June 4, 2020 Google: Chinese and Iranian hackers targeted Biden and Trump campaign staffers A senior Google official says that Chinese and Iranian hackers attempted to access the personal email accounts of some staffers on President Trump’s reelection campaign, as well as former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign.
June 4, 2020 North Korea conducting massive cyber threats against US, other countries, reports say North Korea is conducting a wide-ranging malicious campaign against the U.S. and global targets, according to several reports.
May 18, 2020 ADT worker accused of using app to spy on hundreds of people, including children, over 7 years Two Texas women are suing ADT Security Services in a pair of federal lawsuits over a breach that allowed an employee for the security giant to allegedly view footage from indoor security cameras installed in hundreds of homes over several years.
May 15, 2020 Average American had personal data stolen at least 4 times last year, report says You may have had your personal information stolen multiple times in 2019 and not know it.
May 15, 2020 Microsoft warns on COVID-19 cyber-scams Microsoft is warning about new phishing scams that use COVID-19 as a lure to steal personal information.
May 5, 2020 Coronavirus and cyberattacks: 2020 campaigns already being hacked, experts warn President Trump signed an executive order to protect the power grid from hackers last week, but one expert is warning that the 2020 campaign cycle has already suffered cyberattacks.
April 24, 2020 COVID-19 hackers targeting medical providers, FBI says The FBI has warned of email phishing attempts against U.S. medical providers related to COVID-19 as part of a scheme to dupe the companies.
April 23, 2020 Scammers are building websites to cash in on coronavirus Scammers want a piece of the recently passed $2.2 trillion federal economic stimulus package to help the U.S. economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
April 22, 2020 Thousands of emails, passwords stolen from NIH, WHO, CDC, Gates Foundation Nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords belonging to members of the World Health Organization, the National Institutes of Health, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as a host of others that have been on the front lines of the coronavirus fight have been posted online by unknown activists, according to SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online extremism and terrorist groups.
April 17, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic causes US banks to issue Internet fraud alerts Fraud alerts are going out from U.S. banks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.