We worry about criminals breaking into our digital accounts, and yet we make it easy for them to do it by using appallingly poor passwords, NBC News reports. SplashData, a company that sells secure password managers, has released its list of the worst passwords for 2019 based on an analysis of more than 5 million leaked passwords. No. 1 on. Cybercrime Dec 5, 2019
The Justice Department has unsealed charges against two Russian men in what authorities say is one of the worst computer hacking and bank fraud schemes of the past decade. The men are charged in a 10-count indictment filed in federal court in Pittsburgh. The charges relate to the creation of malware made to automate the theft of personal and banking.
An internet outage led Arlington Public Schools to cancel distance learning on Wednesday for more than 25,000 students, but the school district said virtual classes will resume Thursday. Arlington Public Schools (APS) said its internet service provider notified the school system on Tuesday of a major fiber cut in Vienna, Virginia, that caused the service disruption. Arlington, which reported 26,051… coronavirus Oct 21, 2020