A surprisingly young cohort of hackers paralyzed some of Las Vegas’ biggest hotels and casinos last fall, demanding an exorbitant ransom. The FBI and cybersecurity researchers call them “Scattered Spider." Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.
Iran has launched a sweeping, months-long cyberattack targeting both the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns, according to a new report by Google. Nicole Sganga has details. Aug 14 01:04 FBI investigating 2024 campaigns hacking
The White House said today the Federal government’s Unified Coordination Group (UCG) of intelligence and law enforcement agencies responding to the Microsoft Exchange hack now includes private sector firms.[…] Emerging Tech Cybersecurity Feb 18, 2021 | 1:14 pm ...
FBI cybersleuth to speak today at UMaineJUDY HARRISONOF THE NEWS STAFF
Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of being “USDoD,” a prolific cybercriminal who rose to infamy in 2022 after infiltrating the FBI’s InfraGard program and leaking contact information for 80,000 members. More recently, USDoD was behind a breach at...
We have a system in place. Today, theNational Infrastructure Protection Centerhas responsibility inside the FBI for handling all the computer-intrusion cases. It's part of the Cyber Division. We've created internal safeguards to protect companies. Let's say a company comes forward and they have...
Karen Roby reports on this weeks biggest tech news which includes, the FBI's most wanted cybercriminals, a look at new mid-priced phones, a smarter Roomba, and the best websites for resumes.
the scam would involve fake job or ad postings which prompted victims to transfer funds to fake businesses. The victim’s believed they were a legitimate partner in the business but landed up laundering money for a cybercriminal or other criminal enterprise. The other side of the coin is arom...
The FBI’s Cyber Division warned that hackers could disrupt the global food supply with attacks on farming co-ops
Being a government agency, the FBI faces a constant barrage of cyberattacks. Government organizations are some of the most targeted firms in the world today, together with telecoms firms, healthcare organizations, and the education and learning industry. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newslette...