Cybersecurity
Hackers Cut In Line for Burning Man Tickets, Hack Back Against Lenovo and Scam Illinois Cops
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Hacker Peeked at Names and Licenses of As Many As 50,000 Uber Drivers
Hospitality // Web Services
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Sensitive Details Connected to Pennsylvania 911 Calls Posted on Facebook
Government (U.S.) // Pennsylvania, United States
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White House Cyber Force Has a $140,000 Opening
Our cyber defenders are always on guard. Take that, China.
Cybersecurity
Suits vs. Hoodies: The Two Cybersecurity Cultures
How a tense exchange between the NSA director and a Yahoo executive reveals the rift between D.C. and Silicon Valley
Cybersecurity
Illinois Police Department Pays $500 Ransom for Release of Hijacked Computer
Government (U.S.) // Illinois, United States
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Anthem Health Care Hack Snared Federal Employees Who Weren’t Anthem Customers
But who knows how many?
Cybersecurity
After Spyware Fiasco, Critics Hijack Lenovo.Com Email and Web Servers
Technology // Web Services
Cybersecurity
Feds Dismiss Google's Fears Over FBI’s Hacking Power
Google’s claim that the expansion of search warrant authority is a “monumental” constitutional threat is grounded in inaccuracies, the Justice Department said.
Cybersecurity
Preparations for shutdown proceed apace
While Congress debates the next step in DHS funding, the department is preparing for the worst.
Cybersecurity
DNI worries about cumulative, not catastrophic, cyber threat
DNI James Clapper is less worried about a cyber Pearl Harbor than death from a thousand cuts.
Cybersecurity
Cyber gets a boost in VA budget request
The department is seeking an increase in information security spending from $156 million in 2015 to $180.3 million for 2016.
Cybersecurity
Al Jazeera Mistakenly Leaks the Identity of a North Korean Intelligence Asset
Government (Foreign) // North Korea and UK
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Cyber Collaboration in Government Still a Work in Progress
If the nation were forced to defend itself against a catastrophic cyberattack, Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon said there must be teamwork between federal agencies and the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Body cams expand, cyber agency launches and DISA deal protested
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
DHS: 'We need to up our game' on information sharing
President Obama's proposal to boost government coordination with the private sector got a warm welcome in the House Homeland Security Committee.
Cybersecurity
Data Breach Forces Bitcoin Exchange Cavirtex to Shutter
Financial Services // Web Services
Cybersecurity