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Mar 12 2021
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Cyberattacks on Schools Soared During the Pandemic
Cyberattacks on school districts surged by a whopping 18 percent in calendar year 2020, likely due to the greater reliance on classroom technology during the pandemic, according to a report released March 10 by the K12 Security Information Exchange and the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center.
There were 408 publicly disclosed cyberattacks last calendar year, compared with 348 in 2019,
Education WeekOct 23 2019
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Scoop: Cyber memo warns of new risks to White House network
An internal memo on cybersecurity, obtained by Axios, warns that "the White House is posturing itself to be electronically compromised once again."
The state of play: That's after at least a dozen top- or high-level officials have resigned or been pushed out of a cybersecurity mission that was established under Barack Obama to protect the White House from Russian hacking and other
AxiosAug 04 2022
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Chinese info operation uses false news and social media to hammer U.S., cyber firm says
A forged letter from Sen. Marco Rubio, false news sites criticizing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip, and fake social media accounts are all part of a complex pro-China information operation revealed by the cybersecurity firm Mandiant on Thursday.
Mandiant said it found 72 suspected false news sites targeting audiences in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia with
Washington TimesJul 14 2022
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‘Lives are at stake’: hacking of US hospitals highlights deadly risk of ransomware
Last week, the US government warned that hospitals across the US have been targeted by an aggressive ransomware campaign originating from North Korea since 2021.
Ransomware hacks, in which attackers encrypt computer networks and demand payment to make them functional again, have been a growing concern for both the private and public sector since the 90s. But they can be particularly
The GuardianFeb 16 2022
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US says Russian hackers have collected intelligence from American defense contractors
Russian government-backed hackers have acquired sensitive information on the development and deployment of US weapons by breaching American defense contractors over the last two years, US security agencies said in a public advisory on Wednesday.
The information gathered is unclassified, but offers "significant insight into US weapons platforms development and deployment timelines," and
CNN (Online News)Mar 22 2021
Analysis
The fraught U.S.-China climate relationship
The last 72 hours highlighted hurdles and opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on climate at a time of very deep divisions over human rights, cybersecurity and more.
Driving the news: Chinese state media, in a weekend readout of high-level U.S.-China talks in Alaska on Thursday and Friday, said one outcome of the multitopic meeting will be a "joint working group" on climate.
AxiosMay 12 2021
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Gas prices hit $3 a gallon for 1st time in nearly 7 years amid Colonial Pipeline saga
As the nation grapples with an unprecedented cybersecurity attack on a major East Coast fuel pipeline, the national gas price average hit $3 a gallon for the first time in seven years.
The national average price of regular gasoline is just slightly over $3 a gallon on Wednesday, according to data from the American Automobile Association. The last time average prices were at these levels
ABC News (Online)Aug 30 2016
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Election systems hacked in Illinois, Arizona: ‘The FBI is very much worried’
Cybersecurity expert: ‘This is a big deal’
Washington TimesJul 05 2022
Analysis
Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps
Following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, advocates for privacy and reproductive health have expressed fears that data from period-tracking apps could be used to find people who’ve had abortions.
They have a point. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the federal patient privacy law known as HIPAA, does not apply to most apps that track
ProPublicaMay 10 2021
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U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector
The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline this weekend showed how cybercriminals pose a far-reaching threat to the aging, vulnerable infrastructure that keeps the nation’s energy moving.
Colonial Pipeline Co. closed its entire 5,500-mile conduit carrying gasoline and other fuels from the Gulf Coast to the New York metro area Friday as it moved to
Wall Street Journal (News)