LONDON — In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write…
Read more France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the USClothing retailer Under Armour is investigating a recent data breach that purloined customers’ email addresses and other personal information, but so far there are no signs the hackers…
Read more Under Armour looking into data breach affecting customers’ email addressesWASHINGTON — Hackers working for Russian intelligence attacked an American engineering company this fall, investigators at a U.S. cybersecurity company said Tuesday — seemingly because that firm had…
Read more Russian hackers target US engineering firm because of work done for UkraineJust in time for the busy holiday travel season, iPhone users can now add their passport details to their Apple digital wallets. The company on Wednesday unveiled its…
Read more One Tech Tip: iPhone users can now add US passport info to their digital walletsNEW YORK (AP) — AT&T has reached a combined $177 million settlement over two data breaches. And impacted consumers have a little over a month left to file…
Read more AT&T reached a $177M data breach settlement. What consumers should know about claiming their moneyNEW YORK — AT&T has reached a combined $177 million settlement over two data breaches. And impacted consumers have a little over a month left to file a…
Read more AT&T reached a $177M data breach settlement. What consumers should know about claiming their moneyBEIJING — BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks on its national time center, saying any damage to related…
Read more China accuses US of cyberattack on national time centerWASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States,…
Read more Russia, China increasingly using AI to escalate cyberattacks on US, Microsoft findsLONDON — Harrods, the luxury British department store, has warned some customers that their personal data may have been taken in a breach of its online systems. The…
Read more British department store Harrods warns customers that some personal details taken in data breachPresident Donald Trump said prominent billionaires – including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell – could be part of a deal in which the U.S.…
Read more Trump reveals Murdochs and Dell could potentially take part in TikTok dealTikTok users in the U.S. may get a reprieve from the threat of a shutdown after the Trump administration announced it has reached a framework deal with China…
Read more What to know after US says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operationNEW YORK — WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability that allowed sophisticated attacks against the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.” The messaging app, owned by Meta Platforms,…
Read more WhatsApp patches exploit allowing hackers to target Apple usersWASHINGTON — A Social Security official who has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning his post…
Read more Social Security whistleblower who claims DOGE mishandled sensitive data resignsLAS VEGAS — A cyberattack caused Nevada’s state offices to close for two days this week and rendered some state websites and phone lines unavailable, the governor’s office…
Read more Cyberattack shuts down Nevada state offices and websites, governor’s office saysNEW YORK (AP) — If you’re a Microsoft Authenticator user, like me, you’ve probably received at least one notice that the app’s password management features are no longer…
Read more Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1DENVER — A man accused of repeatedly threatening to kill the top elections officials in Colorado and Arizona as well as judges and federal law enforcement agents is…
Read more A man accused of threatening to kill Dem election officials will likely plead guiltyHONG KONG — The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to…
Read more Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computersNICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus said Sunday that it has successfully thwarted a digital attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online portal, the latest in a…
Read more Cyprus thwarted a digital attack against the government’s main online portalNEW YORK — October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams. “Scams have become so sophisticated now.…
Read more October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s how to stay safe from scamsRALEIGH, N.C. — A former porn shop worker who was accused by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of defamation has asked a court to throw out the…
Read more Former porn shop worker wants defamation lawsuit by North Carolina lieutenant governor dismissed
