Most people can’t keep up with the latest in technology, which puts them at risk as cybercriminals exploit human and technical weaknesses. For example, William and Nancy Skog hoped to retire to a beautiful new home. Then a fraudster fooled them into transferring US$307,000 to his bank account. Their entire life savings disappeared in the […]
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Ron Wyden says state-backed hackers are targeting U.S. senators and staffers
Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and the Senate’s security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that “at least one major technology company” […]
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SCORE Oxford Hills offers free workshop on cybersecurity
NORWAY — SCORE Oxford Hills will hold a small business cybersecurity workshop, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Town Office, 19 Danforth St. It’s titled Cybersecurity for Small Business: Risks, Responsibilities and Resources and is free. It will teach attendees about cybersecurity threats and how to protect a business. Those attending will leave […]
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Maine to beef up cybersecurity of voter registration system
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine wants to beef up cybersecurity of its voter registration system. Maine Public reports that Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap last week requested over $3 million from a $380 million pool of federal funds. Dunlap’s spokeswoman Kristen Muszynski (moo-zyn-ski) said that the office is asking for more time to draft its […]
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White House cybersecurity coordinator considers ending 'flawed' Social Security numbers
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the last month’s Equifax data breach, which exposed the personal information of millions of Americans, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Rob Joyce said that the Social Security number has “outlived its usefulness” as a national identity method. “It’s a flawed system,” Joyce said on Tuesday in an interview with The […]
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Angus King, Susan Collins worry hackers could leave U.S. in dark
With hackers taking aim at America’s electric grid, including nuclear plants, Maine’s two senators are pushing legislation they hope will keep the lights on. “Time is running out” to improve the system, said U.S. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee. “It’s vital that we act now to bolster […]
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Susan Collins pushes companies to bolster cybersecurity
A bipartisan measure backed by U.S. Sen. Susan Collins aims to press publicly traded companies to disclose more about how they’re dealing with cybersecurity risks. It’s an issue that’s garnered growing scrutiny in the wake of some high-profile data breaches at major companies such as Target that exposed information about millions of consumers to hackers […]
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Experts see possible North Korea links to global cyberattack
SEOUL, South Korea — Cybersecurity experts are pointing to circumstantial evidence that North Korea may be behind the global “ransomware” attack: the way the hackers took hostage computers and servers across the world was similar to previous cyberattacks attributed to North Korea. Simon Choi, a director at South Korean anti-virus software company Hauri Inc. who […]
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WikiLeaks says it has obtained trove of CIA hacking tools
WASHINGTON — The anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks said Tuesday that it has obtained a vast portion of the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal, and began posting the files online in a breach that may expose some of the U.S. intelligence community’s most closely guarded cyber weapons. WikiLeaks touted its trove as exceeding in scale and significance the […]
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Donald Trump names Rudy Giuliani as cybersecurity adviser
President-elect Donald Trump named former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as an informal adviser on cybersecurity, according to the presidential transition office. Giuliani, who heads the cybersecurity consulting firm Giuliani Partners, will serve as an adviser on finding solutions to cyber incursions in the private sector and to advise the government on possible responses. Giuliani, […]