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US says Chinese hackers breached multiple telecom providers
2024-10-28 16:05

The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have disclosed that Chinese hackers breached commercial telecommunication service providers in the United States. [...]

US lawmakers push DOJ to prosecute tax prep firms for leaking taxpayer data to big tech
2024-10-22 22:31

TaxSlayer, H&R Block, TaxAct, and Ramsey Solutions accused of sharing info with Meta and Google A quartet of Democratic lawmakers have penned a letter to the US Department of Justice asking it to...

Phishing scams and malicious domains take center stage as the US election approaches
2024-10-22 04:00

Phishing scams aimed at voters, malicious domain registrations impersonating candidates, and other threat activity designed to exploit unassuming victims take center stage as the US election...

China’s Spamouflage cranks up trolling of US Senator Rubio as election day looms
2024-10-21 22:30

Note to Xi: Marco and Ted Cruz aren't the same person China's Spamouflage disinformation crew has been targeting US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) with its fake news campaigns over the past...

Troubled US insurance giant hit by extortion after data leak
2024-10-17 23:30

Globe Life claims blackmailers shared stolen into with short sellers US insurance provider Globe Life, already grappling with legal troubles, now faces a fresh headache: an extortion attempt...

US contractor pays $300k to settle accusation it didn't properly look after Medicare users' data
2024-10-16 23:15

Resolves allegations it improperly stored screenshots containing PII that were later snaffled A US government contractor will settle claims it violated cyber security rules prior to a breach that...

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US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers
2024-10-16 18:36

The United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment today against two Sudanese brothers suspected of being the operators of Anonymous Sudan, a notorious and dangerous hacktivist group...

China again claims Volt Typhoon cyber-attack crew was invented by the US to discredit it
2024-10-15 01:15

Enough with the racist-sounding 'dragons' and 'pandas', Beijing complains – then points the finger at koalas Chinese authorities have published another set of allegations that assert the Volt...

US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people's personal info was snatched
2024-10-14 22:03

It waited till just before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don't worry, we saw it A Houston-based services provider to healthcare organizations says a crook may have grabbed up...

US and UK govts warn: Russia scanning for your unpatched vulnerabilities
2024-10-12 03:05

Also, phishing's easier over the phone, and your F5 cookies might be unencrypted, and more in brief If you need an excuse to improve your patching habits, a joint advisory from the US and UK...