Security News

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...

Georgia County Criticized Over $400K Ransomware Payment
2019-03-11 20:38

Jackson County, Georgia is just a little over 60 miles from the City of Atlanta. In March 2018, Atlanta was struck by a major ransomware attack. In March 2019, Jackson County suffered its own...

Georgia Official Seeks to Replace Criticized Voting Machines
2019-01-24 17:05

Georgia's new elections chief asked lawmakers Wednesday for $150 million to replace the state's outdated electronic voting machines. In doing so, he all but closed the door on a hand-marked paper...

Georgia Patches Voter Website, But Hacking Accusation Stands
2018-11-06 11:18

Disclosure Flow Suggests Georgia's Secretary of State's Office May Have ErredGeorgia quietly fixed two flaws in its voter registration website that could have exposed personal information. How the...

Georgia Election Further Complicated By Hacking Accusation
2018-11-05 11:48

Secretary of State - and Republican Candidate - Probes State's Democratic PartyGeorgia's Republican gubernatorial candidate has accused the state's Democratic Party of attempting to hack the...