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Socure identified and stopped a surge in fraudulent activity targeting the retail banking and credit card operations of large financial institutions with stolen Massachusetts identities. We have strong evidence to believe that a China-based actor is behind this attack.

Law enforcement is still investigating last year's phishing attack on Grand Forks Public Schools, but they recovered more than half the $2.2 million stolen, and the loss has not impacted funding for day-to-day operations.

The bipartisan bill would establish a dedicated mental health hotline for police, fire and EMS workers to provide support, information, intervention and substance use resources.

Two dozen new outdoor cameras capable of reading license plates may soon be in operation at locations selected by the police department across the city of Niagara Falls.

Children would need permission from a parent or guardian to possess an online social media account under a bill that received bipartisan support Tuesday from an Iowa House committee.

Lawmakers in Arkansas and Missouri are considering legislation that would bolster cyber reporting and data privacy standards for businesses; and, in Texas, tighten cybersecurity standards for water utilities.

The newly minted task force announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis aims to use AI and new technologies to eliminate bureaucratic bloat and identify waste and noncompliance.

A new EDUCAUSE study reveals that while AI is becoming a strategic priority in higher education, cost and policy development, especially at small schools, still hinders widespread implementation.

The Alabama State Department of Education and the nonprofit Be Pro Be Proud launched a mobile workforce development tour, bringing virtual and augmented reality job site simulations to students throughout the state.

Created by gubernatorial executive order, the state’s new Department of Governmental Efficiency team will work to “promote efficiency, maximize productivity and eliminate waste in state and local government.”

From working to improve the citizen experience to advancing artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, Utah’s tech leader is focused on the value of investing in the “human capital” of the state workforce.

Answer: To protest proposed laws regarding use of AI.

Leaders in the area, a regional industrial and manufacturing hub, have said the facilities cost too much and don’t employ enough people. Finding enough power to run them, regional officials said, could be tough.

A phishing scam targeting residents in the Maryland city about unpaid parking tickets is not connected or related to an ongoing “cyber incident” disrupting some services in the county.

Racine Unified School District in Wisconsin is offering free credit monitoring and identity protection services to employees after a Dec. 13 cybersecurity incident. Forensic investigators said students were not impacted.

In a survey of 300 students, 32 percent of high schoolers reported pursuing a STEAM career directly because of the Starbase program. That doesn’t include students who were already interested in science.

Proposed by Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, the Fight for Firefighters Act aims to address staffing issues and make firefighting work more aggressive as California's wildfire season becomes year-round.

In her State of the State address this week, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to call for state legislation to address smartphone distractions in schools, but local control remains important to many superintendents.

A bipartisan group of senators in the state Legislature is currently pushing for more restrictions on convincing computer-generated sexually explicit images of real people.

The state has faced a massive backlog of payments to child-care providers following the launch of a new child care data system in 2023, after which several technical problems were discovered.

The state has rolled out access to real-time aerial surveillance technology to all Ohio law enforcement agencies. The technology includes live video feeds and infrared capabilities, and could transform suspect searches.

Specifically designed for faculty, MonarchMind gives users access to ChatGPT, Gemini and Llama on a secure, university-run system that does not share chat data with outside parties or use it to train AI models.

Advancing broadband deployment and equity means expanding the technology to institutions like correctional facilities, panelists said at the recent Expanding Digital Opportunity: Charting a Path Toward Full Inclusion conference.

Bad actors known collectively by that name are staging attacks on targets in more than 70 countries, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI said. The latter advises regular system backups.

County buildings are shuttered Monday as officials prove an “ongoing cyber incident of external origin” that began disrupting services Saturday. County schools and the library have not been impacted.