Devices like baby monitors, home security cameras and TVs will get a ‘Cyber Trust’ label if they meet the government’s cybersecurity requirements.
cybersecurity
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Ransomware criminals dump kids’ private files online after school hacks
Rich in digitized data, the nation’s schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, News, Uncategorized
Health insurer hack means questions but still few answers for Mainers
A cyberattack discovered in April could affect 79,000 state residents with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care coverage. But there’s little information about the information at risk.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Hackers, data breaches put more Mainers at risk in ‘ongoing chess game’
Experts say cybercrime is on the rise, and it’s getting harder to catch the crooks. In Maine, data breaches are being recorded nearly every day.
Posted inBusiness, News
Data breach may have affected over 15,000 student loan borrowers in Maine
Personal information including Social Security numbers may have been illicitly accessed, and 2.5 million people may have been affected nationwide.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals
The FBI was able to trace a ransom paid last year by a Kansas hospital and identified China-based money launderers who assisted the hackers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ukraine war creates opportunity for online scams
Cybersecurity expert offers steps that people can take to avoid being taken advantage of by bad actors.
Posted inNation & World
Israel lawmakers outraged over claim police used spyware against citizens
Hebrew-language business newspaper Calcalist reported that in 2020, police used the NSO spyware Pegasus to surveil leaders of protests against Netanyahu, who was then prime minister.
Posted inNation & World
Cyberattack in Ukraine targets government websites
Ukrainian officials say it is too soon to say who was behind it, but point to a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. charges two suspected major ransomware operators
The two, a Ukrainian and a Russian, are alleged to be part of the REvil ransomware gang.