronts Russian Ambassador Over Cyberattack
The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election and unleashed a devastating malware attack the following year has been exploiting a major email server program since last A… Continue reading NSA: Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program
Israel’s national cyber chief Thursday officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to arch-enemy Iran, calling it a “synchronized and organized attack” aimed a… Continue reading Israeli Cyber Chief: Major Attack on Water Systems Thwarted
The U.N. disarmament chief warned Friday that cyber crime is on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Continue reading Top UN Official Warns Malicious Emails on Rise in Pandemic
Have you been missing something amid the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders? No, not human contact. Not even toilet paper.
Robocalls.
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Continue reading Coronavirus Pandemic Claims Another Victim: Robocalls