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A Russian man was sentenced Monday to what amounted to time already served and will be deported after pleading guilty to trying to pay a Tesla employee $500,000 to install computer malware at the company’s Nevada electric battery plant in a bid to stea… Continue reading Russian to be Deported After Failed Tesla Ransomware Plot
Most residents of Tulsa are being prevented from paying their water bills after the city shut down its computer network as a security measure following an attempted ransomware attack, a city official said Friday.
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In early March, a Boston-based vote-counting firm called Clear Ballot Group sent a bid to Arizona’s state Senate to audit the 2020 presidential election results in Maricopa County.
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Continue reading Experts or ‘Grifters’? Little-Known Firm Runs Arizona Audit
A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to hacking a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employee database, stealing the personal information of more than 65,000 people and then selling the information online.
Justin Johnson, 30, is being held at Butler … Continue reading Hacker Who Sold UPMC Employee Information Pleads Guilty
The Biden administration is facing new pressure to resolve a mystery that has vexed its predecessors: Is an adversary using a microwave or radio wave weapon to attack the brains of U.S. diplomats, spies and military personnel?
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Continue reading Growing Mystery of Suspected Energy Attacks Draws US Concern
Personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been compromised after a company that serves India’s national carrier was hacked, Air India said.
The hackers were able to access 10 years’ worth of data including names, passport and credit card … Continue reading India’s National Carrier Says Hack Leaked Passengers’ Data
A cybersecurity attack on the city of Tulsa’s computer system was similar to an attack on the Colonial Pipeline and that the hacker is known, officials said Thursday.
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The Alaska health department website was the target of a malware attack, officials said.
A similar attack previously targeted the state’s court system.
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Continue reading Alaska Health Department Website Targeted in Malware Attack
The hackers who carried out the massive SolarWinds intrusion were in the software company’s system as early as January 2019, months earlier than previously known, the company’s top official said Wednesday.
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Continue reading Hackers Targeted SolarWinds Earlier Than Previously Known
U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors” and criminal gangs.
Raab also pledged 22 million pounds ($31 million) in support to “vulnerable” countries in Africa and the Indo… Continue reading UK Foreign Secretary Calls for Cooperation on Cybersecurity