The FBI is warning people to not use public phone charging stations as hackers have been taking advantage of the situation to infect connected devices with malware. “Avoid using free charging stations in airports, hotels or shopping centers,” FBI Denver said in an April 6 Twitter post. “Bad actors have figured out ways to use…
FBI Causes Shutdown of Major Hacking Website, Arrests Alleged Founder
The FBI has arrested the alleged founder of BreachForums, a major hacker forum on which users post hacked and stolen data, including data alleged to have come from a breach that affected the personal information of U.S. lawmakers earlier this month. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 20, of Peekskill, New York, was arrested on March 15 and made…
TSA Issues New Requirements to Bolster Aviation Cybersecurity
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued a new set of cybersecurity requirements for certain TSA-regulated airports, airlines, and aircraft operators. Referred to by the TSA as an “emergency” cybersecurity amendment, the new requirements are aimed at bolstering aviation security amid “persistent cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector,” the agency said. Similar cybersecurity requirements were also…
Allegations Australia May Be Arming Hostile Governments Generates Calls for an Inquiry
March 8, 2023
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The Coalition is calling for a federal investigation into reports that Australian universities could be arming hostile foreign governments with skilled cyber hackers. This comes after allegations from academic whistleblowers revealed that Australian universities were potentially training Chinese hackers through teaching collaborations with Chinese universities. Shadow Minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson,…
Optus CEO Says No Customers Were Harmed in Data Hack
No Optus customer suffered financial harm as a result of the hack on the telecommunications provider, CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says. While Optus initially flagged 9.8 million customers could be “potentially impacted” in the September data breach, the details of 10,200 customers were actually exposed publicly, Bayer Rosmarin told the Australian Financial Review Business Summit in…
FBI Investigates Internal Hack
Recent reports indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a hack of their internal computer network. The FBI told The Epoch Times on Feb. 17 that it “is aware of the incident and is working to gain additional information. This is an isolated incident that has been contained. As this is an…
Russian Businessman Guilty in Hacking, Insider Trade Scheme
BOSTON—A Russian millionaire with ties to the Kremlin was convicted Tuesday of participating in an elaborate $90 million insider trading scheme using secret earnings information from companies such as Microsoft that was stolen from U.S. computer networks. Vladislav Klyushin, 42, who ran a Moscow-based information technology company associated with the Russian government, was found guilty…
NCA ‘Closed its Mind’ to Implications of French Hacking of EncroChat, UK Appeal Tribunal Told
A lawyer at an appeal against the National Crime Agency’s (NCA’s) use of data from French police’s hack of the EncroChat encrypted phone network has accused the NCA of having a “closed mind” when it applied for a warrant in March 2020. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) is hearing a three-day appeal against the granting…
Percentage of Americans Who Say Local Crime Is Up Hits 50-Year-High
October 28, 2022
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The percentage of Americans who think local crime is getting worse hit the highest level in five decades, according to a Gallup poll released on Oct. 28. A record 56 percent of respondents said they believe there is more crime locally now that there was a year ago. Nearly four in five (78 percent) said…
Cyber Security Warning After Medibank Hack
Following a hacking incident at Medibank, Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil says Australian companies must do more to protect customer data. The health insurer revealed on Wednesday it had received messages from the alleged hackers claiming they had removed customer data less than a week after it was hit by a cyber attack. An investigation…
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