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County Offices to Reopen Tuesday After Monday Cyber Attack
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. — County buildings will reopen Tuesday following a cyber incident that disrupted some public services, officials announced Monday. While facilities will be open to the public, officials are…
Russian Botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Operation
Assistant U. S. Attorney Jonathan I. Shapiro (619) 546-8225 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – June 16, 2022 SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Department of Justice, together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the…
Canada wants companies to report cyber attacks and hacking incidents
OTTAWA – Canadian businesses operating in critical infrastructure sectors would be required to report cyber attacks to the federal government and would have to fortify their cyber systems under a new law…
Tech firms say India cyber rules risk creating ‘environment of fear’
By Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI – Indian cybersecurity rules due to come into force later this month will create an “environment of fear rather than trust”, a body representing top tech companies…
I.T. Specialist Charged in Cyber Intrusion of Suburban Chicago Health Care Company
CHICAGO — An information technology specialist has been indicted on a federal criminal charge for allegedly hacking into the server of a suburban Chicago health care company where he formerly worked as…
Spain’s ombudsman to probe alleged cyber spying of Catalan figures
MADRID – Spain’s ombudsman said on Sunday it would investigate the government’s alleged spying of Catalan separatist figures during the height of the region’s bid for independence, while the government announced a…
Munich Re tightens up cyber insurance policies to exclude war
By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON – Munich Re is planning new wordings in cyber insurance policies to exclude war, to avoid disputes over what is covered, the reinsurer’s top…
Russian National Indicted in East Texas for Cyber Hacking Enterprise
TYLER, Texas –A 23-year-old Russian man has been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas for offenses related to operating a cyber-criminal marketplace that sold thousands of stolen login credentials, personal identifiable…
Kremlin dismisses U.S. warning of potential Russian cyber attacks
– The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected U.S. warnings that it may be preparing to conduct cyber attacks in response to Western sanctions, and said it did not engage in “banditry”. U.S. President…
Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks one year of progress
ATLANTA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia along with the Office of the Georgia Attorney General, six metro-Atlanta District Attorneys, the FBI Atlanta Field Office, U.S. Secret…
U.S. banks prepare for cyber attacks after latest Russia sanctions
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall WASHINGTON – U.S. banks are preparing for retaliatory cyber attacks after Western nations slapped a raft of stringent sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine https://www.reuters.com/world/india/war-with-ukraine-putin-puts-nuclear-deterrence-forces-alert-2022-02-27, cyber experts and…
Shipping Giant Expeditors Forced To Shut Down Operations After Cyber Attack
Shipping Giant Expeditors Forced To Shut Down Operations After Cyber Attack Ailan Evans on February 23, 2022 Shipping and logistics giant Expeditors was hit by a cyber attack over the weekend, forcing…
Nigerian National Pleads Guilty To Participating In Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that CHARLES ONUS pled guilty to computer fraud in connection with a scheme to conduct cyber intrusions in…
Exclusive-Lithuania warns banks of cyber attacks, power cuts amid fears of war in Ukraine
By Andrius Sytas – Lithuania’s central bank has told the country’s banks to prepare for power cuts and cyberattacks as Russia’s standoff with Ukraine risks spilling over into a military conflict, according…
From cyber attacks to bomb shelters, boxer-turned-mayor Klitschko readies Kyiv’s defences
By Felix Hoske KYIV – In his mayoral office, former heavyweight boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko waves a stylus pen at a screen on the wall – allowing him to monitor Kyiv’s electricity…
GBI Makes Arrest in Multi-State Cyber Fraud Investigation
Lawrenceville, GA (February 2, 2022) – A year-long investigation conducted by the GBI Cyber Crime Center (G3C) has resulted in the arrest of Ngozi Patience Ogbo, age 47, of Lawrenceville, for four…
Brace for Russian cyber attacks as Ukraine crisis deepens, Britain says
LONDON -Britain warned big business on Friday to bolster defences against possible Russian cyber attacks as Western fears deepened that President Vladimir Putin would order his troops to annex another part of…
U.S. unveils plan to improve cyber defenses for water utilities
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – The White House on Thursday unveiled a plan to beef up cybersecurity in the nation’s water sector, an extension of its efforts to thwart attacks against critical…
U.S. SEC Chair Gensler maps out potential overhaul to agency’s cyber rules
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. securities regulator is considering extending cyber risk management rules to third-party service providers, and beefing up public company disclosures when they experience a breach, the…
Cyber Criminals Steal Millions After Hacking Popular Crypto Exchange
Hackers stole millions in digital assets from popular cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, the company announced Thursday. Crypto.com said in a blog post that hackers had compromised 483 traders’ accounts and stole 4,836.26 of ethereum…
IPR Center, Europol make Cyber Monday shopping safer; seize $3 million in counterfeit goods
WASHINGTON – Through the ongoing international Operation “In Our Sites,” the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Europol seized or shut down more than 490,475 websites illegally selling counterfeit…
Cyber Monday Sales Drop For First Time Ever As Consumers Began Shopping Earlier Than Previous Years And Saw Fewer Discounts
Cyber Monday online sales dropped for the first time ever as consumers experienced fewer discounts and began their holiday shopping earlier than in previous years. Consumers spent $10.7 billion on Monday, a…
Shopping online with Goodwill helps your local community in several ways on Cyber Monday
This holiday season, give your Cyber Monday gift purchases even more meaning by helping to create jobs in local communities by making bids and purchases on ShopGoodwill.com. To date, the online nonprofit…
Federal Indictment in Chicago Charges Turkish National With Directing Cyber Attack on Multinational Hospitality Company
CHICAGO — An alleged cyber attacker from Turkey has been indicted in federal court in Chicago for allegedly orchestrating a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a Chicago-based multinational hospitality company. In August…
NSA Director Promises ‘Intense’ Crackdown On Foreign Cyber Attacks
National Security Agency Director Gen. Paul Nakasone said he was launching an offensive to crack down on the rising threat of cyber attacks in a Tuesday interview with the Associated Press. Nakasone…
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