Remote workers are aware of their responsibilities in maintaining digital security while accessing company networks a report has said, adding though that only a fifth are actually aware of sophisticated online threats. The report by U.S. tech company Unisys says that a lack of understanding of fundamental cybersecurity risks and threats is resulting in remote…
Multiple Studies Find Remote Workers Following Poor Digital Security Protocols
FBI Says Hackers Got No Data After Compromising Email Server
The FBI said Sunday that hackers did not access any data or personal information on its network, a day after they compromised an agency server to send out thousands of fake emails. The agency said it has fixed the software vulnerability that allowed the attack. The fake emails originated from an FBI-operated server, which was…
South Australian Leader Says No Data Compromised in Contact Tracing Hack
November 8, 2021
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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has reassured residents that no data was compromised after the state’s contact tracing app was hacked. “There has been no hacking or compromise of data on the mySA GOV app, and there has been no compromise of data that we use for our COVID check-in,” he told reporters. “What we…
Minnesota Man Charged With Hacking and Extortion of Major Sports Leagues
Federal investigators have charged Joshua Streit, a Minnesota man, with illegally streaming sports games and attempting to extort approximately $150,000 from Major League Baseball. According to a criminal complaint, Streit, 30, is accused of illegally hacking into the league’s streaming websites using login credentials from authorized users. The copyrighted content would then be showcased through…
Cyberattacks Concerning to Most in US: Pearson/AP-Norc Poll
RICHMOND, Va.–Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats, according to a new poll. The poll by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about 9 in 10 Americans are at least somewhat concerned…
White House Plans 30-Country Meeting on Cyber Crime and Ransomware
WASHINGTON–Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Biden said on Friday. An online session hosted by the White House National Security Council will also be aimed at “improving law enforcement collaboration” on issues like…
5 Ransomware Protection Tips for Your Small Business—From a Hacker
By Tor Constantino Ransomware attacks are on the rise and continue to be the primary method of cyber infiltration by hackers. Experts estimate that this year alone, every 11 seconds there will be a ransomware attack against an unsuspecting business. In fact, the total global number so far this year exceeds the same period in…
Report: Suspected Chinese Hack Targets Indian Media, Government
September 23, 2021
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BANGKOK—A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company said Wednesday it has uncovered evidence that an Indian media conglomerate, a police department and the agency responsible for the country’s national identification database have been hacked, likely by a state-sponsored Chinese group. The Insikt Group, the threat research division of Massachusetts-based Recorded Future, said the hacking group, given the…
Beijing’s New Data Security Law Poses Risk to Foreign Firms: Analysts
News Analysis Foreign firms in China are now required to report network vulnerabilities to authorities under a new data security law. Analysts say this will help hackers working for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) with conducting cyber attacks for the regime. The law was officially put into practice on Sept. 1, aimed at data surveillance…
Cyberwar, Part Two: ‘Flipping Switches’
Commentary Discussing Russian hacking capabilities in a video discussion for the Heritage Foundation recently, Prof. Scott Jasper of the Naval Postgraduate School recalled a hack in 2018 in which the attackers succeeded in penetrating electrical power companies in the United States, as they did in Ukraine. “We had evidence from CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) that…
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