Cybersecurity
Hackers Intercept Hotmail of China’s Critics & Dox Minnesota Constituents; US Voter Database Escapes
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Digital Government
From Barbie Dolls to Moving Cars: All the Things We Learned Could Be Hacked in 2015
The Internet of Things comes with a significant drawback.
Cybersecurity
Chinese Government Broke Into Hotmail Accounts of International Critics
Nonprofit // Web Services // United States
Digital Government
Inside North Korea's Dissident-Tracking Computer Software System
Called Red Star, researchers dug into its code to discover it’s based on the open-source software Linux.
Cybersecurity
Minneapolis City Council Member Accused of Doxxing Constituents
Government (U.S.) // Minnesota, United States
Cybersecurity
In a First, NSA Advertises Opportunities on Monster.com of Federal Contracting
The agency posted a special notice to FedBizOpps.gov, right before the holidays, advertising work for small companies that develop "innovative technologies."
Cybersecurity
U.S. Voter Database Mysteriously Appears Online, in the Open
Nonprofit // Web Services // United States
Cybersecurity
Robbers Skim Quincy Credit Union ATMs
Financial Services // Massachusetts, United States
Digital Government
Who Left a Gigantic US Voter Database Sitting Naked on the Internet?
Information on more than 190 million U.S. voters has been floating around the Internet.
Digital Government
Should Cryptographers Take on the Surveillance State?
One scientist likened the danger posed by modern governments’ growing surveillance capabilities to the threat of nuclear warfare in the 1950s.
Ideas
There Were So Many Data Breaches in 2015. Did We Learn Anything From Them?
The cyber breaches in 2015 demonstrate the broad impact across both the public and private sectors.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Compromise Hello Kitty Fans’ Info, Infect Hyatt & Leak Hot Hollywood Scripts
In case you missed our coverage this week in ThreatWatch, Nextgov’s regularly updated index of cyber breaches.
Cybersecurity
After Transcript Hack, IRS Still Evaluates Stronger Sign-On Measures
Authentication measures are not consistent across the agency, an internal watchdog says.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service taps Nally for CIO post
Longtime Marines IT leader Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally is coming out of retirement to take over tech operations at the U.S. Secret Service.
Cybersecurity
Juniper Hack: DHS Tells Agencies to Close Encryption Backdoors
The government is scouring its IT inventory to identify affected Juniper systems.
Cybersecurity