(Getty Images) Tech companies are selling domains suggesting illegal sales of guns, malware COVID-19-related domains remain a concern. Jun 21, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Former President Barack Obama attends an event to mark the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House on April 5, 2022. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Obama says he underestimated the threats posed by disinformation Obama said the United States and other democracies helped disinformation flourish by growing complacent. Apr 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
The floor of the 2018 RSA Conference. (Courtesy of RSA Conference) ‘Abundance of caution’ pushes RSA Conference to June The goal is to "bring the industry safely together in-person," organizers say, mindful of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Dec 23, 2021 By Tonya Riley
A medical worker prepares a dose of the Sinopharm Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at a hospital in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on November 25, 2021. – China OUT (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) Meta scrubbed a fake scientist’s account that spread bogus COVID-19 claims Facebook removed 524 inauthentic Facebook accounts, 20 pages, four Groups and 86 Instagram accounts boosting the claims. Dec 1, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Tardigrades are tiny creatures sometimes known as water bears. They live in damp conditions and feed by sucking sap from moss cells using a tiny stylus. (Getty Images) Industry group sounds alarm over ‘Tardigrade’ malware targeting biomanufacturing sector The malware shows a "significant level of autonomous decision-making ability." Nov 23, 2021 By Tim Starks
A member of staff poses for a photograph at a workspace in the National Cyber Security Centre on February 14, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Ransomware fueled record year for UK cyber response Attacks on health care were among the most predominant. Nov 17, 2021 By Tim Starks
A health worker prepares a dose of the Covaxin vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre in New Delhi on September 29, 2021. (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images) Suspected Chinese hackers masqueraded as Indian government to send COVID-19 phishing emails The group had a prolific 2020, and has stayed busy in 2021. Oct 5, 2021 By Tim Starks
A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the NSA at the entrance in Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) NSA, CISA share guidelines for securing VPNs as hacking groups keep busy "VPN servers are entry points into protected networks, making them attractive targets," said an NSA official. Sep 28, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Phone scammers use COVID-19 vaccine appointments to try tricking victims into downloading malware Fictional regulations are also a focus of the latest alerts. Sep 23, 2021 By Jeff Stone
People wait in their cars as they line up outside John F. Kennedy Library to collect unemployment forms in Hialeah, Florida, on April 8, 2020. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Hacker, money launderer sentenced to prison for scamming tax preparers and COVID-19 relief programs The scheme, which included a money laundering operation, netted $280,000 from COVID-19 relief in one state alone. Sep 2, 2021 By Tim Starks