OPM hack fallout: feds pay $133 million for (largely useless) ID theft monitoring services

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Last year, hackers believed to have Chinese government connections managed to breach the database of the federalOffice of Personnel Management (the agency that oversees security clearances for government employees and contractors), and stole sensitive and often blackmail-worthy information about 21.5 million…

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Feds Violate Data Breach Reporting Requirements They Would Impose on Private Companies

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The federal government’s Office of Personnel Management apparently discovered in April amassive security breach of its systems in which the personally identifiable information at least 4 million government employees was rifled through by Chinese government hackers. The OPMwaited at least two…

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Feds could be close to charging JPMorgan hackers

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Last summer, JPMorgan Chase acknowledged a data breach that compromised personal information belonging to as many as 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, and initially there was some speculation Russian hackers may have been behind the attack. However, the…

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Feds Angry at Apple, Google, for Thwarting Unauthorized Spying

The Obama administration is pretty upset by news released by two of the few American corporations that liberals usually adore – Apple and Google. What have these corporations done to incur such wrath? Apple started it with the announcement that […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Feds investigating two dozen potential hacks targeting life-saving medical devices

A senior official at the Department of Homeland Security tells Reuters that government experts are now investigating upwards of two dozen instances in which high-tech medical products may be prone to hackers. “It isn’t out of the realm of the […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…

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Feds declare big win over Cryptolocker ransomware

A status update filed in Pennsylvania by the U.S. Department of Justice said that both the Gameover Zeus botnet and Cryptolocker ‘remained neutralized.’ View full post on Computerworld Cybercrime and Hacking News ________________ Other Sites You May Like: http;//AmIHackerProof.com – http://hackerforhire.com – Read More…. For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com,…

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Feds take Social Security computers offline Feb 15 during false flag bank drill SHTF

The Social Security computer system will be down from 3 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) on Saturday until 5 a.m. EST (1000 GMT) on Tuesday, February 18, CMS said. The U…. Read More…. For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Feds take Social Security computers…

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