Federal government agencies, from the Treasury Department to the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been compromised by the attack.
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Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Has technology gone too far to keep students honest during exams? A scholar on privacy and technology weighs in.
Ransomware attacks often strike local government computer systems, which poses a challenge for protecting elections.
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Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A ransomware attack on election-related government computers in a Georgia county raises the specter of more disruptions for Election Day voting and vote tabulation.
Russian agents reportedly placed malware in U.S. voter registration systems in 2016 and are actively interfering in the 2020 election. Here's the state of election cybersecurity.
It's not clear how individuals are being targeted. And while they're mostly high-profile people, that doesn't mean there's no lesson for the average person to take away.
The global pandemic has fueled illicit online sales of COVID-19 commodities, some of which are dangerous or illegal. Researchers are assessing the size and reach of this underground market.
The Russian cyberthreat, now targeting coronavirus vaccine research, goes back over three decades, extends into the country's educational systems and criminal worlds, and shows no signs of letting up.
Twitter mediates so much in the public sphere that weak points at the company are weak points in society.
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Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
As colleges and universities strive to protect their campuses from COVID-19, they must also pay attention to cyberattacks that target sensitive data, a cybersecurity expert warns.
Legislation expected to be put to Parliament later this year may very well fall short due to COVID-19's budget impacts. But until we strengthen our cyber defences, we're all at risk.