Security News

Los Angeles Superior Court shuts down after ransomware attack
2024-07-22 14:37

The largest trial court in the United States, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, closed all 36 courthouse locations on Monday to restore systems affected by a Friday ransomware attack. [...]

Los Angeles Unified confirms student data stolen in Snowflake account hack
2024-06-21 21:09

The Los Angeles Unified School District has confirmed a data breach after threat actors stole student and employee data by breaching the company's Snowflake account. On June 18, the threat actor known as 'Sp1d3r, who is selling data from previous SnowFlake attacks, also began selling the data of Los Angeles Unified for $150,000, claiming they stole it from SnowFlake.

Los Angeles Unified School District investigates data theft claims
2024-06-06 22:44

Los Angeles Unified School District officials are investigating a threat actor's claims that they're selling stolen databases containing records belonging to millions of students and thousands of teachers. The threat actor selling the allegedly stolen data for $1,000 says the CSV files put up for sale on a hacking forum contain over 11GB of data, including over 26 million records with student information, more than 24,000 teacher records, and around 500 containing staff information.

MWC19 Los Angeles: Blockchain's role in the 5G movement
2019-10-25 13:34

Blockchain is a powerful security tool for mobile providers. Here's how to unlock its potential.

MWC19 Los Angeles: The value of blockchain in the telecommunications sector
2019-10-24 21:53

Blockchain isn't reserved for bitcoin. Here's how the telecommunications sector can benefit.

MWC19 Los Angeles: Syniverse's mission in the 5G revolution
2019-10-24 20:50

As 5G permeates the industry, Syniverse shows how major companies can prepare for the tech.

Hacker swipes personal deets of 20,000 peeps from under Los Angeles Police Dept's nose
2019-07-30 18:26

Tight-lipped plod say cybercrook emailed them sample of stolen data Around 20,000 Los Angeles Police Department job-seekers and officers have had their personal data nicked, the force has confirmed.…

Los Angeles to use body scanners on metro riders
2018-08-20 11:00

Subway and bus riders will be randomly scanned as the city becomes the first in the country to use the technology to thwart suicide bombers.

Cryptojacking Attack Found on Los Angeles Times Website
2018-02-22 20:11

A security researcher found Coinhive code hidden on a Los Angeles Times’ webpage that was secretly using visitors’ devices to mine cryptocurrency.