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Local governments are under siege by ransomware. A new set of recommendations released by the Institute for Security + Technology’s Ransomware Task Force seeks to address the problem. Michael Garcia is the senior policy advisor for Third Way’s National Security program,…
Monday October 19, 2026 Israeli digital advertising agency Discover-Tech spied on internet users through a sprawling network of online ads that it used to track targets and help hack their devices, two research groups said on Thursday. Its services gave Israel's Candiru…
Ransomware attackers threatened employees’ family members or friends at 37% of organizations surveyed for Semperis’ 2026 Ransomware Risk Report. The survey covered 1,200 IT and security professionals at organizations that had experienced at least one successful ransomware attack. “Ransomware has proven to be…
Phishing is a technique where someone pretends to be a real company or public institution to trick you into entering passwords or payment information. The recent announcement highlighted not just the single email that reaches the recipient, but the mechanism…
Scams and cyberattacks have been on the rise for years, but new technology — mainly, artificial intelligence — is making them more sophisticated, as well as progressively harder to detect and avoid before it's too late. Offenders are impersonating federal agents, landlords,…
USA TODAY's investigation, which interviewed nearly three dozen customers and reviewed 11 company contracts, documented a pattern of customers alleging inflated promises and high prices after examining business filings, lawsuits, internal documents and more than 100 complaints filed with state regulators and…
It’s easy to point fingers solely at the healthcare provider, but the reality of modern data security is that many organizations rely heavily on third-party IT service providers. In this instance, XTIUM was BCHP’s chosen partner, entrusted with the technical…
A loosely connected network of young online criminals is targeting major companies, stealing data and exploiting children, while investigators struggle to identify its members and prevent recruitment. Ricky Handschumacher’s mother did not know her son was a hacker until the…
By Raphael Satter, reposted from Reuters, October 15, 2026 WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Israeli digital advertising agency Discover-Tech spied on internet users through a sprawling network of online ads that it used to track targets and help hack their devices, two research groups…
Telegram began transferring user data to the American authorities. This is reported by Estadio. According to the published court documents, the messenger provided basic information to American law enforcement agencies about one user named Mahmoud Almohtadi, who is accused of…