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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. […]

04 Apr

DOJ Says Zoom-Bombing is Illegal, Could Lead to Jail Time

The Department of Justice and Offices of the United States Attorneys are warning that ‘Zoom-bombing’ is illegal and those who are involved can be charged with federal and state crimes. […]

22 Mar

Israel Govt’s New ‘Shield’ App Tracks Your Coronavirus Exposure

The Israeli Ministry of Health has released a new mobile app called “The Shield” that will alert users if they have been at a location in Israel at the same time as a known Coronavirus patient. […]

20 Mar

Firefox Reenables Insecure TLS to Improve Access to COVID19 Info

Mozilla says that the support for the insecure TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 will be reenabled in the latest version of Firefox to maintain access to government sites with COVID19 information that haven’t yet upgraded to TLS 1.2 or TLS 1.3. […]

16 Mar

U.S. Health Department Site Hit With DDoS Cyber Attack

The United States Health and Human Services Department’s web site was hit with a DDoS cyber attack Sunday night to take it offline in the middle of the Coronavirus outbreak. […]

13 Mar

Google – is not – Creating Coronavirus Info Site to Decide If You Need a Test

Google is creating a web site that will allow people in the USA to enter their symptoms and be told whether they should get a test and where to get one. […]

13 Mar

Google Creating a Nationwide Coronavirus Information Site, What We Know

In a press conference in the White House Rose Garden, President Trump announced that Google and 1,700 of its engineers are working on a new web site devoted to information about Coronavirus. […]

08 Mar

New US Bill Aims to Protect Researchers who Disclose Govt Backdoors

New legislation has been introduced that amends the Espionage Act of 1917 to protect journalists, whistleblowers, and security researchers who discover and disclose classified government information. […]

03 Mar

German BSI Tells Local Govt Authorities Not to Pay Ransoms

BSI, Germany’s federal cybersecurity agency, recommends local governments and municipal institutions not to pay the ransoms asked by attackers after they get affected by ransomware attacks. […]

18 Feb

US Govt Warns of Ransomware Attacks on Pipeline Operations

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today alerted organizations across all critical U.S. infrastructure sectors about a recent ransomware attack that affected a natural gas compression facility. […]

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