cybersecurity

When you get a notification that says you’ve been a part of data breach, do you just ignore it because it happens often?   Sometimes you’re just not sure how to react, or you feel like there is nothing you can really do about it. The Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity...

Unless you are completely off the grid, data breaches are impacting you, one expert warns, and you shouldn’t ignore it.

The FBI did not announce any arrests, but is still investigating the group. FBI director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the action in a press conference.

Ransomware attacks have hit a community college and a school district in Massachusetts’ Bristol County, interrupting classes as officials work to regain total control over their internet networks. Ransomware attacks involve someone taking over a computer system or network and demanding payment, often in the form of cryptocurrency, to release it. Online services, including email, at Bristol Community College have…

Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices and new filing fees for mergers.

“Sextortion,” a type of online enticement where predators extort minors for sexual content or money, is on the rise, federal law enforcement officials said.

While the act of doxxing someone isn’t new, it’s getting easier for some bad actors to find and distribute private information online. Here’s what you need to know.

Gov. Charlie Baker signed an order Wednesday to stand up a new cybersecurity office for Massachusetts . The outgoing governor penned his signature on an order to create the Massachusetts Cyber Incident Response Team, which will be tasked with preparing for, responding to and recovering from cybersecurity threats at a time when officials say public agencies are facing heightened risks online....

Users saying the process to recover accounts is confusing and not helpful.

The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with cyberattacks that targeted power companies, local governments and small businesses and nonprofits, including a domestic violence shelter. The charges accuse the hacking suspects of targeting hundreds of victims in the U.S. and other countries. Prosecutors said the hackers encrypted and stole data...

The nation’s oldest private military college unveiled a new name Tuesday for its center of cybersecurity learning, honoring the nation’s longest-serving current U.S. senator. Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, announced the naming of the Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity and Advanced Computing. “I thank you for this great honor,” beamed Leahy, who attended the ceremony virtually from home...

The nation’s longest-standing current U.S. senator was honored Tuesday at Norwich University, which is naming cybersecurity school after him.

FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed at a cybersecurity conference in Boston Wednesday that his agency helped thwart a cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital last year.

The FBI thwarted a planned cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital that was to have been carried out by hackers sponsored by the Iranian government, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday. Wray, speaking at a Boston College cybersecurity conference, said the FBI acted on a tip from another intelligence agency last August and was able to stop the attack. It wasn’t the...

Lincoln College in Illinois will close its doors after the pandemic and a cyberattack weakened the institution. Ransomware attacks can start with an attacker buying or guessing a password that allows access to their target’s systems, information security analyst Allan Liska says on LX News. He explains how these attacks can happen and how to dodge them.

The “hacktivist” group Anonymous has been around for nearly two decades, and no one knows who’s behind it. Here’s what you need to know about the mysterious online community.

Over 311,000 people have joined a group called “IT Army of Ukraine” on the social media platform Telegram.

The metaverse has drawn hype, but unless its cybersecurity risks are addressed, companies may not see the success they’re hoping for in this new realm.

Hacking group Lapsus$ posted screenshots on its Telegram channel claiming it had access to a number of Okta systems.

One U.S. official, Anne Neuberger, said Monday that the federal government had seen some preparatory activity, but she declined to name industries most at risk.