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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Virginia Attorney General’s office struck by cyberattack targeting attorneys’ computer systems

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Attorney General’s office, the state’s top prosecutorial agency led by Jason Miyares, was struck by a cyberattack this week that forced officials off the office’s …

Associated Press

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7 months, 1 week ago

US widens indictment of Russians in ‘WhisperGate’ conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems

BALTIMORE — The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called WhisperGate malware attacks aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including …

Associated Press

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Microsoft outage reminds us how reliant we are on technology – so what could happen in a total wipeout?

After a worldwide Windows glitch took much of the world’s infrastructure offline on Friday, power outages and internet disruptions are on everyone’s mind. Later, we see planes crashing out of …

The Independent

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Remember 2000? The last time computers stopped working at this scale was because of the Y2K Bug

Much like the Y2K bug, which threatened computer systems as the year 2000 approached, the recent Microsoft technical glitch has highlighted the vulnerabilities in our digital infrastructure The Y2K bug, …

Firstpost

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Markets track Wall St loss, tech outage hits global computer systems

Equities sank Friday as hopes for US interest rate cuts were offset by uncertainty over the US presidential election and worries about China's economy, while technical disruptions delayed London's open …

Hindustan Times

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11 months ago

Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won't give up floppy disks

Obsolete, but not gone: The people who won't give up floppy disks Espen Kraft Musician Espen Kraft stores his sound samples on floppy disks, using them to make his music …

BBC

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1 year ago

Man versus Machine: Why computer malfunction is a serious problem when it comes to our bills

Post Office helpline staff had a script when subpostmasters and postmistresses called about their problems with Horizon computers. “Trust is a moral relationship and computers are a tool created for …

The Independent

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1 year, 5 months ago

A security problem has taken down computer systems for almost all Kansas courts

TOPEKA, Kan. — Computer systems for almost all of Kansas’ courts have been offline for five days because of what officials call a “security incident,” preventing them from accepting electronic …

Associated Press

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1 year, 6 months ago

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states

— About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn’t properly evaluate people’s eligibility after the end of …

Associated Press

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1 year, 7 months ago

Wealthy Russian with Kremlin ties gets 9 years in US prison for insider trading

Klyushin, 42, has been jailed in the US since his extradition in 2021, and the more than two years he’s been detained will be credited to his prison term. After …

Firstpost

Prison Information Company Prosecutors

2 years, 6 months ago

The computer errors from outer space

The computer errors from outer space Nasa Satellites orbiting the Earth, including the International Space Station, are particularly vulnerable to space weather The Earth is subjected to a hail of …

BBC

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2 years, 7 months ago

Cyberattack Prompts Los Angeles School District To Shut Down Its Computer Systems

Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second-largest school district, at podium, comments on an external cyberattack on the LAUSD information systems during the Labor Day weekend. …

Huff Post

Society School Ransomware Attack

5 years, 9 months ago

US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems

U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response …

India TV News

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6 years, 5 months ago

Electronic warfare concerns

In present times, actual combat in war calls for the deployment of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force—the military, in short—in joint operations under a chief of defence …

The Hindu

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6 years, 9 months ago

US indicts 12 Russians on 2016 election meddling charges

Charges are part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Moscow’s alleged interference in US presidential vote. Authorities in the United States say they have indicted 12 Russian military intelligence …

Al Jazeera

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6 years, 9 months ago

Journalist Warns Cyber Attacks Present A 'Perfect Weapon' Against Global Order

Journalist Warns Cyber Attacks Present A 'Perfect Weapon' Against Global Order DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. DAVIES: One of the most extensive and most effective cyberattacks that we …

NPR

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6 years, 10 months ago

CLAT 2018-Allotment Of Seats Shall Be Subject To Outcome Of Petitions [Read Order]

A vacation bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan on Wednesday clarified that the seat allotment for admissions to National Law Schools shall be contingent on the final …

Live Law

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6 years, 10 months ago

CLAT 2018-Allotment Of Seats Shall Be Subject To Outcome Of Petitions [Read Order]

A vacation bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and Ashok Bhushan on Wednesday clarified that the seat allotment for admissions to National Law Schools shall be contingent on the final …

Live Law

Bench Petitioners Computer Systems Technical Glitches

6 years, 10 months ago

29 More Law Aspirants Move SC Seeking CLAT2018 Retest [Read Petition]

After NUALS-Kochi, which conducted CLAT-2018 on May 13, undertook to set up a grievance resolution committee to examine and offer redressal on a case-to-case basis on the representations of several …

Live Law

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6 years, 10 months ago

29 More Law Aspirants Move SC Seeking CLAT2018 Retest [Read Petition]

After NUALS-Kochi, which conducted CLAT-2018 on May 13, undertook to set up a grievance resolution committee to examine and offer redressal on a case-to-case basis on the representations of several …

Live Law

India Court Examination Committee

6 years, 10 months ago

Petitions Seeking CLAT Retest: SC Posted For Hearing Tomorrow, Directs Petitioners To Serve Copy Of Petitions To Respondents, Seeks Details Of All Petitions Pending Before HCs [Read Order]

Hearing two writ petitions challenging the CLAT-2018, the Supreme Court vacation bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha on Wednesday directed advance copy to be served on the …

Live Law

India Students High Courts Court

6 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: Rajasthan HC To Hear Plea Seeking CLAT2018 Retest Tomorrow

In the wake of the episode of mismanagement and technical snags characterizing the CLAT2018 held on May 13, two candidates have approached the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court …

Live Law

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6 years, 10 months ago

Breaking: Rajasthan HC To Hear Plea Seeking CLAT2018 Retest Tomorrow

In the wake of the episode of mismanagement and technical snags characterizing the CLAT2018 held on May 13, two candidates have approached the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan High Court …

Live Law

Candidates Examination Respondent Jaipur

7 years, 5 months ago

UK security minister blames North Korea for NHS hack

North Korea has been publicly blamed by the UK's Security Minister for the WannaCry cyber attack which hit the NHS. Home Office Minister Ben Wallace said the Government believed 'quite …

Daily Mail

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