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Updated: 2022-09-14 21:15:00

3 Iranian citizens charged in hacking attack that targeted a Pa. domestic violence shelter and others

The victims included a domestic violence shelter in Pennsylvania, which the indictment says was extorted out of $13,000 to recover its hacked data; electric utilities in Indiana and Mississippi; and a county government in Wyoming.
By The Associated Press

After data breach exposes 530 million, Facebook says it will not notify users

The leaked data includes personal information from 533 million Facebook users in 106 countries.

By NPR

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Hacked networks will need to be burned ‘down to the ground’

The hackers have been quietly rifling through those networks for months in Washington’s worst cyberespionage failure on record.

By The Associated Press

U.S. cyber agency: Computer hack poses ‘grave risk’

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, is believed responsible, according to cybersecurity experts.

By NPR

US: Russian hackers targeting state, local government networks

The warning, less than two weeks before the election, amplified fears of the potential for tampering with the vote and undermining confidence in the results.

By The Associated Press


Chinese, Iranian hackers targeted Biden and Trump campaigns, Google says

Almost exactly four years after Russian operatives hacked into the email accounts of prominent Democrats ahead of the 2016 election, Google confirmed on Thursday that foreign adversaries are still at it.

By NPR

Chinese hackers charged in alleged cyber-theft of 145 million Americans’ data

The men face nine counts including conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit economic espionage.
By NPR

2020 political campaigns are trying to avoid a 2016-style hack

"We would try to get them to do things like change their password for their email or change their password for the database we were using."
By NPR
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