AG Says They Unlocked Shooter’s iPhone Without Needing Apple to Hack Their Security For a couple of decades the FBI and Justice Department has been saying that software vendors need to insert backdoors into their security software to make it easier for the government to hack it if they want to. One high profile case […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There is this expression – misery loves company. Well, maybe, the group of U.S. defense contractors who have been hacked feel better that they are not alone. Of course, maybe not. I am not sure why this information is coming out now, but, if we assume that the groups who are attacking the Japanese are […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]If you ask the Department of Homeland Security, FBI or the Election Assistance Commission, they say Slow down, bucko. Securing Internet voting is hard to do. Very hard to do. Internet voting falls into several categories: Sending ballots digitally to voters Sending ballots digitally, marking them only and printing out the results to return the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Insurance brokers and industry attorneys say that cyber insurance is heating up. They are seeing both an uptick in CLAIMS and an uptick INQUIRIES, likely as a result of an uptick in attacks. Actually, the uptick in attacks is more like a flood since Covid-19 came around. Note that many of them won’t be detected […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Pitney Bowes Hit By Ransomware for 2nd Time in 7 Months Pitney Bowes has verified that it has been hit by a ransomware attack for the second time in 7 months. This time it is the maze ransomware, which steals data before encrypting your systems. Sometimes ransomware hackers leave their hooks in a victim’s system […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE: To add insult to injury, scammers are taking advantage of the situation and sending emails to people telling them that have come in contact with someone who tested positive and they should click on this link. It goes without saying that no good could possibly come from that, so don’t click. Credit: Computer Weekly […]
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