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2019-07-04 11:52:01 | Cost-cutting could put the NHS at risk of suffering another cyberattack. (lien direct) | A new report has concluded that the United Kingdom's NHS remains vulnerable to cyberattacks two years on the from WannaCry ransomware attack that cost the healthcare provider £92m in damages and lost productivity. According to a new report on NHS Cyber Security by Imperial College London's Institute of Global Health Innovation, outdated computer systems, lack […] | Ransomware | Wannacry | |
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2019-07-04 11:51:03 | YouTube policy on removing \'instructional hacking\' content causes infosec community outrage. (lien direct) | YouTube recently decided that instructional content in the realm of cybersecurity, including hacking how-to videos, were not acceptable on the ad-driven video platform. There is a gray area to be sure when it comes to teaching people not only how to hack but also educating users more broadly about the infosec industry — and this fine […] | Hack | ||
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2019-07-03 14:30:05 | Foreign cyber attackers tried to hack into police and council IT systems 90,000 times a day after Salisbury poisonings forcing staff to stop wearing Fitbits and pedometers in meetings. (lien direct) | Foreign cyber attackers tried to hack police and council computers immediately after the Salisbury novichok poisonings. Up to 90,000 attacks a day were launched in the days after the assassination attempt after Sergei Skripal was targeted by the nerve agent in March 2018. Wiltshire Council has revealed it was subjected to the ‘well coordinated’ hack […] | Hack | ||
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2019-07-03 14:30:01 | (Déjà vu) Amazon confirms Alexa customer voice recordings are kept forever. (lien direct) | Amazon has confirmed that the voice recordings produced by customers of the Amazon Alexa smart assistant are held forever unless users manually remove them. Alexa, which is found in products including the Echo smart speaker and Echo Dot, has been the subject of privacy and security concerns in the past — such as listening in on private […] | |||
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2019-07-03 14:29:04 | U.S. government staff told to treat Huawei as blacklisted. (lien direct) | A senior U.S. official told the Commerce Department's enforcement staff this week that China's Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after U.S. President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on sales to the firm. Trump surprised markets on Saturday by promising Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines […] | |||
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2019-07-03 14:28:04 | TikTok\'s young fans \'exploited\' for digital gifts. (lien direct) | Video-sharing app TikTok says it is “sorry” that some children and other young people have felt pressured into sending money to their favourite influencers on the app. TikTok lets fans send their favourite videomakers “digital gifts”, which can cost up to £48.99. A BBC investigation found influencers promising to share their phone numbers with fans […] | |||
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2019-07-03 14:25:04 | US plan to use “retro” technology to bolster power grid defences. (lien direct) | The US has unveiled plans to use 'retro’ technologies to protect its power grid against cyber attacks. The Securing Energy Infrastructure Act is intended to defend the US energy grid by “partnering with industry to utilize engineering concepts to remove vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to access the grid through holes in digital software systems”. | |||
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2019-07-02 13:55:04 | Cyberattack forces Georgia agency to shut down websites. (lien direct) | A Georgia state agency says a cyberattack has forced it to shut down some court websites. aNews outlets report hackers demanding a ransom infected computers with malware at the Georgia Administrative Office of the Courts. Agency spokesman Bruce Shaw said Monday that officials have “quarantined our servers and shut off our network to the outside.” […] | Malware | ||
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2019-07-02 13:55:01 | Florida city fires IT employee after paying ransom demand last week. (lien direct) | Officials from Lake City, Florida, have fired an IT employee last week after the city was forced to approve a gigantic ransomware payment of nearly $500,000 last Monday. The employee, whose name was not released, was fired on Friday, according to local media reports [1, 2], who cited the Lake City mayor. The city’s IT manager […] | Ransomware | ||
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2019-07-02 13:54:03 | (Déjà vu) Microsoft Starts Testing Windows 10 19H2 With Insiders. (lien direct) | After weeks of delays, Microsoft has finally released the first Windows 10 19H2 preview update to Slow Ring Insiders. The build number is 18362.10000 and it comes in the form of a cumulative update with behind-the-scenes changes designed for OEMs. In a new blog post, Microsoft stated that Windows 10 19H2 won’t be a big release with too many new […] | |||
