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The Boston Public Library was hit with a cyberattack earlier this week that crippled its computer network, the library said in a statement Friday.
There is no evidence that sensitive employee or patron data has been compromised, the library posted in a… Continue reading Boston Public Library Hit With Cyberattack
Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday following President Joe Biden’s private meeting wi… Continue reading Tech Companies Pledge Billions in Cybersecurity Investments
The guard in a control room at Iran’s notorious Evin prison springs to attention as one by one, monitors in front of him suddenly blink off and display something very different from the surveillance footage he had been watching.
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Continue reading Leaked Footage Shows Grim Conditions in Iran’s Evin Prison
U.S. Census Bureau computer servers uninvolved with the 2020 census were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but hackers’ attempts to keep access to the system were unsuccessful, according to a watchdog report released Wednesday.
The att… Continue reading Report: Census Hit by Cyberattack, US Count Unaffected
A pair of ransomware attacks on sewage treatment plants in rural Maine communities demonstrates that small towns need to be just as vigilant as larger communities in protecting against hackers, local officials said.
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Continue reading Rural Sewage Plants Hit by Ransomware Attacks in Maine
The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him. While the theories were unproven — and many outlandish and blatantly false — election sec… Continue reading Experts: False Claims on Voting Machines Obscure Real Flaws
Those entrusted with securing the nation’s voting systems must remain nonpartisan as a myriad of complex and growing risks continue to threaten U.S. elections, one of the nation’s top cybersecurity officials said Saturday.
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Continue reading Cyber Leader Calls for Nonpartisan Path to Securing the Vote
Human rights experts working with the United Nations on Thursday called on countries to pause the sale and transfer of spyware and other surveillance technology until they set rules governing its use, to ensure it won’t impinge upon human rights.
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The insurer for Joplin paid $320,00 to an unknown person after a ransomware attack shut down the city’s government’s computer system last month, Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards said Thursday.
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Continue reading Joplin: City Computer Shutdown Was Ransomware Attack
A “highly sophisticated group” known for cyberattacks against governmental and other entities is believed to be behind the attack this spring that targeted the Alaska health department, a spokesperson for the department said.
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Continue reading ‘Sophisticated Group’ Behind Alaska Cyberattack, Agency Says