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President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the nation’s top election security official, a widely respected member of his administration who had dared to refute the president’s unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud and vouch for the integrity of the vo… Continue reading Trump Fires Agency Head Who Vouched for 2020 Vote Security
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired the director of the federal agency that vouched for the reliability of the 2020 election.
Trump fired Christopher Krebs in a tweet, saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly i… Continue reading Trump Fires Head of DHS Election Security Agency
Public health officials in Delaware on Sunday disclosed that the personal information of thousands of people who were tested for the coronavirus this summer was mistakenly shared with an unauthorized individual.
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Students at two suburban Chicago school districts were exposed to hate speech and lewd material this week after hackers apparently infiltrated both districts’ websites, school officials said.
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European privacy activists have filed complaints against Apple over its use of software to track the behavior of iPhone users.
The Vienna-based group NOYB – short for “none of your business” – said Monday that it has asked data protection authorities i… Continue reading Privacy Activists in EU File Complaints Over iPhone Tracking
Microsoft said it has detected attempts by state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.
It said in a blog post Friday that most of the attacks in recent months were … Continue reading Microsoft: Russian, North Korean Hackers Target Vaccine Work
The FBI and Spokane police are now investigating an incident in which the Gonzaga University Black Student Union was hacked during a Zoom meeting and bombarded with racial and homophobic slurs.
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The government of Finland said Thursday it was preparing legislation that would allow citizens to change their personal identity codes in cases of gross data breaches that carry a high risk of identity theft.
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Continue reading Finland Fast-Tracks ID Code Law Change After Hacking Case
The European Union on Monday agreed to tighten up rules for the sale and export of cybersurveillance technology.
EU lawmakers and the European Council reached a provisional deal to update controls of so-called dual use goods such as facial recognition … Continue reading EU Agrees on Tighter Rules for Surveillance Tech Exports
A former Microsoft worker was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for a scheme to steal $10 million in digital currency — money authorities said he used to buy a $160,000 car and a lakefront home.
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