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A leading Maryland lawmaker said Thursday that top legislators were misled about the seriousness of a cyberattack on the state health department.
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The disruption of Maryland’s reporting of COVID-19 data last month was caused by a ransomware attack, state officials said Wednesday.
Chip Stewart, the state’s chief information security officer, said the state has not paid extortion demands for the at… Continue reading Maryland Confirms Ransomware Attack at Health Agency
Dozens of journalists and human rights defenders in El Salvador had their cellphones repeatedly hacked with sophisticated spyware over the past year and a half, an internet watchdog said Wednesday.
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Continue reading Report: Dozens of El Salvador Journalists, Activists Hacked
The Albanian government said Tuesday that it would hire a U.S. company to bolster its cybersecurity following a large leak last month.
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Continue reading Albania Hires US Company to Boost Cybersecurity After Leak
The European Union crime agency has been ordered by the 27-nation bloc’s data protection watchdog to erase information related to individuals with no proven link to crime.
The European Data Protection Supervisor said Monday that Europol was notified of… Continue reading Europol Ordered to Delete Data Not Linked With Crime
A judge said Thursday he will fine Cyber Ninjas, the contractor that led Arizona Republicans’ 2020 election review, $50,000 a day if the firm doesn’t immediately turn over public records related to the unprecedented inquiry.
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Continue reading Cyber Ninjas Faces Fine Over Arizona Election Review Records
Poland’s most powerful politician has acknowledged that the country bought advanced spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group, but denied that it was being used to target his political opponents.
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Continue reading Polish Leader Admits Country Bought Powerful Israeli Spyware
Amnesty International said Thursday it has independently confirmed that powerful spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group was used to hack a Polish senator multiple times in 2019 when he was running the opposition’s parliamentary … Continue reading Rights Group Verifies Polish Senator Was Hacked With Spyware
One of Portugal’s leading media conglomerates said Thursday that a group calling itself “Lapsus$” hacked the company’s online services, taking down some of its most popular websites and contacting subscribers.
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Continue reading Hackers Hit Major Portuguese Media Group, Take Down Websites
The Broward Health hospital system on Saturday said it suffered a data breach in October where a hacker accessed personal and medical information of patients and staff.
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Continue reading Broward Health Hit With Data Breach on Patients, Staff