The City of Fresno, in California’s Central Valley, reportedly lost $400,000 to an email phishing scam based in Africa in 2020 and did not tell the city council or the public, according to investigative reporting by the Fresno Bee.
International law enforcement organization Interpol published a report Tuesday that found an “alarming rate of cyberattacks” occurring during the coronavirus pandemic, with hackers shifting their focus from individuals and small businesses to major corporate and government systems.
Indian police officials said on Tuesday they have charted “at least 40,300 cyber attacks” in the past four to five days against infrastructure and banking targets. The bulk of these attacks allegedly originated in China, which currently has very tense relations with India after a deadly clash along the disputed border in the Himalayas.
Cybersecurity firm FireEye reported on Wednesday that a hacking group called APT32, which has been linked to the government of Vietnam, launched attacks on email accounts used by the Chinese Ministry of Emergency Management and the city government of Wuhan, epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
Credit card giant Visa is warning its cardholders that cyber criminals are targeting gas pumps in order to steal personal credit card data.
Facebook is reportedly harvesting its users’ email contacts “without consent,” and asking new users to give their email account passwords to the social network. One security researcher called the practice “indistinguishable to a phishing attack.”
Online scammers are reportedly using fake Netflix billing emails in an attempt to steal users’ personal and financial data.
The Associated Press on Thursday reported a group of hackers linked to Iran attacked U.S. officials over the past month in an apparent effort to retaliate for sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States.
Cybersecurity firm FireEye warned on Tuesday that Iranian hacking activity increased significantly after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal. The firm tracked an especially vigorous “cyberespionage” effort against targets in the Middle East, U.S., and Japan through the month of July.
A 16-year-old student has been charged with fourteen felonies after he hacked his school’s computer system to change his grades using a phishing campaign aimed at teachers.
A new report from Cambridge University warns that rogue states, criminal gangs, and terrorist organizations could use artificial intelligence technology to wreak untold havoc in the very near future.
Equifax accidentally encouraged people to use the wrong website to check if their personal information was included in a massive security breach on numerous occasions.
MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, has found itself in an unfortunate situation after they accidentally transferred $11 million CAD (around $9 million USD) to a scammer who deployed a phishing attack.
Hackers launched a phishing campaign today, specifically targeting Google users via a phony Google Docs link.
Cyber-security firm InfoArmor claims that the data from Yahoo’s one billion user account hack was sold a number of times last August for $300,000 on the “dark web,” and that it is still offered for sale.
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Unimpressed by their “historic” nuclear deal with the United States, and its billions of dollars in sanctions relief, Iran’s hackers have escalated their attacks on U.S. government officials over the past four months.
The Russia-linked email addresses that tried to breach Hillary Clinton’s private email inbox during her time as Secretary of State also tried to break into the email accounts of Syrian government officials.
It will come as no surprise that Internet scam artists, quick to take advantage of every public concern, are looking to prey upon those who fear their husbands or wives might be listed in the database of Ashley Madison clients disclosed by hackers.
Not only has the American human intelligence system been disastrously compromised around the world, but back here at home, the intel community is going to be playing defense for years to come, worried sick about how many government employees with security clearances might have been approached for recruitment or blackmail by China and its allies.
The already-terrible tale of the “Pearl Harbor” hacker attack launched against U.S. federal government systems just got worse. The Chinese invaders pulled off a second massive security breach that may have given them access to “sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances,” according to the Associated Press.
Upon further review, Hillary Clinton’s unprecedented email practices in her drive for unaccountable secrecy may have jeopardized national security. If Clinton’s irresponsibility caused a major security breach, we’ll be watching this black comedy play out for years to come, whether she runs for office again or not.
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