Seattle Trial May Test Breadth of Federal Anti-Hacking Law
Nearly three years after the disclosure of one of the largest U.S. data breaches, the former Amazon employee accused of stealing...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Iran Conducted Cyberattack On Boston Children's Hospital, FBI Says
Hackers working for the Iranian government last summer attempted to break into and damage computer systems at Boston Children's Hospital,...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 24
- 1 min
Federal Data Underestimates Ransomware Losses, Senators Say
The U.S. government lacks a complete picture of ransomware attacks that routinely cripple government and private sector networks, Roll...
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Crime and Justice News
- May 17
- 1 min
Lincoln College Closure Called 'Just Another Ransomware Milestone'
The closure of Lincoln College, a predominantly Black institution in Illinois, is "just another ransomware milestone," reports Governing....
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Crime and Justice News
- May 2
- 1 min
FBI Did 3.4 Million Data Searches, Many On Russian Hacking Threat
The FBI performed potentially millions of searches of electronic data last year without a warrant, U.S. intelligence officials said, a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 30
- 2 min
Hackers Swipe $625M in Cryptocurrency From Axie Infinity
In a brazen attack on the popular video game Axie Infinity, hackers swiped $625 million in cryptocurrency, marking one of the largest...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 25
- 1 min
Four Russians Charged with Widespread Hacking Campaign
The U.S. Justice Department announced charges in a yearslong hacking campaign aimed at thousands of computers in the U.S. and abroad to...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Ukraine War Has U.S. States On High Alert For Cyber Attacks
President Biden this week urged U.S. companies to be on high alert because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is exploring options...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Ransomware Attacks On K-12 Schools Increased Last Year
An annual report from the K12 Security Information Exchange says ransomware has surpassed data breach attacks as the largest category of...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Biden Appointees Split on Cyber Security Bill; Passage Likely
Amid growing cyber attack concerns, Biden appointed lawmakers are split on new cyber security bill, reports Politico. While the bill has...
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Crime and Justice News
- Mar 1
- 2 min
Russia Hasn't Launched Serious Cyberattacks In 'Free-for-All'
Russia has some of the world's best hackers, but in the early days of the war in Ukraine, its ability to create mayhem through malware...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Durham Probe Opens Window Onto Government Data Monitoring
The special counsel's investigation of the origins of the FBI's probe into Donald Trump's 2016 campaign's Russia connections has yielded...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Experts Fear More Russian Cyberattacks Amid Ukraine Crisis
As President Biden announced new sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, national security experts expressed concerns...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 18
- 1 min
DOJ Starts Team To Prosecute Cryptocurrency Abuses
The Justice Department is bolstering its efforts to address cybercrime, as cryptocurrencies have increasingly become part of the global...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 14
- 1 min
No Charges Against MO Journalist For Citing Vulnerable State Website
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist will not be charged after pointing out a weakness in a Missouri state computer database, said Cole...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Cyberattacks Devastate Many Smaller School Districts
In a middle school in Albuquerque, N.M., a cyberattack locked all staff out of their database, reports the Associated Press. Teachers and...
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