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San Bernardino County pays $1.1M ransom after cyberattack disrupts Sheriff's Department systems
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- San Bernardino County paid a $1.1 million ransom to hackers who infiltrated the Sheriff's Department computers, officials acknowledged Friday. Last month, the department admitted a hack encrypted many of its files,
Apple pushes out first-ever Rapid Security Response update: What you should know
Apple has been experiencing tons of security threats lately, so it only makes sense for them to want to upgrade the security features for their devices. The company has just announced that it will be issuing its first-ever Rapid Security Response, which is a
Chandigarh: Two held for duping nursing hostel owner of ₹58 lakh
A week after two persons were booked for allegedly duping a city resident of around ₹58 lakh on the pretext of depositing the processing fee and taxes against a ₹3.5 crore loan, police’s cybercrime branch arrested the accused. After paying the loan amount, the
Western Digital says hack exposed personal customer info, those affected alerted
Western Digital Corp. WDC said Friday a recent hack of its systems contained personal customer information, and that those affected have been alerted. Western
Aspen Dental hit by cyberattack
Fox31 Denver | 2023-05-05, 19:59
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Aspen Dental has experienced a cybersecurity incident and is currently working to resolve the matter. The issue crippled Aspen Dental's ability to access scheduling systems, phone systems, and other business applications. The Aspen Group
Stalk Cyberattackers with the Latest Splunk App for Enterprise Security (Splunk Inc)
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City of Dallas disrupted by large cyberattack impacting multiple Services
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Top tech hacks to celebrate the coronation – from sending a crown emoji to making ...
Millions of us will be glued to our televisions on Saturday as we watch King Charles III be coronated at Westminster Abbey. But this isn't the only way you can celebrate the occasion using your gadgets. A new emoji has been added of the St Edward's Crown - the
India records 18% increase in weekly cyberattacks in Q1 2023: Report
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Indian organisations record 18% surge in weekly cyberattacks: Report
As global weekly cyber attacks rose by 7 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 with respect to the previous year, weekly cyber attacks in India rose 18 per cent according to a report by Check Point Research. (CPR) Organisations in the country faced an average
10 arrested as agencies bust cybercrime gang duping people in name of Army personnel
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Loan app fraud: Cybercrime arrests two for extortion
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China issues report on U.S. CIA's cyberattacks on other countries
China has released an investigation report
Cyberattacks conducted by CIA disclosed
Report reveals details of Washington's security breaches in China, other nations The United States is capable of spying on any country anytime it wants and stealing key information as it has built an "empire of hacking" by owning the biggest cyberattack
Truman networks restored after cyberattack
Kirksville Daily Express | 2023-05-05, 02:26
Nearly all Truman network services are back online and available after a recent cyberattack. On the morning of Friday, April 21, Truman ITS found evidence of what appeared to be virus on the University network. In an effort to mitigate potential spread, all
Dallas officials ‘optimistic’ risk from cyberattack is contained
A Dallas city official said Thursday that he was "optimistic" the risk of a recent cyberattack that caused a network outage in his city was contained. The ransomware attack, which ...
Ransomware Gang Hijacks College's Emergency Broadcast System to Threaten Students
Colleges and schools are a big target for
Team From Western Washington Honored for Investigation and Prosecution of Major Cybercrime Group Fin7 (FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation)
) Seattle - The Department of Justice investigative team in a major cybercrime case, pursued in the Western District of Washington, was honored today with an Executive Office of U.S. Attorney's Director's award for Outstanding Litigative Team, announced U.S.
How volunteers could help local governments deal with cyberattacks
While federal agencies search endlessly to hire people skilled in cybersecurity, local government might have a different way. How about enlisting volunteers to help protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. That’s the idea behind a detailed set
Russian hackers use a blast from the Windows past to launch cyberattacks
Russian state-sponsored hackers have wiped data from devices belonging to Ukrainian state networks thanks to poorly protected VPNs, and malware that abuses popular archiving program WinRAR. The Ukrainian Government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA)
Team From Western Washington Honored for Investigation and Prosecution of Major Cybercrime Group Fin7 (Federal Bureau of Investigation - Seattle Field Office)
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DICT to launch SIM Check to fight scammers
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is set to launch “Project: SIM Check Mo” next week as part of the government’s efforts to combat cybercrime. The project involves a text messaging service thru the DICT’s Hotline“1326” that
RSA Takeaways: New Awareness Needed vs Sophisticated Cyberattacks
Bad actors are taking advantage of generative AI and social media, but defenders are also changing tactics. ...
'Pig butchering' scams: What to know about the online schemes and how to avoid them
Picture this; you're minding your business, browsing the latest cat memes, when suddenly, a mysterious message from a stranger lands in your inbox or DMs. It's not the classic junk email from a Middle Eastern Prince looking to give away half his fortune.
Warner Announces $1.8 Million for Virginia Universities to Train AI to Fight Cyberattacks (Mark R Warner)
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Guy in Ohio Steals $21M in Bitcoin From His Brother
Out of Harmony Talk about family drama. As Decrypt reports, an Ohio resident named Gary James Harmon was sentenced on Thursday to four years and three months in prison for stealing 712 Bitcoin from his brother, Larry Dean Harmon, back in 2020. At the time of
People Using ChatGPT Hack to Travel to Europe for Less than $1,000 (Here's How)
The Daily Astorian | 2023-05-04, 14:42
More and more travelers are turning to ChatGPT for budget flight and travel planning. Whether by bot operators booking up flights or airlines and travel sites experimenting with ChatGPT-powered customer service, artificial intelligence is steadily seeping into
Dallas Police Department, City Hall hit with ransomware attack
Dallas was hit with a computer ransomware attack Wednesday that brought down its Police Department and City Hall websites and caused some jury trials to be canceled, officials said. The outage didn't appear to affect 911 calls.
