In the News

• US sees election threats from China, Russia and Iran
  8/7/2020 – AP News
• Pro-Russia vaccine misinfo finds home in US Facebook groups
  8/7/2020 – AP News
• Capital One fined $80 million in data breach
  8/7/2020 – AP News
• U.S. Senate bans TikTok app on government devices
  8/6/2020 – Reuters
• U.S. steps up campaign to purge 'untrusted' Chinese apps
  8/5/2020 – Reuters
• TikTok takes steps to curb misinformation ahead of U.S. elections
  8/5/2020 – Reuters
• What Years of Emails and Texts Reveal About Your Friendly Tech Companies
  8/4/2020 – The New York Times
• Suspected Russian hackers stole contents of ex-UK trade minister's personal email account
  8/4/2020 – Reuters
• Facebook raises settlement to $650 million in facial recognition lawsuit
  7/31/2020 – Reuters
• Florida Teenager Is Charged as ‘Mastermind’ of Twitter Hack
  7/31/2020 – The New York Times
• Twitter says hackers used phone to fool staff, gain access
  7/31/2020 – AP News
• U.S. official orders end to information gathering on journalists
  7/31/2020 – Reuters
• 'Payment sent' - travel giant CWT pays $4.5 million ransom to cyber criminals
  7/31/2020 – Reuters
• Hackers post fake stories on real news sites 'to discredit Nato'
  7/30/2020 – BBC News
• Chinese-backed hackers targeted COVID-19 vaccine firm Moderna
  7/30/2020 – Reuters
• A report says China is suspected of hacking the Vatican. Here's why.
  7/29/2020 – CNN
• Face masks are screwing up facial recognition software
  7/29/2020 – CNN
• US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation
  7/29/2020 – AP News
• The Cyberattack on Garmin Poses a Complicated Question for the U.S. Government.
  7/28/2020 – Slate
• Going back to work or school? An algorithm may warn you to keep your distance from others.
  7/28/2020 – CNN
• Rite Aid deployed facial recognition systems in hundreds of U.S. stores
  7/28/2020 – Reuters
• Garmin begins recovery from ransomware attack
  7/27/2020 – BBC News
• Australian watchdog accuses Google of privacy breaches
  7/27/2020 – AP News
• Will Garmin Pay $10 Million Ransom To End Two-Day Outage?
  7/25/2020 – Forbes
• Companies need immediate rethink on U.S. data transfers, says watchdog.
  7/24/2020 – Reuters