Cybersecurity
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A breach in a Minnesota Department of Human Services system allowed inappropriate access to the private data of nearly 304,000 people, with officials saying there is no evidence the data was misused. -
A contract with Motorola Solutions will enable the county to do a better job of safeguarding its emergency radio communications system. Tower sites and radio dispatch consoles will get 24/7 security.
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With its longtime federal support now withdrawn, one of the country’s largest public-sector cybersecurity support organizations has moved to a new paid model where states handle the bill for its services.
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Unauthorized access of a server used to process payments for a San Bernardino County, Calif., water utility may have exposed some customers’ billing information to theft, authorities disclosed last week.
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People buying items from strangers online have a safe space to conduct the in-person sales in one Massachusetts town after the Southborough Police Department set up a new Internet Transaction Safety Zone.
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An audit by the New York State Comptroller's Office found cybersecurity electronic access vulnerabilities for the water system in upstate Middleton, N.Y., using a simulated cyberattack to find holes in the defenses.
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The Leesport, Pa., Borough Tax Collector has issued an alert via email to residents, advising them to put their bank accounts on hold after learning that the collector’s computer system has been hacked.
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Two Russian nationals are wanted by the FBI for widespread malware attacks that robbed dozens of entities nationwide of $70 million, including the town of Egremont in Berkshire County, Mass.
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A major Dallas-based data center operator says it is working to restore service to six of its customers after a ransomware attack, which primarily affected customers hosted at the company’s New York data center.
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After a data breach in Maine exposed the personal information of school district employees last month, the U.S. Secret Service is now investigating the incident, which did not affect student info.
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East Baton Rouge Parish schools are considering improving backup systems to protect its data from the kind of ransomware attacks that recently hit other school systems and shut down parts of the state government.
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While officials initially feared that the problems could be the result of a cyberattack, the source of the problems was swiftly discovered to be an internal maintenance issue.
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Google claims quantum supremacy – IBM says not so fast. One researcher explains why he doesn't see quantum computers outpacing classical computers any time soon ... and maybe not ever.
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Officials say Florida’s elections system is secure, but state and county elections websites are more vulnerable to being attacked, posing a threat not of changing election results, but of undermining voter confidence.
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A Kentucky development district will be the pilot for a state and federal project, where regional agencies identify vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure such as water utilities, power companies and transportation.
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Clark Atlanta and Augusta universities have announced a new plan that will see them partner on cyberphysical and cybersecurity research and opportunities for their students to earn degrees in those fields.
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Police said the student was a high-school senior in November 2016 when she downloaded a computer program onto the school’s system and caused it to crash while also causing disruptions of other linked systems.
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Nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s motor vehicle offices remained closed Monday as state workers continue to respond to the lingering effects of a cyberattack that hit state servers two weeks ago.
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Identity theft used to be a more complicated, hands-on racket that included mail theft, dumpster diving, scam telephone calls and emailed offers, but hackers armed with improved tech have made the practice more common.
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A spokesperson for the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office said the decision to close the offices was made around 4 p.m. after workers were unable to complete transactions at the branch offices.
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