Tag: Department of Homeland Security
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U.S Department of Homeland Security Data Breach Affected 246,167 Federal Government Employees
DHS Office of Inspector General Case Management System Privacy incidents revealed 246,167 Federal Government Employees personal sensitive …
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Senator questions DHS about surveillance technology used in U.S. by foreign spies
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is requesting information from the Department of Homeland Security concerning the use of foreign cell phone …
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Airplanes Vulnerable to Hacking, Says U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Researchers have been able to successfully demonstrate a commercial aircraft can be remotely hacked. Calvin Biesecker reporting in Avionics …
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DHS says it remotely hacked a Boeing 757 sitting on a runway
Remember how, back in 2015, security expert Chris Roberts jokingly tweeted about how he could hack the onboard systems of the airplane he …
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U.S. government issues alerts about malware and IP addresses linked to North Korean cyber attacks
US-CERT, the Department of Homeland Security team responsible for analyzing cybersecurity threats, has posted a warning about cyber attacks …
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Even More Evidence That Russian Was Meddling in the 2016 US Election
Evidence that Russian hackers attempted to interfere with the 2016 US Election continues to pile up, DHS notified states whose systems were hit by APTs. Evidence that Russia attempted to interfere with the 2016 US Election continues to pile up. Read full news article on Security Affairs
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Department of Homeland Security Goes After Kaspersky Security Software
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released a Binding Operational Directive (BOD) mandating all departments and agencies spend the next 30 days identifying security software in their systems from Kaspersky Lab. Read full news article on IT Business Edge
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U.S. official: American companies avoided government help when WannaCry, NotPetya hit
A top Department of Homeland Security official says the U.S. government was unable to fully measure the scale and impact of two recent ransomware outbreaks, dubbed WannaCry and NotPetya, due to a lack of private sector engagement. Read full news article on Cyberscoop
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Hurricane Harvey scammers use disaster as phishing bait
As Hurricane Harvey continues to devastate southeast Texas, scammers are taking advantage of the catastrophe by sending phishing emails that can steal sensitive information or infect targeted machines, according to a new warning from US-CERT. Man-made and natural disasters are magnets for scammers and hackers looking to take advantage of people’s inclination to help or…
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DHS cyber incubator graduates malware ‘playback’ tech
A software package that records and “replays” the operation of malware is the latest technology to graduate from a Department of Homeland Security incubator. The technology, REnigma, allows network defenders to quickly see exactly how an attack unfolded and work out how best to recover, DHS official Nadia Carlsten told CyberScoop. Read full news article on…
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New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards
Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate today introduced a bill that would set baseline security standards for the government’s purchase and use of a broad range of Internet-connected devices, including computers, routers and security cameras. Read full news article on Krebs on Security
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