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"DC Board of Elections Discloses Data Breach"The District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE) recently confirmed that voter records were compromised in a data breach at a third-party services provider.
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"Researchers Exploring a More Secure, Reliable Power Grid With UNC System Support"A team of researchers led by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is working to develop a more secure and reliable power grid.
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"Red Cross Issues Rules of Engagement for Civilian Hackers"The invasion of Ukraine by Russia prompted an unprecedented number of individuals to join patriotic cyber gangs.
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"RIT Becomes First University to Receive Support From Google's Cybersecurity Clinics Fund"The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will use the $500,000 funding from the Google Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to train new cybersecurity professionals and provide public services.
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"Researchers at IIT Delhi Achieve Trusted-node-free Secure Quantum Communication for 380 km in Standard Telecom Fiber"In a recent experimental breakthrough in secure quantum communication, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have achieved a trusted-node-free Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) up to 380 kilometers in standard telecom fiber with a
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"Hacked Phone Spyware Shuts Down… Again"Oospy, a short-lived spyware operation that emerged earlier this year after its predecessor Spyhide was compromised, has ceased operations.
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"Boise State 'Cyberdome' Program Trains Students in Responding to Cyberattacks"A cybersecurity program at Boise State University in Idaho called the Cyberdome is extending its services to rural schools and governments.
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"AI Poses Challenges, Opportunities for IT Security Leaders"According to a PwC survey, as cybersecurity threats increase, organizations are eager to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for revenue growth and productivity efforts. However, threat actors are scaling up generative AI-powered attacks.
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"New Cryptographic Protocol Aims to Bolster Open-Source Software Security"BastionZero's OpenPubkey is a new cryptographic protocol designed to strengthen the open-source software (OSS) ecosystem. It is now a Linux Foundation open-source project. Additionally, Docker is integrating OpenPubkey for container signing.
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"Staying Safe Online"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) aims to ensure the nation's cybersecurity in several ways, including through collaborative efforts to support and advance the mission of the Cybersecurity and Inf
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"Microsoft: Human-Operated Ransomware Attacks Tripled Over Past Year"According to Microsoft researchers, human-operated ransomware attacks have increased by more than 200 percent since September 2022, signaling a shift in the cybercrime underground.
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"Fiserv Attack Exposes 837K Flagstar Bank Clients"Cl0p, the Russia-linked ransomware group, added another US-based company to its MOVEit Transfer attack victims list.