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2019-07-02 13:54:00 | US Border Patrol investigate \'disturbing\' secret Facebook group. (lien direct) | US officials are investigating a secret Facebook group where border patrol members allegedly posted racist and sexist jokes about migrants. The private group was called “I’m 10-15” and had about 9,500 members, including former and current border patrol agents, ProPublica reported. Some posts mocked migrant deaths, while others targeted Latino members of Congress, ProPublica said. The […] | |||
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2019-07-02 13:53:01 | Facebook staff sarin for a bad day: Suspected chemical weapon parcel sent to Silicon Valley HQ. (lien direct) | Staff were evacuated today at Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters after a package believed to contain the chemical weapon sarin was delivered to the antisocial network. Buildings were cleared out at the Menlo Park campus after the parcel triggered sarin alarms: it set off equipment designed to inspect all incoming mail for toxins and other nasties. | |||
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2019-07-01 13:18:05 | Cyber Threat Intelligence: The Key To Trust And Security For The Digital Finance World. (lien direct) | By Anthony Perridge, VP International, ThreatQuotient In 2017, the value per Bitcoin reached over €20,000 (£17,324) – a climax in the hype surrounding the cryptocurrency. However, confidence has been lacking for the price to remain stable. To date, online currencies are more speculation than real means of payment as concerns around security are being raised. […] | |||
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2019-07-01 13:18:02 | Prognosis: Healthcare Organisations Beat Average Fix Times On Software Security Risks. (lien direct) | Veracode's State of Software Security report (SoSS) revealed the healthcare sector is the fastest industry when it comes to addressing common vulnerabilities found in software. The global report found healthcare organisations took only six days to address a quarter of their vulnerabilities in code and just seven months (216 days) to remediate the majority (75%) of vulnerabilities. […] | |||
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2019-07-01 13:18:00 | A Call To ARMS: Apple Remote Management Service UDP Reflection/Amplification DDoS Attacks. (lien direct) | Key Takeaways: A new UDP reflection/amplification DDoS vector is observed in the wild. The surprising nature of the abusable reflectors/amplifiers. Recommended DDoS Defense and Best Current Practices (BCPs) for ARMS. Anatomy of a New DDoS Vector One of the ground truths of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) defense is that literally any kind of packet can be […] | |||
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2019-07-01 10:21:01 | Cirque du Soleil app gives attackers same admin rights as operators. (lien direct) | A Cirque du Soleil mobile application developed for the Toruk show opened up every user’s device to exploit by allowing commands to be sent to every user in the crowd. On Monday, cybersecurity researchers from ESET said the “Toruk – The First Flight” application, designed to boost crowd interaction through audiovisual effects, was not designed […] | |||
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2019-07-01 10:20:05 | Financial firms reported 819 cyber incidents to the FCA in 2018. (lien direct) | New data obtained by RSM under a freedom of information request has revealed that financial services firms reported 819 cyber incidents to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2018, a huge rise on the 69 incidents reported in 2017. The retail banks were responsible for the highest number of reports (486), almost 60% of the […] | |||
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2019-07-01 10:20:01 | Japan imposes trade restrictions on South Korea for smartphone and chip materials. (lien direct) | Japan on Monday announced trade restrictions that will make it harder for South Korean companies, such as Samsung and LG, to buy manufacturing technology used to make chips and smartphones. From 4 July, Japanese companies will need to obtain government approval in order to export fluorinated polyimide, resist, or hydrogen fluoride — materials used to […] | |||
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2019-07-01 10:18:05 | Facebook will ban ads that tell people in U.S. not to vote. (lien direct) | Facebook Inc will ban ads that discourage people from voting ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, according to its second annual Civil Rights Audit published on Sunday. Facebook pledged to put its new “don't vote” policy prohibition into effect in the fall, before the 2019 U.S. elections on Nov. 5, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl […] | |||
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2019-07-01 10:18:02 | G20 summit: Trump and Xi agree to restart US-China trade talks. (lien direct) | The US and China have agreed to resume trade talks, easing a long row that has contributed to a global economic slowdown. US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping reached agreement at the G20 summit in Japan. Mr Trump also said he would allow US companies to continue to sell to the Chinese […] | |||
