Google Confirms an Iranian Group Is Trying to Access Emails Linked to Both US Presidential Campaigns

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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Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, Says Ransomware Attackers Stole Corrupted, Unusable Data

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 Cuts Thousands of Jobs, 7% of Workforce, As It Shifts Focus to AI, Cybersecurity

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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What We Know About Suspected Iranian Cyber Intrusion in the US Presidential Race

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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FBI Says It Is Investigating After Trump Campaign Said Sensitive Documents Were Hacked by Iran

The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion.
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Russia Blocks Signal Messaging App as Authorities Tighten Control Over Information

Signal uses end-to-end encryption, making it difficult for the Russian government to intercept communications.
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The UN Is Moving to Fight Cybercrime but Privacy Groups Say Human Rights Will Be Violated

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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Iran Is Accelerating Cyber Activity That Appears Meant to Influence the US Election, Microsoft Says

Iranian actors have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters this fall.
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Microsoft Hits Back at Delta After the Airline Said Last Month’s Tech Outage Cost It $500 Million

Microsoft is trying to determine “why other airlines were able to fully restore business operations so much faster than Delta.”
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