Cybersecurity
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Following the county’s second such attack this year, Minnesota’s National Guard will provide cyber protection support. The more recent incident was continuing to impact emergency and municipal services Tuesday. -
U.S. intelligence agencies are warning private-sector companies throughout the nation that Iranian actors “are conducting exploitation activity” that has resulted in disruptions to U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Letters began going out in late March to people potentially impacted by a breach of Syracuse Police Department digital files discovered in 2025. It’s unclear what data was compromised.
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While new artificial intelligence technologies could be used for nefarious purposes such as creating more convincing phishing attacks, experts say the technology might also automate and strengthen IT security protocols.
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This type of attack involves using face-swapped videos to try to trick online verification systems, but as they rise in prevalence, so too do methods for combating them.
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The New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys was still trying to get its main computer servers working Thursday after ransomware locked prosecutors across the state out of files.
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From the SolarWinds hack to the more recent, serious disruptions of Microsoft and Change Healthcare, cyber attacks on industries that do business with universities create vulnerable points of entry for cyber criminals.
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A state spokesman says all normal business operations have been restored. Meanwhile, the hacktivist group, Anonymous Sudan, is claiming credit for the attack through statements on its Telegram channel.
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CISA, which had previously issued warnings about hackers exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in certain Ivanti products, now says that it has had its own systems compromised.
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The federal government and the health-care company have announced relief programs after the national impact of last month’s attack. Two services around electronic payments and medical claims are expected to be restored later this month.
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From new laws to the K-12 "SIX Essentials Series," the NIST framework and assessments from the Department of Homeland Security, schools have state backup and abundant resources at their disposal to combat cyber threats.
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La Mesa, which is near San Diego, has temporarily suspended public comments via Zoom following a rash of antisemitic hate speech during last month's City Council meeting.
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Following a massive cyber attack against health-care providers across upstate New York, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for financial relief for providers impacted by the attack.
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With a new threat assessment report, state CISO Michael Geraghty recently raised warnings about cyber attacks with systemic impacts, geopolitical hacktivism and more.
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The cybersecurity incident Feb. 21 at Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has affected patients and providers across the U.S. It has threatened prescriptions, paychecks, cash flow and information security.
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A senior official said that a widespread social media outage on Tuesday appeared to be unrelated to the elections. By the afternoon, the disruption had mostly ended.
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Federal agencies must transition to zero-trust cybersecurity postures by September of this year. Establishing a similar deadline for state and local agencies would spur action to lock down systems.
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board worked with the Nevada Office of the Chief Information Officer to move its website to a new platform, after a cyber incident in late January. An investigation found no personal information was accessed.
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States are allocating money from the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program toward training, multifactor authentication work and encouraging a move to .gov domains. But funding is currently set to run out in 2025.
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The Chelan County Public Utility District, which serves around 50,000 customers, said the incident kept a nationwide vendor from mailing and emailing statements last week. It’s unclear whether personal information was compromised.
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Experts have long debated a nationwide ban on paying cyber extortionists. But any ban must be paired with measures to help targets improve defenses, cybersecurity experts say.
