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Rhode Island finalizes multimillion-dollar settlement with Deloitte after data breach
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (220+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WJAR) " Rhode Island Gov. Dan Mc Kee announced that the state has finalized a multimillion-dollar settlement with Deloitte after the RIBridges data breach in 2024. According to the governor's office, Deloitte has agreed to pay the state $7 million, in addition…...
Global hack hits US agencies via Microsoft Share Point flaw, cybersecurity expert warns
9+ mon, 18+ hour ago (126+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " A global hack on Microsoft products has hit the U. S. and state agencies. Hackers exploited a major security flaw in widely used Microsoft server software -- Share Point -- to launch a global attack on government agencies and businesses. Share Point…...
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FBI Boston neutralizes U. S. portion of hacked routers by Russia in Operation Masquerade
2+ week, 2+ day ago (432+ words) President Trump announced that the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. by ALEXIS ROSSI, NBC 10 NEWS Federal authorities announced they carried out a court-authorized operation to cut off Russian military intelligence from a network of compromised home…...
Why having last four digits of Social Security number exposed is still dangerous
4+ week, 1+ day ago (274+ words) (WJAR) " A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Comcast that impacts 30 million customers. The $117 million settlement will provide impacted Xfinity customers credit monitoring, as well as reimbursement for losses. "We're seeing a lot more class actions…...
State Department launches new bureau to counter cyberattacks from Iran
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (186+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " The State Department launched a new bureau to counter potential cyberattacks and AI risks from Iran as the conflict in the Middle East continues. The entity is called the Bureau of Emerging Threats and its goal is to…...
Expert warns of new Amazon text message scam
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (231+ words) (WJAR) " Scammers love to cast a wide net with their scams. "The fact is there may be a recall or something regarding a product that you've bought," explained Steve Weisman, Bentley University professor and creator of scamicide. com, explaining why…...
Code RED emergency alert system down after cybersecurity incident
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (330+ words) (WJAR) " The Code RED emergency alert system is down following a cyber breach. But Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency says it won't impact their job to share critical information in case of an emergency. Code RED is a private system…...
Jeep, Dodge owners warned of scam risk after Stellantis data breach
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (127+ words) (WJAR) " Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge parent company Stellantis recently announced customer information was stolen in a data breach. The breach actually happened last May. While the names and contact information of its 18 million customers was stolen, sensitive information like Social…...
Internet infrastructure is overwhelmed, expert says after Cloudflare outage
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (318+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) " An outage at internet security and performance company Cloudflare had a disruptive domino effect worldwide on Tuesday in the latest demonstration of how reliant the internet is on just a handful of networks. In a social media post,…...