1+ week, 5+ day ago   (383+ words) Personal and medical information — including physical and mental health records — is increasingly being compromised in cyberattacks, with an average of 136,300 people affected per breach. Sensitive health information from healthcare providers, such as physical and mental health conditions, has been leaked…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (432+ words) Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft. This July, the company identified more than 200 instances of…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (625+ words) Two former employees of cybersecurity firms that sold services helping companies combat hackers have been indicted and accused of participating in a conspiracy, outside of their day jobs, to hack multiple U.S. firms and extort them for millions of dollars. Related…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (491+ words) An unidentified hacker stole sensitive data from Customs and Border Protection and Federal Emergency Management Agency employees in a “widespread” breach this summer that lasted several weeks, according to an internal FEMA assessment reviewed by CNN. The incident led to…...