Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University provided a cybersecurity course to aviation and defense professionals at Gulf Air’s Gulf Air Academy (GAA) Training Center in Bahrain, marking the university’s first training at the center in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Justin Pettit, a professor at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, led the course titled “Understanding Cybersecurity.” Conducted under a commercial training agreement...Read More
US Bank is investigating claims by the LockBit ransomware operation that it breached the financial institution and stole undisclosed data, as the cybercriminal group threatens to publish the alleged material unless an extortion demand is paid by September 3. The bank said it is aware of the claims but has not confirmed that a compromise...Read More
Hacker alias Xpl0itrs claims to have stolen 8.6GB of Target source code Researchers suspect it’s recycled data from January’s confirmed 860GB breach Xpl0itrs has a history of dubious leak claims, fueling skepticism about authenticity Hackers are claiming to have breached Target in what would be the US supermarket giant’s second breach of 2026 alone. The...Read More
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – AnMed confirmed on Friday that cybercriminals obtained information during a cybersecurity incident in July. AnMed reported on July 26 that all hospital locations experienced a phone and internet outage after a cybersecurity incident involving malware disrupted its network. A detailed review is underway to determine what information was involved...Read More
Officials are investigating a cybersecurity incident at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail. A “criminal cybersecurity event” was discovered at the Williamsburg facility around July 14, according to a release, when jail authorities became aware of disruptions to the computer systems. The jail is at 9320 Merrimac Trail. Outside cybersecurity experts were immediately called in and asked...Read More
An attorney who in 2016 pleaded guilty to illegally hacking state and county election websites in Florida has apparently been hired by the US Department of Justice and took part in a recent DOJ election monitoring operation in Minnesota, according to a report published Friday. Democracy Docket said it used “publicly available facial recognition reverse...Read More
Suisun City is continuing its recovery from a cybersecurity incident that shut down the city’s information technology network earlier this month, with officials now assessing whether any personal information was affected. So far, the city said Friday that it has found nothing indicating personal data was impacted. The investigation and review of city systems remain...Read More
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago FBI’s cyber squad is on the front lines of a digital war against an international cyber mafia. Special Agent Ali Sadiq tells the I-Team the dirty digital tricks of cyber criminals are evolving at a rapid pace. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch “It involves malware or...Read More
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay an initial 9.5 million pounds ($13 million) to the publisher of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper following their failed invasion of privacy case — and could face an additional 25 million pounds in legal costs. In a judgment Friday, Justice...Read More
SAN ANTONIO — There wasn’t much going on at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s main campus on Wednesday despite it being the first day of school. A cybersecurity breach delayed the first day of classes and pushed them to Monday, Aug. 24. Students and teachers had to navigate not having access to their...Read More
