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The computer system of one of the nation’s largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and demanded $40 million in ransom or it would erase the files and post students’ and employees’ personal information online…. Continue reading Large Florida School District Hit by Ransomware Attack
The U.S. government is working to draw attention to supply chain vulnerabilities, an issue that received particular attention late last year after suspected Russian hackers gained access to federal agencies and private corporations by sneaking maliciou… Continue reading After Hack, Officials Draw Attention to Supply Chain Threats
Suspected Russian hackers gained access to email accounts belonging to the Trump administration’s head of the Department of Homeland Security and members of the department’s cybersecurity staff whose jobs included hunting threats from foreign countries… Continue reading AP Sources: SolarWinds Hack Got Emails of Top DHS Officials
The U.S. Cyber Command conducted more than two dozen operations aimed at thwarting interference in last November’s presidential election, the general who leads the Pentagon’s cyber force said Thursday.
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Continue reading General Says Attacks by Foreign Hackers Are ‘Clarion Call’
The U.S. Cyber Command conducted more than two dozen operations aimed at preventing interference in last November’s presidential election, the general who leads the Pentagon’s cyber force said Thursday.
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Continue reading US Cyber Experts Conducted Operations to Safeguard Election
A former CIA employee cannot get espionage charges against him dismissed on the grounds that there weren’t enough Hispanic or Black individuals on the grand jury that indicted him, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Continue reading Judge Rejects Ex-CIA Worker’s Try to Dismiss Hacking Charges
Britain plans to cut the size of its army and boost spending on drones, robots and a new “cyber force” under defense plans announced by the government on Monday.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said the British Army would shrink from 76,500 soldiers to 7… Continue reading UK Unveils Plan for Smaller, More High-Tech Armed Forces
The cyberattack crested just as finance officials from across Latin America were descending on Washington to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Inter-American Development Bank.
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Continue reading Cyber Attack Tied to China Boosts Development Bank’s Chief
China’s government on Thursday called on Washington to drop efforts to expel three state-owned Chinese phone companies from the United States in a new clash over technology and security.
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Continue reading China Slams US Plan to Expel Phone Carriers in Tech Clash
The Justice Department has charged a Swiss hacker with computer intrusion and identity theft, just over a week after the hacker took credit for helping to break into the online systems of a U.S. security-camera startup.
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Continue reading US Charges Swiss ‘Hacktivist’ for Data Theft and Leaks