By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and American government agencies. The nine defendants, accused of working at the behest of the Iranian government-tied Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hacked…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Donald Trump has questioned intelligence assessments about Russian involvement in election hacking for weeks. The nation’s top intelligence officials are making their most detailed and persuasive case yet directly to Trump, pointing to multiple motives for Russia’s interference. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Director of National Intelligence says attempts to deter foreign hackers don’t work, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a buildup of defensive cyber capabilities. James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee during a hearing Thursday that the U.S. cannot put stock in what he called cyber deterrence. He says cyber…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois election officials say they’ll mail notices to about 700 voters whose records were viewed during a cyberattack on the state’s voter registration system database last month and more could follow. In a Wednesday news release, the Illinois State Board of Elections says it “strongly” suspects another 86,000 records were viewed…
(KTRS) – The Wall Street Journal reports that former Cardinals scouting director, Chris Correa, plans to admit to hacking the Houston Astros computer network. Correa was fired in July while the Cardinals were the target of a federal investigation into the alleged hacking. Correa initially confessed to accessing the Astros’ database, but he claimed it was only…
