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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...

Georgia Supreme Court Rules that State Has No Obligation to Protect Personal Information
2019-05-25 10:33

Almost exactly one year after the stringent European General Data Protection Regulation came into effect (May 25, 2019), the Supreme Court of the state of Georgia has ruled (May 20,  2019) that...

Georgia Tech Data Breach Exposes 1.3 Million Users' Personal Data
2019-04-03 12:33

The Georgia Institute of Technology, well known as Georgia Tech, has confirmed a data breach that has exposed personal information of 1.3 million current and former faculty members, students,...

Georgia Tech data breach: 1.3M students and staff potentially affected
2019-04-03 09:00

The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech, has suffered yet another data breach. This time, the number of affected individuals may have reached 1.3 million. What is...

Georgia Tech Breach Hits Up to 1.3 Million People
2019-04-03 05:18

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) on Tuesday revealed that “an unknown outside entity” had gained unauthorized access to a database storing the details of 1.3 million individuals....

Georgia Man Admits to Hacking Accounts of Athletes and Musicians
2019-03-29 14:56

A Georgia man admitted to hacking into the Apple accounts of high-profile professional athletes and musicians and to stealing the credit card information of some of them.  read more

Georgia County Pays $400,000 to Ransomware Attackers
2019-03-12 09:33

Cybercrime Gang Wielding Ryuk Eyed as CulpritOfficials in Jackson County, Georgia, along with the FBI are investigating a ransomware attack that crippled IT systems over a two-week period and...