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18 Aug

Hackers #access patient #data at #Oklahoma State #facility

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers attacked Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, and some 279,865 individuals have been notified that their protected health information may have been compromised. The organization learned on Nov. 7,...
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17 Aug

‘Anonymous Greece’ #Claims #Hack of #State #TV

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Greek chapter of the Anonymous hacker collective has claimed to have infiltrated state broadcaster ERT, but the channel has denied there was any attack at all. The bizarre incident allegedly...
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14 Jun

New ‘Lazy FP State Restore’ Vulnerability Found in All Modern Intel CPUs

Hell Yeah! Another security vulnerability has been discovered in Intel chips that affects the processor’s speculative execution technology—like Specter and Meltdown—and could potentially be exploited to access sensitive information, including encryption related data. Dubbed Lazy FP State Restore, the vulnerability...
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15 Apr

Suspended #state troopers #face trial over #hacking of #former lover’s #Facebook #account

Two suspended state troopers, previously from Catasauqua, have been ordered to face trial on charges they hacked the Facebook account of the former lover of one of the troopers, the state attorney general’s office announced. Anthony Kingsley, 32, is charged...
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15 Mar

12 #Connecticut #state agencies #hit by a #cyber attack

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) announced that the State of Connecticut suffered a ransomware attack on Friday, February 23. Although most computers were protected with adequate antivirus software, approximately 160 machines in 12 agencies were not. DAS spokesperson Jeffrey...
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24 Feb

State #institutions in #Denmark #vulnerable to #hacking, expert #reveals

Source: National Cyber Security News Last summer one of Denmark’s biggest companies, Maersk, was hit by a hacking attack that paralysed its computer systems and ended up costing the firm an estimated 1.9 billion kroner. And the shipper is not...
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2 Dec

Four ways #state and local CIOs can boost #cybersecurity

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Looking back at the hundred-plus FBI cyber investigations and victim notifications I’ve worked over the past decade, without a doubt, the most concerning and most difficult ones centered around local and...
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12 Nov

Hackers #keep #defacing #websites in #US and #Canada with ‘I #love #Islamic state’ #slogans

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A cybercrime group is causing havoc in the US and Canada by hacking into the websites of police stations and schools and defacing them with pro-Islamic State propaganda. On Wednesday (8...
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21 Oct

Attackers #hijack #state agency #server for #malware

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Cybercriminals are always upping their game. One of their latest gambits, a sophisticated phishing attack that involved hosting malware on at least one state’s government servers, shows that they may be...
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16 Oct

State of Small Business Cybersecurity in North America

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Small business owners know they are at risk for cyberattacks, but they are somewhat at a loss as to what to do. That’s one of the findings of a new report...
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