US warns of ‘imminent’ cyber-attack threat on electrical grid
An Energy Department report seeks new powers to deal with attacks and other emergencies. The reports that Russian computer attackers had hacked a Vermont electrical utility company have turned out to be baseless, but the nation’s grid is in “imminent...
Russian Cyber-Espionage Group Tracked Ukrainian Military Using Android Malware
A cyber-espionage group linked to the Russian military has developed Android malware which it used to infect the smartphones of Ukrainian soldiers and track Ukrainian field artillery units, according to a report released today by Crowdstrike. The report comes from the...
Was Holiday Inn the Victim of a Data Breach?
The British hotel chain InterContinental Hotel Group (known as IHG) has hired a computer security firm to investigate patterns of possible credit and debit card fraud as it continues to work with payment card networks for additional support, an InterContinental...
Los Angeles County Breach Caused When More Than 100 Employees Fall For Phishing Email
Los Angeles County has disclosed that it was a victim of a phishing email attack seven months ago, and it failed badly. Authorities say over 100 LA County employees responded to the phishing emails allegedly sent by the suspect, described as a Nigerian national.
