With lessons learned from 2016 U.S. presidential election, U.S. government officials are taking no chances in upcoming election security by pushing stricter measures to secure online information from cyber attacks.
For the most part the exposure appears to have been limited to names and bank details for both active members of the UK armed forces and veterans. The UK government has named SSCL, a business services provider, as the source of the third party breach.
8 of 10 consumers prefer transacting with online brands having strong ID verification measures with 68% preferring digital identity use in the financial services sector.
Armed forces would prefer to keep the exact locations of their assets secret as they come within striking range of hostile forces. Just one soldier using a fitness app or tracking device can out this location if their fitness results are automatically posted to a public profile.
After an extended pause due to the coronavirus and the 2020 election, the prospect of a federal privacy law is once again being raised by Congress and the first contender is attempting to bridge the partisan divide.
The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the Boeing cyber attack that allegedly exploited a zero-day vulnerability and leaked substantial data.
Privacy concerns are mounting over Amazon Ring’s partnerships with U.S. law enforcement which allows the police to share surveillance videos with anyone they want.
The US Department of Transportation has suspended the TRANServe benefits system to address a security breach impacting 237,000 current and former federal employees.
The investment research firm’s first disclosed data breach took place between November 2021 and August 2022, and a notification on January 25 of this year indicated that 820,000 customers were impacted. That number has now been revised to 8.8 million.
State-backed Chinese hackers can modify Cisco routers without being detected and install custom firmware that allows for persistent access, according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory published by CISA and both US and Japanese law enforcement agencies.
