The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Gov. Abbott announces plan to ban TikTok on all state-issued devices in Texas

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday a statewide plan to ban TikTok on state-issued devices.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023

Dating app assaults brought before top law officers

Australia's attorneys-general have been tasked with coming up with new reforms to address sexual violence stemming from dating apps.

AAP · Feb 6, 2023

Florida hospital taking expectant moms, delaying surgeries

A major hospital system in northern Florida is seeing clinic patients again, days after a security problem forced it to take its network offline

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

The Loop: Chinese 'message' in spy balloon act, blaze guts Melbourne temple, Kyrie Irving traded, and can Beyonce become the Grammys' GOAT? — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News · Feb 5, 2023

Italy warns hackers targeting known server vulnerability

Thousands of computer servers have been targeted by a global ransomware hacking attack targeting VMware ESXi servers, Italy's National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) said on Sunday, warning organisations to take action to protect their systems.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2023

Warning as experts say that your smart speaker is 'always' listening

While smart speakers are convenient tools, they can open the door to some unwanted hassle.

Daily Record · Feb 4, 2023

Microsoft Says Iranians Hacked France's Charlie Hebdo

US computing giant Microsoft said Friday that it had identified Iranian state actors as those behind the recent cyberattack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Clint Watts, the general manager of Microsoft's Digital Threat Analysis Center, said that the hackers, who called themselves "Holy Souls," were Iranian cybersecurity firm Emennet…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2023

Novel pact expected to create village digital volunteers

The Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with nine organisations to create digital volunteers to promote accessibility and understanding of digital technology for local communities nationwide.

Bangkok Post · Feb 4, 2023

Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline's outage

A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation’s new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials tell The Associated Press

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023

Major Florida hospital hit by possible ransomware attack

A major hospital system in northern Florida says it is diverting some emergency room patients and canceling surgeries after an security problem with information technology

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023