Security breaches rose by a shocking 156% globally from the first quarter of 2023 to quarter two, according to a report published by VPN service SurfShark on Tuesday.
Google is restricting some employees’ Internet access in a pilot program created to combat cyberattacks. An internal memo informed employees that 2,500 were selected to use internet-free desktop PCs during the pilot program, but the memo was revised to include the caveat that they have the option to opt out of the…
The Biden Administration is working alongside tech companies to put in place a cybersecurity certification and labeling program on participating smart devices.
Last year, cybercriminals started using a novel tactic to pilfer subscriber data from social media companies: using stolen passwords purchased on the dark web, digital hoods would hack into police email accounts, then use their access
The ransomware gang known as ALPHV has claimed a successful attack on Amazon-owned home security company Ring.
Since taking office, Joe Biden has made it known that he’s going to take cybercrime seriously. It’s not the case that Biden is the world’s most tech-savvy octonarian, rather, he’s simply responding to security challenges that have developed on his watch—most notably a string of increasingly destructive cyberattacks…
America’s oldest law enforcement agency, the U.S. Marshals Service, is in a bit of security trouble. The federal police agency was targeted by ransomware hackers earlier this month in an episode that officials are saying involved a significant amount of “sensitive” data. Just how bad is this? While details are thin,…
This week, gaming giant Activision revealed that a cybercriminal had managed to get inside of its network late last year. How did the hacker do that, exactly? Better take a guess. Is the answer...