Sprint claims recent data breach will not cause risk to fraud or identify theft but the compromised customer information could lead to SIM swap attacks and allow attackers to take over victim’s accounts.
St. Paul, Minnesota, Hit by Major Cyber Attack, State of Emergency Declared, National Guard Deployed
St. Paul, Minnesota’s state capital, was hit by a major cyber attack, prompting the declaration of a state of emergency, the deployment of the National Guard, and an FBI response.
The UK Met Police is on high alert after a massive data breach exposed the identities and photographs of officers, including undercover cops and counter-terrorism agents.
Stanford University is notifying 27,000 individuals that a ransomware attack claimed by the Russian-linked Akira cybercrime gang leaked their sensitive personal information.
Starbucks has confirmed a data breach that leaked the personally identifiable information of its employees after a threat actor breached its business partner’s portal.
Popular cloud-based word processor app WPS, one of the most widely used of its type in China, may be facilitating state censorship of user’s private documents. User complained million-word document was locked due to "sensitive content."
State DMV offices around U.S. have made tens of millions of dollars in profit since 2014 by selling personal data of drivers which surprisingly is not in violation of state law.
A temporary moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in state schools is now a matter of law in New York, following the conclusion of a study that found that potential rights violations outweighed the safety benefit.
The aspect of SOTU that caught big tech's attention was a call for bipartisan support on antitrust enforcement and stronger protections for personal data. The president also called for targeted advertising to children to be banned.
Iranian hackers linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security were responsible for the Los Angeles transit system breach that disrupted online services.
