Tag: hacks

Florida city attacked by a hacker trying to poison its drinking water

The FBI is investigating an attempt by an individual or group of hackers to poison a city’s water supply. In an announcement caught by the Tampa Bay Times, public officials from Oldsmar, Florida, a community located about 25 minutes north of Tampa, s… Source

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Instagram adds ‘recently deleted’ to protect your posts from hackers

Instagram’s latest feature could help protect your post history from hackers. The app is adding a new “recently deleted” feature, which adds an extra step before a post can be permanently removed from your account. The feature is similar to the “rece… Source

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Secretary of State says Russia is ‘clearly’ behind federal agency hacks (updated)

The Trump administration is starting to point fingers after a slew of state-sponsored cyberattacks against US agencies in recent times. According to the Washington Post, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told the Mark Levin Show that Russia was “pretty… Source

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State-sponsored hackers have breached the US’ nuclear weapons agency

Foreign hackers have breached the networks of the US Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration, according to separate reports from Politico and Bloomberg.  While there aren’t many details on what happened just yet, it’s believ… Source

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Foreign state hackers reportedly breached the US Treasury

Foreign hackers may be running rampant in the US government. Reuters sources said a group backed by a foreign government stole data from the Treasury Department and the internet policy-focused NTIA. While details are still limited, it was reportedly… Source

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Ransomware attack on a healthcare firm slowed clinical trials

Cyberattacks on the healthcare industry are causing more headaches. The New York Times reports that clinical trials slowed down after healthcare software provider eResearchTechnology suffered ransomware attacks starting two weeks ago. IQVIA (a resear… Source

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