Tamer Sameeh reports: Russian federal authorities have directed internet service providers across the country to block access to ProtonMail, an encrypted email service provider, as confirmed by the company’s CEO. The block order came directly from the Russian Federal Security Service, which was formerly known as the KGB. As reported via a Russian blog post…
Month: March 2019
Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data
NewsMax reports: Saudi Arabia had access to Jeff Bezos’s phone and acquired his personal data and photos, Gavin de Becker, a security consultant for Amazon.com Inc.’s founder and chief executive officer, wrote in the Daily Beast. The investigation “concluded with high confidence that the Saudis had access to Bezos’s phone, and gained his private information,”…
Homeland Security issues warning about serious Medtronic flaw that might allow hackers to tamper with cardiac devices
I guess it’s not “click-bait” when the federal government issues a warning on it. But before you panic, read through the full DHS advisory below to see under what conditions this could potentially happen. And now that I’ve given you the “don’t panic yet” advice, I will readily admit that when my mother got a…
One month later, Taos Municipal Schools District still working to recover from ransomware attack
Jesse Moya has an update on the Taos Municipal Schools District ransomware incident that occurred on February 28. On March 22, we had reported that three weeks later, the district was still working on recovering from the attack. As of March 28, they have continued to make progress, but they have not totally restored everything…
Cyber attack at Isle of Wight primary school — personal data may have been stolen
County Press reports: A potential data leak of personal information has taken place at an Isle of Wight Primary School. Haylands Primary School in Ryde said they had become aware of a malware virus affecting their IT systems on March 18. Upon investigation they realised there had been unauthorised log-ins to the school server. In…
Cyber attack at Newport schools didn’t expose student data
Jim T. Ryan reports: The Newport School District got a first-hand experience with internet security after computers were infected in February with a computer virus that came through email, according to Superintendent Ryan Neuhard. “All agencies are fighting against viruses,” he said, noting that cyber security has become a priority for everyone, including schools, businesses…