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A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingThe Treasury Department on Thursday slapped six Russian technology companies with sanctions for supporting Kremlin intelligence agencies engaged in “dangerous and disruptive cyber attacks.” read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration on Thursday announced the U.S. is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against dozens of companies and people, holding the Kremlin accountable for interference in last year’s presidential election and the cyber hacking of federal agencies. read more Source: Security Week
Continue Reading[UPDATE – US Imposes New Round of Sanctions on Russia] The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference, a senior administration official said. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingIreland’s privacy regulator said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into Facebook after data on more than 500 million users was reportedly found dumped online, in a suspected violation of strict European Union privacy rules. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingA former Kansas utility worker has been charged with remotely tampering with a public water system’s cleaning procedures, highlighting the difficulty smaller utilities face in protecting against hackers. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingA Grambling State University student is about to get Louisiana’s first bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity at a time when data breaches are making headlines. Alexis White of Arcadia already has a degree in biology. She earned it in 2018 — the year Grambling won approval for the state’s only bachelor’s degree program in cybersecurity. read […]
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration, the White House said Monday. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingIran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges, an assault that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal and brings a shadow war between the two countries into the light. read more Source: Security Week
Continue ReadingIran on Sunday described a blackout at its underground Natanz atomic facility an act of “nuclear terrorism,” raising regional tensions as world powers and Tehran continue to negotiate over its tattered nuclear deal. read more Source: Security Week
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