The National Association of State Chief Information Officers is urging Congress to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), one of three federal priorities outlined in a letter sent Monday to House and Senate leaders. NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson said in the letter the three priorities were “critical to the ability of...Read More
Barbara Ortutay | The Associated Press Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance — and for good reason. No matter how well the protections work, they are of little use if Meta can’t tell which users are kids....Read More
LINDSAY, Okla. – Two kids are under investigation for making potential threats against Lindsay Public Schools on social media. The Lindsay Police Department said they identified the two kids responsible for posts with the potential threats that were made on TikTok. Officials said they’re submitting their findings now to juvenile services for review. Out of...Read More
The US startup behind the Claude chatbot has admitted a series of hacking incidents involving its models reflected a “failure of operational security” and revealed it has tightened its testing procedures. Anthropic revealed in July that its models had accessed the open internet three times and gained unauthorised access to the systems of three separate...Read More
ANDOVER, MA — A ransomware group has claimed the Town of Andover as a victim, potentially shedding new light on the cyberattack that disrupted municipal and school computer systems for four days last month. The group, known as WallStreet, added “Andover” to its dark-web leak site Sunday, Aug. 30, according to RansomLook, a cybersecurity platform...Read More
The most common way into a company last year was to ask. A web page tells the visitor to prove they are not a robot. While they read the instructions, it quietly places a command on their clipboard. Then it talks them through opening a terminal and pasting it in. The technique is called ClickFix,...Read More
The Iranian Nimbus Manticore hacking group has been attributed to two previously undocumented malware families that highlight the continued evolution of its toolset and likely expand its targeting footprint to infect Linux and Apple macOS systems using cross-platform remote access trojans (RATs) developed using Node.js and JavaScript. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky is tracking the malware...Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $11.75 million in grants to 10 midsize and large drinking water systems to strengthen resilience against cybersecurity threats and extreme weather events. The funding, awarded through EPA’s Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Grant Program, will support projects addressing hazards including cyberattacks, hurricanes,...Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing $11.75 million in grants to 10 midsize and large drinking water systems to strengthen resilience against cybersecurity threats and extreme weather events. The funding, awarded through EPA’s Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Grant Program, will support projects addressing hazards including cyberattacks, hurricanes,...Read More
A 52-year-old man was arrested within hours of allegedly breaking into a private security company’s premises in Newton Park. Police spokesperson Sandra Janse van Rensburg said police managed to recover 11 firearms, including nine shotguns and two R1-15 rifles following the incident. She said Mount Road police responded to a complaint at about 7.30am after...Read More
