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North Korean hacker used hospital ransomware attacks to fund espionage

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Federal prosecutors announced the indictment Thursday of a North Korean hacker accused of carrying out ransomware operations that targeted American health care facilities and used the proceeds of those operations to fund espionage efforts against the U.S. military and defense contractors.  Rim Jong Hyok is accused of using malware developed by North Korea’s military intelligence […]

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BlackSuit Ransomware Leaks Kansas City Police Data in Failed Ransom Plot

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BlackSuit Ransomware, known as the rebrand of the Conti ransomware gang, has leaked a trove of Kansas City Police data, including evidence records, investigation files, crime scene phones, and much more, after the department refused to pay the ransom. Continue reading BlackSuit Ransomware Leaks Kansas City Police Data in Failed Ransom Plot→

Top Official Says Kansas Courts Need at Least $2.6 Million to Recover From Cyberattack

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Kansas Courts needs funding to cover the costs of bringing computer systems back online, pay vendors, improve cybersecurity and hire three additional cybersecurity officials.
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DoJ charges man for hacking, tempering with public water facility

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By Deeba Ahmed
According to a DoJ, Travnichek was accused of hacking a public water facility’s computer and tampering with the local water supply system.
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Man Gets Back $110,000 Lost to a Nigerian Prince Scam

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Fredrick Haines, a man from Kansas City, USA, received the sum of 110,000 United States dollars as a settlement from Western Union. Fred, aged 77, was a victim to the notorious Nigerian Prince scam, in which fraudsters try to trick…Read more
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Massive voter registration database found to have major security flaws

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For several years, a nationwide voter-fraud prevention coalition has been using poor security methods in sending and storing millions of voter registration records, according to an advocacy group’s examination of official emails pertaining to the program. Officials running the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program have been using email to send state election officials usernames, passwords and decryption codes for databases containing records of all voters in about 30 states, reports Indivisible Chicago, a nonprofit progressive advocacy group. The states participating in Crosscheck — which originated in the office of Kansas’ secretary of state more than a decade ago — use the program to cross-reference voter registration records and determine whether individuals are registered in multiple states. Indivisible Chicago, which has been leading a campaign to end Crosscheck, found that the voter records shared by the program are hosted on an insecure server and that login credentials are sent in plain text in emails to […]

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