Security News

Georgia Man Admits to Launching DDoS Attack
2020-01-21 14:19

A Georgia man has admitted in court to employing a third-party to launch a distributed denial of service attack. Preston is the co-founder of BackConnect Security LLC, a company that provides protection against large-scale DDoS attacks.

Expert: Georgia Election Server Showed Signs of Tampering
2020-01-17 14:55

A computer security expert says he found that a forensic image of the election server central to a legal battle over the integrity of Georgia elections showed signs that the original server was hacked. Logan Lamb, a security expert for the plaintiffs, said in an affidavit filed in Atlanta federal court on Thursday that he found evidence suggesting the server was compromised in December 2014.

Georgia Man Charged With Making 'Fake' HIPAA Violation Claims
2020-01-10 20:03

In a bizarre "Whistleblower" case, federal prosecutors have charged a Georgia man in connection with an alleged "Intricate scheme" involving falsely reporting that a Savannah hospital worker committed criminal HIPAA violations. The U.S. Department of Justice says Jeffrey Parker, 43, who initially "Claimed to be a whistleblower," has been charged with falsely reporting that a "Former acquaintance" violated HIPAA by committing patient privacy violations.

Georgia Wire Manufacturer Struck by Ransomware
2019-12-13 14:18

Southwire Says It's Bringing Systems Back OnlineA large Atlanta-area manufacturer of wire and cable says it has brought some systems back online after what appears to be a ransomware infection....

Federal Cyber Experts Christen Satellite Office in Georgia
2019-11-25 13:24

A U.S. Department of Defense unit has opened its first remote office outside the Pentagon with its new facility in east Georgia. Defense Digital Service works to find solutions for highly...

Massive Cyberattack Slams Country of Georgia
2019-10-29 15:48

2,000 Sites Knocked Offline in Suspected State-Sponsored AttackThe country of Georgia has been hammered by a massive cyberattack that disrupted access to at least 2,000 government, news media and...

Country of Georgia Suffers Widespread Cyberattack
2019-10-29 13:13

The attack on local web-hosting provider Pro-Service - likely politically motivated - took out 2,000 websites and the national television station.

2,000 Georgia Websites Hit by Cyber Attacks
2019-10-28 13:43

Some 2,000 websites in Georgia, including those of the president, courts, and media came under a massive cyber attack on Monday, officials and media said. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili's...

Georgia County's Experience Shows Perils of Ransomware
2019-10-21 14:10

On the first Saturday in March, computer screens at the 911 dispatch center in this small town went dark. Staff at the county jail around the same time could no longer open cell doors remotely...

Georgia hit with malware yet again
2019-07-31 13:11

The Department of Public Safety says it won't pay, but given the umpteen times the state's agencies have been hit, somebody's not listening.