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2019-06-28 13:39:02 | Met police face order over data request handling. (lien direct) | The ICO has given Met officials until September to implement appropriate measures. The Information Commissioner’s Office has slapped the Metropolitan Police with two enforcement orders over its handling of data requests. After launching an investigation, the ICO discovered a backlog of more than 1,100 open data requests from UK citizens. Describing this as a ’cause […] | |||
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2019-06-28 13:38:05 | Defending against quantum computing\'s dark side. (lien direct) | ABN Amro is working with QuTech to ensure that banks can protect data against quantum computers in the future. Netherlands bank ABN Amro is working with researchers to explore how quantum computing technology can be used to secure online banking. The banking giant is working with QuTech, which was jointly established by Delft University of […] | ★★★ | ||
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2019-06-28 13:38:01 | 5m MedicalSupplement.com Records Left Exposed. (lien direct) | An online database containing the records of more than 5 million customers apparently belonging to MedicareSupplement.com was left open and accessible to the public, according to a report from Comparitech. In order to get a quote from the TZ Insurance Solutions–owned website, MedicareSupplement.com, users are required to enter personal information. Though not an insurance company, […] | ★★★ | ||
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2019-06-28 13:37:00 | Nokia warns UK over Huawei\'s 5G kit. (lien direct) | One of Huawei’s biggest rivals – Nokia – has said the UK should be wary of using the Chinese firm’s equipment. The Finnish company said Huawei’s telecoms kit had vulnerabilities that meant it posed a risk to 5G networks. Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson are competing with Huawei to sell next-generation telecoms equipment. Huawei is seen […] | ★★ | ||
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2019-06-28 13:36:01 | EU to run war games to prepare for cyber-attacks. (lien direct) | The EU is to conduct war games to prepare for Russian and Chinese cyber-attacks, in response to a series of incidents that alarmed European governments. Pekka Haavisto, Finland's foreign minister, said an increase in the prevalence of meddling required a reaction from the 28 member states. During meetings in Helsinki in July and September, EU […] | ★★ | ||
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2019-06-27 10:55:04 | Hackers can take control of Tesla Model 3 navigation. (lien direct) | Sat Nav spoofing is a growing threat to in-car driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles, warns Regulus. Security researchers claim to have been able to hack into the navigation system of a Tesla Model 3, getting the vehicle to turn itself on. In early June, security specialists from Regulus conducted a test drive of the […] | Hack Threat | Tesla | |
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2019-06-27 10:55:00 | Huawei products riddled with security issues. (lien direct) | Huawei's problems keep piling up as a security firm specializing in IoT devices found numerous vulnerabilities across the company's entire product line. Finite State said it scanned more than 1.5 million files embedded within nearly 10,000 firmware images supporting 558 products looking for risks including hard-coded backdoor credentials, unsafe use of cryptographic keys, indicators of […] | |||
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2019-06-27 10:54:02 | UK firms stalling in cyber security best practice. (lien direct) | UK firms rank cyber-attacks as a top business issue, but are stalling in cyber security best practice, lagging behind top performers in India. UK organisations are failing to make progress towards strong cyber security and are facing paralysis as cyber criminals become more advanced. This is the conclusion drawn from the findings of the 2019 […] | |||
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2019-06-27 10:53:04 | (Déjà vu) Firefox to get a random password generator. (lien direct) | Firefox’s random password generator expected to launch later this fall. Mozilla is adding a random password generator to Firefox. Google added one to Chrome and Chromium-based browsers in the fall of 2018, with the release of Chrome/Chromium v69. The Firefox random password generator is expected to become publicly available for all Firefox users with the […] | |||
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2019-06-27 10:53:01 | Second US town pays up to ransomware. (lien direct) | A town in Florida has paid $500,000 (£394,000) to hackers after a ransomware attack. The total paid by Florida municipalities over ransomware in the last two weeks now stands at $1.1m. Officials in Lake City voted to pay hackers in Bitcoin after suffering downed computer systems for two weeks. Coastal suburb Riviera Beach recently paid […] | Ransomware | ||
