IRS ADMITS HACKING TWICE AS BAD AS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Every government hacking story seems to include subsequent revelations that the problem is at least twice as bad as the authorities originally admitted. The IRS data breach originally announced last May followed the usual pattern, as theAssociated Press reported today that the number…

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Dentist hit by cyber ransom twice in Burnsville, Minn.

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Burnsville dental office has fallen victim to two costly cyber attacks in the last week. However, instead of having their bankaccounts robbed, the hackers demanded they pay a “cyber ransom” after blocking the office’s access to its own patient database….

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TSA wants a firm to supply it twice a week with complete airline flight data

Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector:  airport_aviation_security TSA has issued a solicitation to prospective vendors who can supply complete airline industry flight data — including airline names, flight numbers, itinerary variations, identifiers, times of flight sectors and many other data elements — on a twice-a-week basis. Homepage position:  10 read more…

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