08.19.21

Inspector General reports cyberattack on US Census Bureau

The US Office of Inspector General disclosed that the computer servers used by the US Census Bureau were exploited last year during a cybersecurity attack, but reassured that the hack did not compromise the 2020 census.

Category Cybersecurity

08.16.21

T-Mobile investigating massive data breach

T-Mobile is investigating a possible data breach potentially affecting more than 100 million users.

Category Cybersecurity

08.12.21

Cybersecurity continues to spur bipartisanship in Congress

The US Senate, with support from both sides of the aisle, approved on Tuesday a near $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, which included more than $1.9 billion earmarked for cybersecurity programs.

Category Cybersecurity

08.11.21

More than $600 million in cryptocurrency stolen in a record...

Poly Network, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform connecting various blockchains (and some of the most widely used, such as Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and Polygon blockchains), disclosed late yesterday that it was hacked and that more than $600 million in cryptocurrencies was stolen as a result.

Category Cybersecurity

08.04.21

Senate Homeland Security Committee issues reporting finding...

The US Senate Homeland Security Committee issued, on Tuesday, a report finding that federal agencies have failed to implement basic defenses to protect against cyberattacks.

Category Privacy

08.03.21

Russian hackers breached US Attorneys’ Offices

The DOJ confirmed Russian hackers breached several US Attorneys’ Offices, as part of last year's SolarWinds hack.

Category Cybersecurity