cyber hacks

New Year, New Cyber Hacks

BIRMINGHAM - New Year, New Cyber Hacks, says Richard Stiennon, founder of IT-Harvest, a cybersecurity data company. Those include: Soundcloud breach effects 28 million accounts. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Instagram denies loss of 17 million credentials https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... The 700Credit data breach exposed the personal information of over 5.8 million individuals, including sensitive data like Social Security numbers, due

By |2026-01-18T14:59:18-05:00January 18th, 2026|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

2024 Cyber Review: Trump Re-Election Eclipses AI and Ransomware Stories

2024 was a year with growing ransomware attacks, accelerating use of artificial intelligence (for good and evil), more deepfakes in online fraud and election threats being overstated, but Donald Trump becoming president-elect (again) is the top 2024 cyber story. When we look back at this past year’s cybersecurity stories a decade from now, what will

By |2024-12-17T10:04:43-05:00December 16th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Drones, Featured, Guest Columns, Social Media|

US Telecom Companies, Dozens Of Nations Had Phones, Texts Hacked By China

WASHINGTON – A top White House official said at least eight U.S. telecom companies and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered the new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and

By |2024-12-10T16:13:33-05:00December 10th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Cybersecurity Pro Richard Stennon Updates Latest Cyber Hacks Worldwide

BIRMINGHAM - Another day, another major cyber hack, or so it seems. That's why Richard Stiennon, the CEO of IT-Harvest, returns to MITechTV to provide details on four of the latest hacks that have impacted millions of people worldwide. Those include: Fortinet Customer Data Breach. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news... Transport for London customer data breach https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2... The huge

By |2024-09-24T19:02:30-04:00September 24th, 2024|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Report Reveals Organizational Unpreparedness For Cyberattacks

NEW YORK - In 2022 alone, global cyberattacks increased by 38%, resulting in substantial business loss, including financial and reputational damage. Meanwhile, corporate security budgets have risen significantly because of the growing sophistication of attacks and the number of cybersecurity solutions introduced into the market. With this rise in threats, budgets, and solutions, how prepared

By |2023-03-26T15:05:53-04:00March 26th, 2023|Cyber Defense|

Huawei Slams US For Accusations Telcom Company Provides Backdoor To China Spying

BEIJING - Huawei slammed the US for having "a loser's attitude" Friday as it reported revenues of over $100 billion for 2018. Rotating chairman Guo Ping made the comments, reported by CNBC, as the US pressures its allies to exclude the Chinese telecom from their 5G rollouts. "The US government has a loser's attitude," he told reporters. "They want

By |2019-03-29T10:32:44-04:00March 29th, 2019|Cyber Defense|