GoLocal reports: Providence Public Schools’ internet network has reportedly been hit with “technical difficulties.” As GoLocal first reported, the school community was alerted to the issue Wednesday night. Now, the Providence Public Schools Department has sent out an update on Thursday morning. We write to inform you that, yesterday, PPSD IT staff detected irregular activity…
FBI and CISA Release Joint PSA, Just So You Know: False Claims of Hacked Voter Information Likely Intended to Sow Distrust of U.S. Elections
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – CISA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 12, 2024 Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON – Today, as part of their public service announcement (PSA) series to put potential election day cyber related disruptions during the 2024 election cycle into context for the American people, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)…
Deal made with whistleblower after Columbus’ data leak drew global attention, deal still muzzles whistleblower
There’s an update to a disturbing story that involved a Franklin County judge granting the City of Columbus a temporary restraining order against Connor Goodwolf. Goodwolf has been providing information to the media and the public about a ransomware attack on the city and was refuting the city’s claims about the impact of the attack…
Highline Public Schools addresses computer hack with a FAQ
Highline Public Schools issued an FAQ about the cybersecurity incident they first detected September 7. The incident resulted in school closures for Monday through Wednesday, but classes resumed yesterday. Their FAQ was last updated on Wednesday. You can read the FAQs on the district’s site. While it asks a number of questions, it declines to…
Fortinet confirms data breach after hacker claims to steal 440GB of files
Lawrence Abrams reports: Cybersecurity giant Fortinet has confirmed it suffered a data breach after a threat actor claimed to steal 440GB of files from the company’s Microsoft Sharepoint server. Fortinet is one of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, selling secure networking products like firewalls, routers, and VPN devices. The company also offers SIEM,…
Locked In, Locked Out: How Data Breaches Shatter Refugees’ Safety
Noura Aljizawi of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy writes: Rawia* is a Syrian activist in Turkey and a mother of three beautiful children. She kept her children at home, locked the doors, closed the windows, and told them not to speak loudly so people…