Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Identity theft and fraud remain problems everywhere, and Maine is no different. However, in the latest data analysis by the prolific number crunchers at the finance site WalletHub, identity theft and fraud have been less of a threat to Maine residents…
China’s Xinhua says U.S. OPM hack was not state-sponsored
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans China’s official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday anINVESTIGATION into a massive U.S. computer breach last year that compromised data on more than 22 million federal workers found that the hacking attack was criminal, not state-sponsored. In an article about a…
China Confirms OPM Hack, Says Criminal in Origin
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans China has admitted for the first time that a massive hacking attack on U.S. government databases was carried out by Chinese hackers, but denies it was a state-backed operation. Chinese state media say the incident was among several others discussed during…
The NSA Says It Will Finally Stop Spying On Millions of Americans at Midnight on Saturday
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans At midnight on Saturday, the federal government’s bulk data-gathering program for American phone conversations will come to an end at last. The move comes more than two years after former government contractor-turned whistleblower Edward Snowden released thousands of classified documents to…
Wanted teen hacker says it’s ‘scary’ how easily he was able to leave Australia
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans At a time of heightenedSECURITY fears, a teenage hacker has left authorities red-faced and raised serious questions about borderSECURITY. Dylan Wheeler was just 17 when police charged him with being part of a group that allegedly hacked into theCOMPUTERS ofMICROSOFT and…
Up to 85% of child abuse in England remains undetected, study says
Urgent action is needed to identify and prevent child abuse according to a major new study that
FBI’s website is the easiest to hack says hacker who hacked FBI and Home Office from his bedroom
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans You would be surprised to know that one of the easiest sites to hack is of one of the giant law enforcement authority in the world and even more surprising is the fact that it belongs to United States. This organization…
Anonymous says to ISIS: ‘War is unleashed’
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The hacking group Anonymous redoubled its cyberwar against the Islamic State (IS) “to defend our values and our freedom” after Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris, which killed 129 civilians as they enjoyed a soccer match, dinner at a café or a…
A ‘most private place’: Trust Google with your data above government bodies, says Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Google is the “safest and most private place” to store data, Alphabet Inc. executive chairman Eric Schmidt said this week as he addressed privacy concerns over data collected by Google’s machine- learning mechanisms. Machine learning is a branch of computer science…
U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics over PIN, says Michigan senator
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. credit card firms ought to adopt biometrics in order to surpass the security standards of their European counterparts rather than simply catching up, according to a report by Fedscoop. Peters’ remarks come at a time when the chip-embedded credit cards…