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Ransomware Gang Says it Has Hacked 49ers Football Team
The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data.
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Feds Oppose Immediate Release of Voting Machine Report
A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in voting machines used by Georgia and other states and says the document shouldn’t be made public until the agency has had time to assess and mitigate potential… Continue reading Feds Oppose Immediate Release of Voting Machine Report
Senators: CIA Has Secret Program That Collects American Data
The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators… Continue reading Senators: CIA Has Secret Program That Collects American Data
Poland Launches Cybersecurity Military Unit
Poland’s defense minister on Tuesday appointed an army general to head a new Cyber Defense Force to officially launch the unit’s operation.
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Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual cu… Continue reading Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests
Cyberattack Targets Vodafone Portugal, Disrupts Services
Vodafone Portugal, one of the country’s leading telecommunications companies, said Tuesday it had been hacked though no confidential customer data was compromised.
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IRS to End Use of Facial Recognition to Identify Taxpayers
The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers.
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New Mexico Lawmakers Propose $45M School Cybersecurity Fund
Lawmakers in New Mexico are considering major investments in cybersecurity, following two serious cyberattacks against school districts in the state just last month, and increased vulnerability of information technology in K-12 schools nationally.
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UN Experts: North Korea Stealing Millions in Cyber Attacks
North Korea is continuing to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency firms and exchanges, illicit money that is an important source of funding for its nuclear and missile programs, U.N. experts said in a rep… Continue reading UN Experts: North Korea Stealing Millions in Cyber Attacks