A sign for the Sinclair Broadcast building is seen in a business district October 12, 2004 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) Sinclair Broadcast Group says ransomware incident not ‘fully resolved’ weeks after breach The extent of the incident remains unknown, the company said. Nov 3, 2021 By AJ Vicens
An Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, on August 28, 2016, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. -(Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) Commerce Department blacklists controversial spyware company NSO Group Candiru and Russia-based Positive Technologies were also included in the announcement. Nov 3, 2021 By Tonya Riley
The DHS and CISA booth at the 2019 RSA conference in San Francisco. (Scoop News Group photo) CISA tells agencies to fix hundreds of software flaws, prep for future vulnerabilities CISA wants agencies to tackle nearly 300 flaws in all, ranging from within two weeks to six months. Nov 3, 2021 By Tim Starks
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – MARCH 01: An aerial view of the statue of Christ the Redeemer during the opening ceremony of the festivities in honor of the 90th anniversary of the statue on March 1, 2021 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The monument was inaugurated in 1931, and the announcement of the festivities coincides with today’s date when the city of Rio de Janeiro celebrates 456 years. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Potent Brazilian banking trojan resurfaces in South America, despite arrests that averted $4M theft Police in Spain might averted big losses with some Mekotio-related arrests earlier this year, but the malware is back. Nov 3, 2021
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate speaks during a press conference at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on October 26, 2021.(Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) US seeks extradition of alleged Ukrainian scammer arrested at Polish border stop Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 22, is the subject of an arrest warrant from federal prosecutors in Texas. Nov 2, 2021 By Jeff Stone
Facebook’s Meta logo. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Facebook kills its facial recognition system, citing ‘societal concerns,’ uncertain rules from regulators In shutting down the program, the company cited a lack of guidance from federal regulators. Nov 2, 2021 By Tonya Riley
New York Stock Exchange. (Alan Kotok/Flickr) FBI warns that ransomware scammers are timing hacks to target big business deals Attackers are threatening to throw a wrench into major business deals. Nov 2, 2021 By Tonya Riley
Empty voting machines are seen on Election Day at P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan Elementary on November 02, 2021 in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City. New Yorkers head to the polls today to decide who will become the 110th mayor of NYC. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Election Day poses first security test for Biden officials, overhauled voting laws There are no "specific, credible" threats to the elections Tuesday, government officials say. Nov 2, 2021 By Tim Starks
A riot police line block the entrance of Holiday Inn Hotel to stop anti-government protesters and Human Rights activists during the 71st International Celebration of Human Rights in Managua on December 10, 2019. (Photo by INTI OCON / AFP) (Photo by INTI OCON/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook accuses Nicaraguan government of running hundreds of fake accounts to target opposition Nicaragua's government has, for years, weaponized Facebook to try to discredit student protesters and boost official narratives, the company says. Nov 1, 2021
TORONTO, ON – APRIL 01, 2020: A man is seen wearing a mask in the subway during morning commuting hours. (Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images) Ransomware strikes Toronto transit system, disrupting some services The attack on the Toronto Transit Commission follows another on the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority last week. Nov 1, 2021 By Tim Starks