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Trump lawsuit site to report rejected votes leaked voter data

The DontTouchTheGreenButton website just launched by the Trump campaign in relation to the lawsuit filed on rejected votes in Arizona is leaking voter data. […]

22 Oct

US govt: Iran behind fake Proud Boys voter intimidation emails

The US govt has stated that Iran is behind threatening emails sent to Democratic voters warning that they must vote for Trump or face consequences. […]

17 Sep

US 2020 Presidential apps riddled with tracking and security flaws

Vote Joe app is the official app designed for engaging voters as a part of the Biden 2020 Presidential campaign. The app’s API was found to be leaking data on a voter’s political affiliations as predicted by Target Smart . […]

03 Sep

CNN-News18 allegedly hacked to deny PayTM hack claims

A hacking group claims to have breached India’s CNN-News18 news site to use it to refute claims that they hacked PayTM Mall earlier this week, BleepingComputer has learned.In their quest to refute claims that they had hacked PayTM. […]

16 Aug

Canada suffers cyberattack used to steal COVID-19 relief payments

Canadian government sites used to provide access to crucial services for immigration, taxes, pension, and benefits have been breached in a coordinated attack to steal COVID-19 relief payments. […]

31 Jul

US government sites abused to redirect users to porn sites

In an ongoing blackhat SEO campaign tracked by BleepingComputer, scammers are using open redirects found on government websites to redirect visitors to pornography sites. […]

22 Jun

US govt to enforce HTTPS on new .gov sites starting September 1

Starting September 1, 2020, new .gov sites will only be accessible via HTTPS as they will automatically be preloaded according to an announcement made by the U.S. Government’s DotGov Program today. […]

30 Apr

US govt agencies to disable DoH until federal service is ready

US government agencies’ chief information officers were recommended to disable third-party encrypted DNS services until an official DNS resolution service with DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and DNS over TLS (DoT) support is ready. […]

22 Apr

State-backed phishing targets govt employees with fast food lures

More than a dozen state-backed hacking groups are actively targeting U.S. Government employees and healthcare organizations in phishing campaigns that use lures designed to take advantage of the fears surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

13 Apr

US consumers report $12M in COVID-19 scam losses since January

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that approximately $12 million were lost to Coronavirus-related scams according to consumer reports received since January 2020. […]

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