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A federal website was defaced with pro-Iranian messaging in what is believed to be retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed one of Iran’s top military commanders.
The Federal Depository Library Program’s website was hacked and defaced to include imagery of an Iranian flag and doctored photos of a bloodied Donald Trump.
"Martyrdom was reward for years of implacable...
California’s groundbreaking privacy law went into effect January 1, 2020.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires businesses to inform state residents if their data is being monetized as well as to provide them with a clearly stated means of opting out from the collection of their data and/or having it deleted. Businesses not in compliance with CCPA regulations may...
2020 seems to be getting off to an inauspicious start with the compromise of the home addresses of prominent UK citizens--many of them in lines of work that could make them targets for crime.
The UK Cabinet Office issued an apology after a data leak that involved the exact addresses (including house and apartment numbers) of more than 1,000 New...
2019 is virtually over and a new year beckons with all the solemnity of the grim reaper for those who don't have their eyes wide open to the persistent threats we collectively face in the areas of privacy and cybersecurity.
Now that I have your attention, I'd like to add that it's not all bad news. In the main, consumers...
Convenience store and gas station chain Wawa informed customers of a data breach that compromised payment card information at most of its 842 locations.
In an announcement released December 19, Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens
stated that the company’s information security team had discovered malware on their payment processing servers about a week earlier. The malware had been active since March 4,...
Internal data breaches are on the rise, with 70% of security professionals reporting that it’s happened to them in the last five years.
According to a survey conducted by email security company Egress, accidental internal breaches are one of the top three concerns for IT security decision makers along with external hacks and malware.
Among the other findings in the report,...
New Orleans has declared a state of emergency following a ransomware attack.
The city government has effectively been offline since December 13 when employees were instructed to turn off all computers and disconnect them from WiFi networks following reports of suspicious network activity.
“The city asks residents and vendors for their patience and understanding as our Information Technology team works to...
The personal data of more than 752,000 applicants filed to obtain copies of birth and death certificates was found on an unprotected Amazon Web Services database.
The leaked data has been tracked back to a company that provides the online request forms for copies of birth and death certificates to state governments. States contracting with the company include California, New...
Pensacola, FL was hit by a cyberattack in the wake of what has been described as a terrorist shooting.
"The city of Pensacola is experiencing a cyberattack that began this weekend that is impacting our city network, including phones and email at City Hall and some of our other buildings,” said Mayor Grover Robinson.
The cyberattack began early Saturday morning days...
When you think about cyberthreats, what comes to mind? An extortionist announcing your doom with a dark monitor and a laughing skull? State-sponsored cyber-warriors working from a secure command post? President Trump's certain, "somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds?"
Chances are good, your version of cyber risk involves one of the above "types" hunched over a keyboard deploying massively sophisticated malware...