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2019-06-27 10:52:03 | Payment card fraud being used to fund and launder the proceeds from organised crime. (lien direct) | Payment card fraud is being used around the world to fund and launder the proceeds from organised crime, drug and human trafficking, terrorism and more, according to a new report from Terbium Labs. The dark web intelligence firm analysed 274 cases over the past decade across North America and Europe to compile its new report, […] | |||
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2019-06-27 10:41:00 | How Fintech Companies Can Build Trust With The UK Public. (lien direct) | By Jamie Field, MD, TopLine Film It's been a tough time for the UK fintech industry. First, Investec pulled the plug on Click & Invest (its robo-advice venture) and, a week later, Loot went into administration. Hendrik du Toit, the co-chief executive of Investec, later said of the fintech industry as a whole: “to think […] | |||
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2019-06-26 10:45:02 | Tesco Twitter account hacked. (lien direct) | Tesco's official Twitter account was subject to some unusual behaviour yesterday (24 June) evening, with social media users suggesting it had been hacked. For approximately two hours, @Tesco apparently morphed into a fake Bill Gates account – with the feed containing an image of the technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, a link to National Geographic magazine […] | |||
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2019-06-26 10:44:05 | (Déjà vu) Silex malware is bricking IoT devices. (lien direct) | Over 2,000 devices have been bricked in the span of a few hours. Attacks still ongoing. A new strain of malware is wiping the firmware of IoT devices in attacks reminiscent of the old BrickerBot malware that destroyed millions of devices back in 2017. Source: ZDNet | Malware | ||
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2019-06-26 10:44:01 | Malware attack infecting patched Windows PCs. (lien direct) | The attack starts with an email and .xls attachment with content in the Korean language. Surprisingly, even if your Windows PC is fully patched, you might still be at risk. Office applications have always been the target for cybercriminals to attack Windows PCs and they are doing it yet again. New reports suggest about this […] | Malware | ||
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2019-06-25 22:18:01 | Fax machines make a comeback at Norsk Hydro. (lien direct) | LockerGoga ransomware attack in March saw a return to pen-and paper drawings and fax communications between offices. Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro has revealed that it has had to resort to the use of pen and paper to continue business following a ransomware attack in March. According to a report by the BBC, “five weeks on, […] | Ransomware | ||
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2019-06-25 22:17:03 | Botnet Abusing Android Debug Bridge. (lien direct) | A new cryptocurrency-mining botnet malware is abusing Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and SSH, according to Trend Micro. “This attack takes advantage of the way open ADB ports don't have authentication by default, similar to the Satori botnet variant. This bot's design allows it to spread from the infected host to any system that has had […] | Malware | Satori | |
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2019-06-25 22:16:05 | (Déjà vu) Health insurer reports 9 year old data breach. (lien direct) | Dominion National first spotted something awry in April 2019. Dental and vision insurance provider and administrator Dominion National has begun notifying patients of a data breach of its systems that apparently dates back to August 2010. The insurer said an incident investigation that began on April 24, 2019, led to the discovery that its servers […] | Data Breach | ||
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2019-06-25 22:16:02 | Construction industry most vulnerable to phishing. (lien direct) | A new study on a worker's susceptibility to being successfully phished found those working in the construction industry the most likely to fall for an attack, however, with the proper training this weakness can be almost entirely weeded out. Source: SC Magazine | |||
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2019-06-25 22:15:05 | Vulnerable open source software posing risk to UK businesses. (lien direct) | Vulnerable open source software components are posing a security threat to UK firms, according to a report that also shows how best practice, including automation, can reduce the risk. The average UK enterprise downloaded more than 21,000 open source software components with a known vulnerability in the past year alone, data from Sonatype shows. Source: […] | Vulnerability Threat | ||
