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.
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House panel zeroes in on TikTok app over security fear
The implications of this new scrutiny – part of a broadening congressional review of U.S. engagement with China – are unclear.
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Ex-Twitter engineer tells FTC security violations persist after Musk
Concerns about Twitter’s security soared after an incident in 2020 when teenagers breached Twitter’s internal systems and tweeted as Musk, Barack Obama and others.
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U.S. House blocks TikTok on official devices ahead of government ban
The House’s chief administrative officer cited “high risk” security concerns in a memo that ordered lawmakers and staffers on Tuesday to delete the app from government devices.
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Facebook is warning 1 million users about stolen usernames, passwords
The company announced Friday that it identified more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps this year that target internet users in order to steal their login information.
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Pentagon launches effort to assess crypto’s threat to national security
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the office that developed the earliest technology undergirding the internet, has hired crypto intelligence firm Inca Digital to conduct the year-long project.
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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.
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Search warrants for abortion data leave tech companies few options
How tech companies handle user data has come under growing scrutiny from privacy advocates, politicians and their own employees since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.
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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.
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Commentary: There’s good reason for tech workers to embrace the office
Their staying home may actually pose a threat to America’s national security.