US Law Enforcement Takes Down COVID-19-related Online Malicious Campaigns
The Department of Justice cooperated with several private companies and internet domain providers and registrars to disrupt hundreds of websites and malicious campaigns that tried to exploit the current COVID-19 pandemic. Following ...
Facebook Privacy Tracking Lawsuit Can Continue, Court Says
Everyone knows that when you use a social media site such as Facebook, the website is collecting information about you. I’m not sure whether, even with privacy settings set, that people know ...
U.S. Government offers $5 million bounty for information on North Korean cyber criminals
Yesterday, the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, and FBI released a joint report offering guidance on the emerging North Korean (previously known as DPRK) cyber threat, and highlighting the malicious ...
President Signs Two Broadband Bills
On March 24, President Trump signed two bills designed to enhance the availability and security of 5G and other broadband services. The first bill, the “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act” ...
Covid-19 related crimes swindled $12 million from U.S. citizens in just 3 months
The coronavirus outbreak has opened new doors for bad actors and fraudsters attempting to profit off the health crisis. Scammers have shown no sign of fatigue over the past months, hitting consumers ...
Gambling Firm Anticipates Spending up to $100 Million in Recovery from Cyber Incident
SBTech, a provider of interactive sports betting solutions and services, has set aside up to $100 million to fix a mess left when a cybersecurity incident hit right in the midst of ...
DoJ Calls for Mandatory Data Breach Reporting to Law Enforcement
Should law enforcement agencies be alerted every time a potential breach occurs? The DoJ thinks so. At a hearing on March 4 before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Department of Justice (DoJ) ...
Russia Hijacks Traffic of Huge Cloud and CDN Services
Google, Amazon, Facebook and 200 other services had their internet traffic routed through Russia on Wednesday ...
Cybersecurity & Coronavirus: Protecting Customers at Home
During these challenging times, when everyone is working, studying, and streaming from home, securing the home network is more important than ever. I’m co-producing a webinar about this, where you can learn ...
Privacy vs. Surveillance in the Age of COVID-19
The trade-offs are changing: As countries around the world race to contain the pandemic, many are deploying digital surveillance tools as a means to exert social control, even turning security agency technologies ...
