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• Trimble Continues Quest to Improve Trucking's Connectivity September 28, 2023 12:24 am Transport Topics [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] LAS VEGAS — As Trimble expands its transportation technology division through new product development and yet another major acquisition, the company is seeking to streamline industry workflows …
• China-Based Hackers Accessed 60K U.S. State Dept Emails In Microsoft Breach, Senate Staffer Says September 28, 2023 12:11 am Daily Wire Tens of thousands of U.S. State Department emails were stolen by a group of China-based hackers who breached Microsoft’s email platform earlier this year, according to a Senate staffer. The anonymous staffer, who works for Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), told …
• New Year, New Deans: A look into the 2023-2024 school year September 27, 2023 11:59 pm The Seahawk - North Carolina UNCW introduces four new deans for the 2023 school year, representing the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS), the College of Science and Engineering, the College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts and the Watson College of Education, …
• RICO class-action data privacy lawsuit filed against H&R Block, Google, Meta September 27, 2023 11:59 pm The Record A trial lawyer who secured a nearly $90 million verdict against Monsanto filed suit against H&R Block on Wednesday, alleging the tax preparation firm collaborated with Meta and Google to embed “spyware” on its website to make money from scraped tax …
• Dallas: Royal ransomware gang infiltrated networks weeks before striking September 27, 2023 11:59 pm The Record Hackers began surveillance of the city of Dallas’ networks weeks before carrying out a devastating ransomware attack in May, according to a recent report on the incident The 31-page After-Action Report, published last week, outlines what happened before, …
• Chinese hackers nab 60,000 emails in State Department breach September 27, 2023 11:53 pm Politico The officials, who included State Department Chief Information Officer Kelly Fletcher, told attendees the focus of the hack was on Indo-Pacific diplomatic efforts, with nine of the 10 email accounts breached at the State Department belonging to individuals …
• Quantum repeaters use defects in diamond to interconnect quantum systems September 27, 2023 11:41 pm MIT The popular children's game of telephone is based on a simple premise: The starting player whispers a message into the ear of the next player. That second player then passes along the message to the third person and so on until the message reaches the …
• Tech funding in Q3 lowest in 5 years September 27, 2023 11:40 pm Financial Express Indian startups continue to see a decline in funding for the third straight quarter in July-September, making it the least funded quarter in the last five years, according to a report by research platform Tracxn. Startups raised $1.5 billion in this …
• US, Japan Warn of China-Linked Hackers Hiding in Router Software September 27, 2023 11:36 pm BNN Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- US and Japanese officials are warning that state-sponsored hackers linked to the Chinese government have been discovered modifying software inside routers to target companies based in their countries. The group, known as BlackTech, has …
• Routers have been rooted by Chinese spies, US and Japan warn September 27, 2023 11:34 pm The Register Chinese government spies may be hiding in your Cisco routers and using that access to steal intellectual property and other sensitive data, according to officials in the US and Japan. In a joint advisory issued on Wednesday, the US Cybersecurity and …
• School, Hospital Leaders on Front Lines of Ransomware Attack September 27, 2023 11:28 pm Bank Information Security From Paying Ransoms to Rebuilding IT Systems, Here's What the Response Looked Like Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • September 27, 2023     Image: Shutterstock What's worse than a covid wave, lasts longer than year and leaves affected …
• Security researcher warns of chilling effect after feds search phone at airport September 27, 2023 11:25 pm Yahoo News A U.S. security researcher is warning of a chilling effect after he was detained on arrival at a U.S. airport, his phone was searched, and was ordered to testify to a grand jury, only to have prosecutors reverse course and drop the investigation later. On …
• Chinese hack of State Department emails included breach of Social Security numbers September 27, 2023 11:20 pm Washington Examiner Several pieces of personal and “high-risk” materials were leaked to Chinese hackers after a breach of the State Department email server earlier this year, government officials told Senate staffers in a closed-door briefing on Wednesday. Much of the …
• Fall 2023 AlumNotes September 27, 2023 11:03 pm Florida Tech 1970s Charles “Chuck” Moore ’72 A.S., ’73, ’74, is a retired U.S. Navy, Air Florida, Alaskan bush, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services pilot. Today, he flies personal airplanes and helicopters. Richard Wilke ’76 is retiring after working 43 years at the …
• Chinese hackers infiltrate email accounts of the US State Department September 27, 2023 10:47 pm Al Bawaba ALBAWABA- In a significant revelation reported by Reuters from the US Senate, the State Department has informed Congress of a major cybersecurity breach.  According to official sources, Chinese hackers successfully infiltrated and compromised 60,000 emails …