Tag: Technology issues
NYPD agrees to limits on sound cannons, ending 5-year battle
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has agreed to limit its use of sound cannons on crowds, ending a five-year legal battle...
How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware
BOSTON — A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data...
NFL reprises Draft-a-Thon to raise money for pandemic relief
NEW YORK — The NFL is bringing back the Draft-a-Thon that raised money last year for charities dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
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EU’s Borrell voices solidarity with US in SolarWinds hack
BRUSSELS — The European Union' foreign policy chief expressed “solidarity" with the U.S. Thursday in the wake of the so-called SolarWinds hack, a breach...
Mexico moves to require biometric data from cellphone users
MEXICO CITY — Activists and opposition figures cried foul Wednesday after Mexico’s Senate passed legislation to require cellphone companies to gather customers’ identification and...
Biden names 2 ex-NSA officials for senior cyber positions
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration, the White House...
Hackers try to extort University of Colorado in cyberattack
BOULDER, Colo. — Hackers are trying to extort the University of Colorado after a cyberattack that potentially compromised personal information from more than 310,000...
Senators press for more on SolarWinds hack after AP report
Key lawmakers said Tuesday they're concerned they've been kept in the dark about what suspected Russian hackers stole from the federal government and they...
Groups: Census privacy tool could hurt voting rights goals
ORLANDO, Fla. — A new method being used for the first time by the U.S. Census Bureau to protect people's privacy in 2020 census...
EXPLAINER: What Biden’s new $100B plan for broadband means
The problems with U.S. broadband networks have been obvious for years. Service costs more than in many other rich nations, it still doesn't reach...
