FBI Arrests 'Pompompurin' in Potentially Big 'Device Fraud' Case
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- Mar 2
- 2 min
Biden Administration Issues New National Cybersecurity Strategy
Laws to establish liability for software companies that sell technology lacking cybersecurity protections are being pursued by the Biden...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 28
- 1 min
Marshals Service Security Breach Showed Sensitive Information
The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a security breach over a week ago that compromises sensitive information, senior U.S. law enforcement...
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Crime and Justice News
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Will 2022 Drop In Ransomware Cases Continue?
Extortion payments from ransomware, a hacking scourge that has crippled hospitals, schools and public infrastructure, fell significantly...
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Crime and Justice News
- Jan 27
- 2 min
FBI Decrypts Ransomware, Seizes 'Hive' Website
FBI agents infiltrated the servers of a notorious ransomware group to help victims take back control of their networks and block some...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Cyberattacks Surging At Hospitals, Endangering Some Patients
Hospitals are straining under increasing cyberattacks. Cyberattacks have long been treated as a lower level of warfare than missile...
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Crime and Justice News
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Court Systems Work To Prevent, Recover From Cyber Attacks
Serious cyber incidents struck state courts in Alaska, Georgia and Texas in recent years, with one leaving Alaska’s courts a month...
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Crime and Justice News
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
White House Summit Doubles Down On Ransomware Attacks
Representatives from 36 foreign countries and the European Union gathered for a two-day summit hosted by the White House to discuss...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 21, 2022
- 2 min
'Business Email Compromise' Losses Far Outpace Ransomware
A kind of cybercrime called “business email compromise" (BEC) is on the rise. Criminals pose as someone a victim trusts, such as their...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Ransomware Attack Causes Wide Disruption In Health System
This month, a ransomware attack on the second-largest U.S. nonprofit health system, CommonSpirit Health, left IT locked, delayed...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
Former Uber Chief Security Officer Guilty Of Criminal Obstruction
A San Francisco jury found Uber’s former chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, guilty of criminal obstruction for failing to report a...
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Crime and Justice News
- Oct 3, 2022
- 1 min
L.A. Schools Don't Pay Ransom; Hackers Release Data Illegally
Criminals who hacked the Los Angeles public school system released illegally obtained data over the weekend after the superintendent...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 30, 2022
- 2 min
Former eBay Executive Gets Prison Term For Cyberstalking Campaign
James Baugh, a former eBay Inc. executive, pleaded guilty to being involved in a series of attacks against bloggers David and Ina Steiner...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Three Iranian Hackers Indicted For Cyber Ransomware Attacks
Iranians named Mansur Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi and Amir Hossein Nickaein were charged on Wednesday with launching cyberattacks against U.S...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
Federal Officials Issue Long-Awaited Cybersecurity Guidance
A White House office is publishing guidelines on how federal agencies and government contractors will comply with President Biden’s order...
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Crime and Justice News
- Sep 7, 2022
- 1 min
L.A. Public Schools Are Hit With Ransomware Attack
Officials are investigating a ransomware attack on the Los Angeles public school system. The Los Angeles Unified School District said the...
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