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BlackCat ransomware group claims attack on Florida International University
The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware group says it has struck again, with Florida International University as their latest victim. The ransomware group, which most recently attacked North Carolina A&T ...
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'They’re lying': Palau denies claims by ransomware gang over recent cyberattack
The government of Palau denied several new claims by a ransomware gang that the two sides were in contact following an attack last month. The DragonForce ransomware gang officially posted Palau to its ...
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Ukrainian security service’s cyber chief suspended following media investigation
The head of the cybersecurity department at Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), Illia Vitiuk, has been suspended from his official duties following a media investigation. Vitiuk has been reassigned to ...
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North Carolina A&T hit with ransomware after ALPHV attack
North Carolina A&T University has become the latest school hit with ransomware in 2022. The largest historically black college or university (HBCU) showed up on the ransomware victim site of the ALPHV ...
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Sweeping bipartisan comprehensive data privacy bill to be introduced by congressional leaders
A comprehensive data privacy bill unveiled Sunday would offer historic privacy protections and appears to have momentum on both sides of the aisle. The sweeping bill envisioned by Sen. Maria Cantwell ...
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Hackers claim to breach database containing thousands of Russian criminal records
A group of hacktivists going by the name RGB-TEAM claimed responsibility for hacking into the website of Russia’s prosecutor general, exposing data on criminal offenses committed in Russia over the ...
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Genesis Market, one of world’s largest platforms for cyber fraud, seized by police
Genesis Market was seized on Tuesday in an FBI-led operation involving more than a dozen international partners, scuttling one of the most significant online criminal platforms. Genesis — which ...
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Q&A: Amid growing censorship and malicious VPNs, protestors combat Iran’s ‘climate of fear’
Internet shutdowns, blocked platforms, malicious apps and a government set on stifling dissent — this is the current state of protest in Iran. Since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police ...
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CISA director: AI cyber threats the ‘biggest issue we're going to deal with this century’
A top U.S. cyber official expressed grave concerns about the security implications of generative artificial intelligence at a forum on Thursday, warning that legislative action is needed to regulate ...
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Magecart-style hackers charged by Russia in theft of 160,000 credit cards
Russia has taken the rare step of publicly charging six people suspected of stealing the details of 160,000 credit cards as well as payment information from foreign online stores. According to the ...
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DOJ charges Russian national with operating world’s ‘largest darknet market’
DOJ charges Russian national with operating world’s ‘largest darknet market’ The US Justice Department on Tuesday filed charges against Dmitry Olegovich Pavlov, a 30-year-old Russian national accused ...