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Kentucky man attempted to fake his death to avoid paying child support obligations by hacking into state registries and falsifying official records.
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Wray declined to talk about any specific investigation or threat but said investigations into cyberattacks, including against election infrastructure, candidates or campaigns, require help from the private sector.
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The assessment from agencies was the first time the U.S. government assigned blame for hacks that have raised anew the threat of foreign election interference.
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Google said an Iranian hacking group has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.
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Hackers recently stole data from Ohio’s largest city, but what they got was not usable and no personal information about city workers was made available online, the mayor said.
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Cisco had 84,900 employees as of July 2023. Based on that figure, the number of jobs cut would be about 5,900.
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U.S. State Department officials declined to speculate on allegations that Iran was behind the hack, but a spokesperson said it would be in keeping with Tehran’s past use of cyberattacks and deception.
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The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion.
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Signal uses end-to-end encryption, making it difficult for the Russian government to intercept communications.
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A global deal on the criminal use of computer technology is moving ahead despite worries it will let governments around the world violate human rights.
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