ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has been without full internet access for two days after staff shut the school’s connections down in response to a “significant [cyber]security concern” on the eve of the new school year. The internet shutdown affected campus IT systems used for research and fundraising, and could delay financial aid
SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers on the Threat Hunter Team at Broadcom-owned security firm Symantec revealed that they'd detected a supply chain attack carried out by a hacker group that they've newly named CarderBee. According to Symantec, the hackers hijacked the software updates of a piece of Chinese-origin security software known as Cobra DocGuard, injecting their
BEIJING, China - China has accused the U.S. of "hacking" into a Chinese space and aviation university, "stealing" critical technical data. U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) cyber-warfare unit "penetrated and controlled" unnamed telecom operators, Chinese news media Global Times reported on Thursday, quoting its state sources. "Hackers from abroad were caught sending phishing emails with Trojan horse programs
DETROIT - The development of cybersecurity is a complex and ongoing process. It involves the continuous evolution of technology, best practices, and procedures to protect computers, networks, and data from unauthorized access or theft. The goal of cybersecurity is to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information—meaning it is just as important to implement
DETROIT - Every year brings new data breach victims. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, based on Identity Theft Resource Center research, the volume of publicly reported data compromises in the United States reached a record-high of 1,862, affecting 293.9 million victims. While the number of compromises soared by 68 percent
WOBURN, MA - From January to November 2021, Kaspersky experts uncovered a new piece of malware that has targeted more than 35,000 computers across 195 countries. Dubbed “PseudoManuscrypt” for its similarities with the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Lazarus’ Manuscrypt malware, this new malware contains advanced spying capabilities and has been seen targeting both government
DETROIT - Cybercriminals always target software or websites which many people use. By exploiting found vulnerabilities or using people’s unawareness of good cybersecurity practices, threat actors launch different cyberattacks, which would affect a large audience and bring the most benefits. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, 73 percent of phishing sites
WASHINGTON DC - Cyber Command, the US military's hacking unit, has taken offensive action to disrupt cybercriminal groups that have launched ransomware attacks on US companies, a spokesperson for the command confirmed to CNN Sunday. The spokesperson declined to specify what actions the command had taken. But it's one of the first, unequivocal acknowledgements from
LANSING - A CNBC story last week led with this headline: “Coinbase slammed for what users say is terrible customer service after hackers drain their accounts.” Here’s an excerpt: “For Tanja Vidovic, it was a moment of panic: She had received a series of alerts about someone changing access to her cryptocurrency account. And she realized,
WASHINGTON DC - The Biden administration on Monday blamed China for the cyberattack on the Microsoft Exchange email server software earlier this year. It said hackers linked to China's Ministry of State Security exploited vulnerabilities to "compromise tens of thousands of computers and networks worldwide." Emails were stolen from a vast array of organizations in the Microsoft
