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US officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack
Officials from the FBI and CISA said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.
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Cyberattack leaves some shelves bare ahead of Thanksgiving at supermarkets
Several New England grocery stores, including Stop & Shop and Hannaford locations, are facing product shortages after their parent company’s announcement of cybersecurity issues. Customers told NBC10 Boston they noticed a sparse inventory of fresh foods like meat and produce, with signs thanking them for their patience as stores worked to restock. Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company of...
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Cyberattack leaves some shelves bare at grocery stores
Some stores are facing product shortages due to cybersecurity issues.
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Data breaches in Massachusetts — by the numbers
People have their personal information compromised in a data breach more and more often, impacting millions of people in Massachusetts.
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Data breaches in Massachusetts — by the numbers
You’ve probably received at least one notification that your information has been compromised in a cyberattack. In Massachusetts, about 2 million people have had data compromised in 1,900 incidents disclosed to the state.
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‘Borderline on paranoia': Cybersecurity expert has advice to protect from scams
October isn’t just about tricks and treats — it’s also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And some scams can be scarier than anything you see on Halloween. Truman Kain, a security researcher at Huntress, a cybersecurity company, has some tips to help keep people safe. “Borderline on paranoia, I like to say, is going to keep you the most secure,”...
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Cybersecurity experts warn of scams
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
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Delta sues CrowdStrike after widespread IT outage that caused thousands of cancellations
Delta is seeking damages for its losses from the July IT incident, as well as litigation costs and punitive damages.
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China targeted phones of Trump, Vance and Harris campaign affiliates, sources say
A broad Chinese hacking campaign against U.S. telecommunication networks targeted the phones of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, two sources familiar with the matter say. Another source told NBC News that people affiliated with the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris were also targeted.
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Cyberattack targeted Mass. state employee payroll system, officials say
Officials in Massachusetts are investigating an apparent cyberattack that led to “unauthorized access” to some state employees’ online payroll account and direct deposit information. Comptroller William McNamara’s office said someone created a fake website resembling the”Self-Service Time and Attendance,” or SSTA portal for Massachusetts workers. An unspecified number of employees used the spoofed version of the site, “allowing for...
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Chinese hack of telecommunications companies under investigation, NSA chief says
The director of the National Security Agency said Sunday that a Chinese hack of three major telecommunications firms is under investigation but that it remains “premature” to discuss the case.
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How a dad got his kid's Taylor Swift tickets swiped from an account (and refunded)
A Newton, Massachusetts, man got a lesson in how important a small security step is when he had pricey Taylor Swift concert tickets, a present for his daughter, taken from his email.
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How a dad got his Taylor Swift tickets swiped (and refunded)
A Newton man had Taylor Swift concert tickets, a roughly $4,000 present for his daughter, stolen through his email, and how two-factor authentication could have helped him avoid the situation.
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Why you should freeze your child's credit, and how to do it
One in 43 kids will have their personal information exposed, according to Javelin.
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2.9 billion records may have been exposed in a data breach. Here's what to know
The data first appeared on April 8, when hacking group USDoD posted a database on “Breached,” a dark web forum, and claimed to have 2.9 billion rows of unencrypted records.
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FBI says it is investigating after Trump campaign said sensitive documents were hacked by Iran
The FBI released a brief statement Monday that read, “We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter.” The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement.
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Fake urgency, fake offers: Check out the phishing attacks in our email
We found plenty of fake, phishing emails in our inbox. What’s in yours? Here’s what to look out for.
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Why you should avoid the use of one-time passwords sent by text
One-time passwords have become a common method to restore consumer access to apps, but they are vulnerable to hacks.
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CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers. It set off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers. CrowdStrike also outlined measures it would take to prevent the problem from repeating, including staggering...
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Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain.