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A new security incident has just been reported; according to data protection specialists, Collier County, in Florida, was the victim of a phishing campaign deployed in late 2018. Thanks to the little cybersecurity knowledge of public officials, the local government lost about $180k USD, money that was handed over to a hacker group. This incident, […]
It seems that Florida has become one of the favorite targets of cybercriminals. Cybersecurity services specialists report a new ransomware attack on a small-town computer systems. A few weeks ago Riviera Beach and Lake City reported severe ransomware infections on their systems; this time, the new victim of the encryption malware is the small town […]
At the largest hacking conference in the world, Defcon 2018, there have been many surprising discoveries. However, the news that has shocked the United States is the hacking and modifications of election results by young kids. The 26th Defcon conference is being held in Las Vegas. Reportedly, the 11-year-old Emmert Brewer managed to modify election […]
Another day another data breach but this one has affected even those students who were part of the university in the 1980s. 2015 was devastating for the universities in the United States due to increase in cyber attacks. The hackers were able to steal massive personal data from the University of Virginia, Penn State University, University of […]