Collaborate Disseminate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A journalist who went to federal prison for hacking attacks on California media is now charged with a similar attack on a magazine.
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Thousands of small business owners reeling from the aggressive measures taken to halt the spread of the coronavirus may have had their personal information exposed last month on a government website that handles disaster loan applications.
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… Continue reading SBA Reports Data Breach in Disaster Loan Application Website
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the pandemic, including hackers who target hospitals and medical research institutions that are studying the coronavirus, the head of the FBI’s cyber division said Tuesday.
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Continue reading FBI Official: Number of Coronavirus Cyber Complaints on Rise
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a case from Georgia about the reach of a federal computer hacking law.
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Continue reading High Court to Hear Case About Reach of Computer Hacking Law
Ceri Weber had just begun to defend her dissertation when the chaos began: Echoes and voices interrupted her. Someone parroted her words. Then Britney Spears music came on, and someone told Weber to shut up. Someone threatened to rape her.
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… Continue reading Hackers’ New Target During Pandemic: Video Conference Calls
The Justice Department inspector general has found additional failures in the FBI’s handling of a secretive surveillance program that came under scrutiny after the Russia investigation, identifying problems with dozens of applications for wiretaps in n… Continue reading Watchdog Finds New Problems With FBI Wiretap Applications
The Utah Attorney General’s Office is investigating the hacking of a video call hosted by a gubernatorial candidate who saw the call hijacked by pornographic images and racial slurs on Thursday.
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Criminals are preying on a fearful public and disrupting the provision of medical care during the coronavirus pandemic by selling counterfeit products, impersonating health workers and hacking computers as many citizens do their jobs online at home, Eu… Continue reading Europol: Criminals Exploit Virus Crisis as Fresh Opportunity
New Mexico school districts, universities, and government agencies have collectively spent millions of dollars to regain control of their computer systems after employees unknowingly opened emails containing an encrypted code that effectively shut them… Continue reading New Mexico Agencies on Edge Amid Rising Ransomware Attacks
A California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for hacking an Atlanta-based company and trying to extort money in exchange for the return of the company’s intellectual property.
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Continue reading California Man Gets Prison for Hacking Atlanta-Based Company