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Chinese National Charged with Destroying Hard Drive During FBI Investigation into the Possible Transfer of Sensitive Software to China

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Dissent

From the U.S. Department of Justice: A Chinese national and researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles has been arrested on federal charges of destroying evidence to obstruct an FBI investigation after he was observed throwing a damaged hard drive into a dumpster outside his apartment, the Justice Department announced today. Guan Lei, 29,…

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ANNOUNCE: Free cybersecurity help for Canadian charities and non-profits

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Dissent

From Hackers for Change: In response to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, and understanding that many organizations have now either shifted operations online, or are in the process of doing so, our team is offering our cyber security services free of cost. This applies to Canadian charity or non-profit organizations, who can take advantage of this….

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Established dark web market disappears suddenly, leaving vendors and customers scrambling

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Dissent

Is the largest dark web market really gone? And was it an exit scam?  Dark.Fail tweeted the news on Twitter last night: Empire, the largest darknet cryptomarket is gone. With no explanation from its admins and no announcement from law enforcement, this looks like a devastating exit scam. The darknet was in a golden age…

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We’ll be back soon….

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Dissent

Apologies for the abrupt interruption in this blog’s coverage of breach news.  Tropical Storm Isaias did a whole lot of damage in my area and we lost power and internet cable here for a few days. But we’ve got power and internet back — at least for now….. so expect to see this site updated…

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Beyond Data Breach: Evaluating Coverage for Misuse of Information Claims

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Dissent

Kyle Medley and Judith Selby of Hinshaw write: Cyber insurance policies typically include coverage for claims arising out of violations of cyber and privacy laws and regulations, but the coverage provided can vary greatly from policy to policy. When considering whether any given claim falls within a policy’s coverage, the following issues should be considered:…

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Trump confirms 2018 US cyberattack on Russian troll farm

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Dissent

Maggie Miller reports: President Trump on Friday confirmed for the first time that the U.S. launched a cyberattack on the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) in 2018. Trump confirmed the attack in a two-part interview with The Washington Post’s Marc Thiessen. When asked whether the U.S. had launched an attack on the IRA — a troll farm that led…

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