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US broadband and networking semiconductor maker MaxLinear this week revealed that some of its operational systems were infected with Maze ransomware. [Read More]
A specialized CIA unit that developed hacking tools and cyber weapons didn’t do enough to protect its own operations and wasn't prepared to respond when its secrets were exposed, according to an internal report. [Read More]
T-Mobile on Monday suffered a major outage in the United States and it ended up being reported as a “massive” DDoS attack. [Read More]
United States House representatives last week sent a letter to Zoom to demand explanation for the communication platform’s decision to close the accounts of U.S.-based Chinese activists. [Read More]
Australian beverages giant Lion says its systems have been infected with a piece of ransomware that disrupted manufacturing processes and customer service. [Read More]
A city in northern Alabama will pay a ransom worth $300,000 in Bitcoins in response to a hack of its computer system. [Read More]
Twitter on Friday announced that it took down more than 30,000 accounts pertaining to three networks associated with China, Turkey, and Russia state-linked manipulation activities. [Read More]
Authorities are investigating interference with police radio communications, websites and networks used by law enforcement and other officials during recent U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. [Read More]
Honda Motor said that it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its business in several countries, though it expects the overall impact to be contained. [Read More]
An unprotected AWS S3 bucket exposed the data of 2,700 users who signed up for the Joomla Resources Directory. [Read More]
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