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Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (354+ words) French prosecutors say a pro-Russian hacking group has claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on France's national postal service The group has been accused of other cyberattacks in Europe, including around a NATO summit in the Netherlands and French government…...
Cyberattack disrupts France's postal service and banking during Christmas rush
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (273+ words) The postal service, called La Poste, said in a statement that a distributed denial of service incident, or DDoS, "rendered its online services inaccessible." It said the incident had no impact on customer data, but disrupted package and mail delivery....
Denmark blames Russia for cyberattacks ahead of elections and on water utility
5+ day, 11+ min ago (417+ words) Danish authorities say in a new assessment published this week that Russia carried out cyberattacks against infrastructure and websites in Denmark in 2024 and 2025, describing new cases which had not previously been reported. The intelligence service said the attacks were part…...
Senate confirms Dale White as new Pentagon acquisition chief
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (331+ words) The Senate this week confirmed nomination of a three-star Air Force general to a new Department of Defense office overseeing how the military acquires critical new weapons, an officer with extensive familiarity with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Lt. Gen. Dale…...
Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to grow
1+ week, 2+ day ago (727+ words) For extremist organizations, AI could be a powerful tool for recruiting new members, churning out realistic deepfake images and refining their cyberattacks, national security experts and spy agencies have warned. Someone posting on a pro-Islamic State group website last month…...
Hundreds of Scouts learn about cybersecurity at Air Force museum
1+ week, 3+ day ago (538+ words) When it comes to virtual safety, Scouting America leaders in Dayton and beyond want young people to be prepared. More than 400 children and teens from Ohio and its neighbors attended a cybersecurity program on a snowy Saturday at the National…...
India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones
3+ week, 1+ day ago (349+ words) The Ministry of Communications' order issued Monday asked smartphone makers to pre-install the government's "Sanchar Saathi" app on all new devices within 90 days and to prevent users from deleting it. The order also requires manufacturers to push the app onto…...
Ohio House votes to crack down on digital devices used in vehicle thefts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (548+ words) A unanimous vote from Ohio House lawmakers before Thanksgiving progressed a bill to make it illegal to own, with criminal intent, digital devices that have have led to a scourge of car break-ins across the country in recent years. Rep....
Butler County communities ramp up cybersecurity as global threats, breaches rise
3+ week, 3+ day ago (551+ words) Ohio's been on the radar screen from a cyber perspective in recent years, "and definitely not in a good way," said Shawn Waldman, CEO of Moraine-based Secure Cyber. About 10 years ago, he said the threats were "very much domestic," but…...
French soccer federation hit by cyber-attack, member data stolen
3+ week, 5+ day ago (154+ words) The FFF said the software used by clubs for their administrative management, particularly for handling their registered members, had been targeted by "a cyber-malicious act and a data theft." It did not say how many members were affected. According to…...