A notorious cybercrime group is claiming they stole more than 2 terabytes of data that includes detailed personal information about thousands of FBI employees and job applicants. Why it matters: Cybercriminals and state-sponsored attackers have penetrated U.S. IT systems for years, but stealing detailed and sensitive information about FBI employees is brazen, cyber experts told Axios. - Cybercriminals are known to trade leaked information on the dark web, a prospect that would leave the data up for grabs from the highest bidder. Driving the news: ShinyHunters, a group that's broken into numerous institutions, said in a post on its dark-web site Tuesday that it stole "very sensitive data on almost ALL FBI agents and individuals who filed…
A notorious cybercrime group is claiming they stole more than 2 terabytes of data that includes detailed personal information about thousands of FBI employees and job applicants. Why it matters: Cybercriminals and state-sponsored attackers have penetrated U.S. IT systems for years, but stealing detailed and sensitive information about FBI employees is brazen, cyber experts told Axios. - Cybercriminals are known to trade leaked information on the dark web, a prospect that would leave the data up for grabs from the highest bidder. Driving the news: ShinyHunters, a group that's broken into numerous institutions, said in a post on its dark-web site Tuesday that it stole "very sensitive data on almost ALL FBI agents and individuals who filed…Open
Hackers have stolen over 600,000 records containing personal data from the United Kingdom's Department for Education.
A significant data breach at the United Kingdom’s Department for Education has leaked sensitive information belonging to government officials and educational staff. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Hackers have stolen over 600,000 records containing personal data from the United Kingdom’s Department for Education. DETAIL: On Wednesday, it was revealed that Britain’s Department for Education (DfE) had been hacked. The breach targeted the DfE’s help desk and the Turing Scheme database, which tracks British students studying abroad. The breach resulted in the leak of over 607,000 records of government officials, university staff , and head teachers. The records contained sensitive data such as the full names, job titles, email…Open
The bill come in response to growing concerns about China-based hacking groups’ ability to threaten the operation of America’s most critical infrastructure, including the nation’s busiest ports.
Iranian hackers were able to breach a personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel. A retired FBI supervisory special agent, Jason Pack, an authority on cyber threats, tells “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” that Tehran has some of the best hacking skills among U.S. adversaries: “They can’t match us missile for missile. They can’t match us jet for jet. But they can get behind a keyboard with some Wi-Fi … that’s their most dangerous weapon.” #Iran #Hackers #World Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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