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02/23/2024
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By Belle Carter
HACKING THE HACKERS: FBI, law enforcement agencies from 11 other countries shut down ransomware websites of notorious cybercriminal group
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and law enforcement agencies from 11 other countries, including the National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom, have engaged in a cyber operation that seized LockBit, a cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service. The said attack was able to shut down the websites that it uses for payments […]
01/11/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Next cyberattack target? Medical devices
Enemies of the United States who seek to take down the country in a cyberattack could soon target the health care industry. New reports warn that, following a spate of localized cyberattacks against health care facilities, federal officials and health systems are concerned that the next cyberattack target will be medical devices, including those in […]
01/05/2024
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By Ethan Huff
Will hackers cripple America with a cyberattack? Expert says it might happen in 2024
The currently fictitious subject matter of the new apocalyptic dystopian thriller film “Leave the World Behind,” a project of Barack Obama’s “Higher Ground Productions” company, could soon become a reality. The film depicts the United States in a full-scale collapse due to a cyberattack that takes down everything from phone lines to the power grid […]
01/03/2024
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By Zoey Sky
Xfinity notifies customers of data breach due to “software vulnerability”
Xfinity, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business, announced in December that hackers accessed customers’ personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company. In a notice to customers, Xfinity announced that there was unauthorized access to internal systems because of this vulnerability between Oct. 16 and 19, 2023. The alleged software vulnerability was previously announced by software […]
12/15/2023
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By Laura Harris
Ukraine’s largest mobile network operator hit by massive cyberattack amid ongoing conflict with Russia
Kyivstar, the largest mobile network operator in Ukraine, has just been hit by the biggest cyberattack to affect the network since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in the country in late February 2022. The attack, which happened on Dec. 12, disrupted services, damaged information technology infrastructure and threatened the safety of the 24.8 million subscribers […]
12/15/2023
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By Zoey Sky
Hackers target 23andMe DNA testing company, gain access to 6.9 MILLION user profiles
DNA testing company 23andMe recently faced a cyber attack that resulted in hackers gaining access to personal information from about 6.9 million account holders using customers’ old passwords. In some cases, the information hackers were able to steal included family trees, birth years and geographic locations, reported 23andMe. After weeks of speculation, 23andMe publicly acknowledged that […]
12/06/2023
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By Cassie B.
Hackers steal personal data of 6.9 million 23andMe customers, including DNA info
After initially claiming that hackers had accessed personal data belonging to 14,000 of its customers on Friday, the genetic testing company 23andMe now admits that the number of affected users is actually far higher at 6.9 million. This represents nearly half of their customer base, which totals 14 million. According to a statement by the […]
11/28/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Thousands of North Koreans are using fake identities to land remote work opportunities on LinkedIn
Thousands of tech-savvy North Koreans are using fake names and carefully crafted interview scripts to sign up for remote work opportunities on LinkedIn. This is according to a report published by Reuters, which uncovered documents proving that North Koreans are landing jobs outside of the hermit communist nation to secretly earn hard currency for the nation. […]
11/15/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Shipping containers piling up in Australia as ports hit by “nationally significant cyber incident”
Australia’s second-largest port operator has been hit by a cyberattack that paralyzed maritime freight movement Down Under. Australian Federal Police are said to be investigating the cybersecurity incident, which took down container terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle. DP World Australia, which controls about 40 percent of Australia’s maritime freight industry, was forced to […]
11/07/2023
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By Cassie B.
World’s biggest biometric ID system experiences massive breach, impacting 10% of global population
One of the biggest fears many people have about biometric ID systems recently materialized when the world’s biggest system was hacked, exposing the personal information of around 10 percent of the global population. The system in question is Aadhaar, a biometric digital identity program operated by the Indian government. 1.3 billion people in India are […]
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