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2019-06-25 22:15:01 | Universities recognised for excellence in cyber security. (lien direct) | Two UK universities have been added to the growing list of Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACEs-CSR), further enhancing the UK's leading position in cyber security research. The two new centres at De Montfort University and Northumbria University have been recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and […] | Guideline | ||
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2019-06-25 22:14:04 | Cybersecurity staff burnout leaves organisations vulnerable to cyberattacks. (lien direct) | Survey of security professionals reveals that almost two thirds have considered leaving their jobs or the industry all together. So who will fill the gap? Cybersecurity professionals are overworked and stressed out to such an extent that it threatens to provide hackers and cybercriminals with a better chance of conducting cyberattacks against the enterprise. A […] | |||
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2019-06-25 22:14:01 | Hackers attack global telcos in espionage campaign. (lien direct) | Hackers have broken into the systems of more than a dozen global telecoms companies and taken large amounts of personal and corporate data, researchers from a cyber security company said on Tuesday, identifying links to previous Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns. Investigators at U.S.-Israeli cyber security firm Cybereason said the attackers compromised companies in more than 30 […] | |||
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2019-06-25 22:10:04 | Driving Xtreme Cuts: DXC Technology waves bye bye to 45% of Americas Security division. (lien direct) | 50 roles shifted off to India . DXC Technology is sending hundreds of security personnel from the America's division down the redundancy chute and offshoring some of those roles to low-cost centres, insiders are telling us. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/06/24/driving_xtreme_cuts_dxc_technology_turns_on_meat_grinder_for_security_division/ | |||
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2019-06-25 22:10:01 | Enterprise IoT and data breaches: what you need to know. (lien direct) | Enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) devices can make company operations more efficient and productive, especially if they help cut down on manual steps and human error. But when company leaders think about the benefits of IoT devices - which are undeniably numerous - they often forget to simultaneously assess the risks of data breaches associated […] | Guideline | ||
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2019-06-25 08:19:01 | BlackBerry\'s QNX Software Now Embedded In More Than 150 Million Vehicles. (lien direct) | BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced that its QNX software is now embedded in more than 150 million cars on the road today. This is an increase of 30 million cars since the company reported its automotive footprint in 2018. BlackBerry, a leader in automotive cybersecurity, has the highest level of automotive certification […] | Guideline | ||
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2019-06-24 10:32:02 | Mobile Devices\' Munic OBD-II Dongles Powers AutoSense Connected Car Solution. (lien direct) | Mobile Devices Ing. (Munic.io) today announced that autoSense Ltd., a subsidiary of Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd. and AMAG Group Ltd., will use its Munic OBD-II Dongles and Edge Computing Platform to power its connected car offering. autoSense's connected car offering providesa complete set of driver centric applications, such as a Digital Logbook, Driving Behaviour, Car Localisation, […] | |||
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2019-06-24 10:31:05 | NTT Security Launches Women In Cybersecurity Awards In Europe. (lien direct) | NTT Security, the specialised security company and centre of excellence in security for NTT Group, has launched its inaugural Women in Cybersecurity Awards as part of an initiative to recognise and inspire talented female professionals and newcomers in the cybersecurity industry. The new awards, developed in partnership with Global Digital Women (GDW), will recognise the […] | |||
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2019-06-24 10:31:02 | How To Block DDoS Attacks Using Automation. (lien direct) | By Adrian Taylor, Regional Vice President at A10 Networks DDoS attacks can be catastrophic, but the right knowledge and tactics can drastically improve your chances of successfully mitigating attacks. In this article, we'll explore the five ways, listed below, that automation can significantly improve response times during a DDoS attack, while assessing the means to […] | |||
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2019-06-21 11:29:01 | Grade Hacking Services And Fake Diplomas Easily Available Online During Exam Season. (lien direct) | Cybercriminals are taking advantage of summer exam pressures by offering black market grade-hacking services and fake qualifications online, and ensuring these opportunities are easy to find with a quick internet search, Kaspersky researchers have found. Reports of young people breaking into school systems to change grades, improve attendance records or disrupt test processes are not […] |
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