Security News

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.

Fibaro flummoxed, Georgia courts held for ransom, and more
2019-07-06 11:01

Plus, Florida Man out of a job for paying off hackers Between the plentiful beverages and copious amounts of meat, pretty much everyone in the US is hung over from Independence Day in one form or...

Georgia Failed to Subpoena Image of Wiped Elections Server
2019-07-03 20:07

The case of whether hackers may have tampered with elections in Georgia has taken another strange turn. read more

Georgia’s court system hit by ransomware
2019-07-03 11:27

There's a hint that it might involve Ryuk ransomware. If so, it might be the fourth Ryuk attack against state and local agencies since May.

Cyberattack Forces Georgia Agency to Shut Down Websites
2019-07-02 14:24

A Georgia state agency says a cyberattack has forced it to shut down some court websites. News outlets report hackers demanding a ransom infected computers with malware at the Georgia...