News in the Government category

Biden bans Kaspersky antivirus software in US over security concerns

Today, the Biden administration has announced an upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software and the pushing of software updates to US companies and consumers, giving customers until September 29, 2024, to find alternative security software.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 20, 2024
- 06:38 PM
- 15
City of Cleveland shuts down IT systems after cyberattack

The City of Cleveland, Ohio, is currently dealing with a cyberattack that has forced it to take citizen-facing services offline, including the public offices and facilities at Erieview and the City Hall.
- Bill Toulas
- June 11, 2024
- 12:54 PM
- 2
Poland says Russian military hackers target its govt networks

Poland says a state-backed threat group linked to Russia's military intelligence service (GRU) has been targeting Polish government institutions throughout the week.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 09, 2024
- 07:14 PM
- 1
US govt sanctions Iranians linked to government cyberattacks

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 23, 2024
- 02:40 PM
- 1
CISA makes its "Malware Next-Gen" analysis system publicly available

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new version of "Malware Next-Gen," now allowing the public to submit malware samples for analysis by CISA.
- Bill Toulas
- April 11, 2024
- 06:27 PM
- 0
US State Department investigates alleged theft of government data

The U.S. Department of State is investigating claims of a cyber incident after a threat actor leaked documents allegedly stolen from a government contractor.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 03, 2024
- 02:55 PM
- 1
PornHub now also blocks Texas over age verification laws

PornHub has now added Texas to its blocklist, preventing users in the state from accessing its site in protest of age verification laws.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 15, 2024
- 01:11 PM
- 14
Apple blames Spotify for $1.95 billion fine over "abusive" App store rules

The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion, or approximately $1.95 million, for allegedly abusing its market dominance in music streaming app distribution to prevent developers from promoting cheaper services outside the app.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 04, 2024
- 12:58 PM
- 0
U.S. charges Iranian for hacks on defense orgs, offers $10M for info

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has unveiled an indictment against Alireza Shafie Nasab, a 39-year-old Iranian national, for his role in a cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. government and defense entities.
- Bill Toulas
- March 01, 2024
- 09:47 AM
- 0
FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive 'free' online filing ads

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company's deceptive "free" online filing advertising and for pressuring people into overpaying for its services.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 23, 2024
- 05:13 PM
- 2
US SEC’s X account hacked to announce fake Bitcoin ETF approval

The X account for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was hacked today to issue a fake announcement on the approval of Bitcoin ETFs on security exchanges.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 09, 2024
- 05:30 PM
- 5
China claims it cracked Apple's AirDrop to find numbers, email addresses

A Chinese state-backed research institute claims to have discovered how to decrypt device logs for Apple's AirDrop feature, allowing the government to identify phone numbers or email addresses of those who shared content.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 09, 2024
- 04:46 PM
- 0
US senator: Govts spy on Apple, Google users via mobile notifications

A U.S. senator revealed today that government agencies worldwide demand mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to spy on their customers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 06, 2023
- 02:58 PM
- 1
Ukraine says it hacked Russian aviation agency, leaks data

Ukraine's intelligence service, operating under the Defense Ministry, claims they hacked Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, 'Rosaviatsia,' to expose a purported collapse of Russia's aviation sector.
- Bill Toulas
- November 27, 2023
- 01:23 PM
- 1
Canadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacks

The Canadian government says two of its contractors have been hacked, exposing sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 20, 2023
- 12:23 PM
- 1
Dozens of countries will pledge to stop paying ransomware gangs

An alliance of 40 countries will sign a pledge during the third annual International Counter-Ransomware Initiative summit in Washington, D.C., to stop paying ransoms demanded by cybercriminal groups.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 31, 2023
- 12:54 PM
- 5
Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky products on govt devices

Canada has banned the use of Kaspersky security products and Tencent's WeChat app on mobile devices used by government employees, citing network and national security concerns.
- Bill Toulas
- October 31, 2023
- 11:06 AM
- 3
Ex-Navy IT head gets 5 years for selling people’s data on darkweb

Marquis Hooper, a former U.S. Navy IT manager, has received a sentence of five years and five months in prison for illegally obtaining US citizens' personally identifiable information (PII) and selling it on the dark web.
- Bill Toulas
- October 18, 2023
- 04:47 PM
- 3
Emergency alert on US phones and TVs today — Don’t worry, it’s just a test

The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will run an emergency alert test today to check Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) capabilities nationwide.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 04, 2023
- 05:24 AM
- 1
Microsoft breach led to theft of 60,000 US State Dept emails

Chinese hackers stole tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts after breaching Microsoft's cloud-based Exchange email platform in May.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 28, 2023
- 04:45 PM
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