Tag: #DataSecurity
The FBI removed an Accenture contractor because of a data breach that exposed confidential details on many FBI employees. Certain bureau personnel have called the breach a significant hit to the FBI’s operational security. A senior FBI official told Reuters that an unidentified contractor did not properly patch the system for which they held responsibility. […]
On October 1, Microsoft’s official X account was hijacked. The account has over 13 million followers. The former was utilized to promote a fake Clippy-themed cryptocurrency for a short time. Clippy is Microsoft’s old animated paperclip assistant. The former was introduced with Office 97 and later discontinued. For your knowledge Microsoft’s profile picture was replaced […]
Autonomous AI agents penetrated a Canadian official website many times this year. Experts called it a series of unsuccessful, crude hacking attempts with the objective of obtaining old divorce records. Transluce, a nonprofit entity released a report with details of the activity. The agents used the collection-search function of Library and Archives Canada on May […]