ONS Reports Huge Spike in Cybercrime and Fraud During COVID-19Fraud and computer misuse offenses rose by 43% in the year ending June 2021 compared with the pre-COVID year ending June 2019, according to estimates from the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW).Published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the figures further demonstrated the extent to which crime shifted to the digital space during COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the UK. There was an estimated 14Ohio Schools Get New Cybersecurity Resource School districts in Ohio have been given a new online resource to help them improve their cybersecurity posture.The launch of the Ohio Department of Education Cyber Security Resources web page was announced by the Ohio Department of Education’s Cyber Security Steering Committee on November 3.The new resource was developed through the combined efforts of the Ohio Department of Education’s Cyber Security Steering CommitteeDOD Licenses Data Carver A digital forensics tool capable of retrieving previously unrecoverable data is now available to license from the United States Department of Defense’s Cyber Crime Center (DC3).DC3's Advanced Carver was invented by digital forensics expert Dr. Eoghan Casey to salvage corrupted data files from almost any digital device. The tool can be used to recover digital content, including documents, databases, videos, images, and executable files, from devices sRansomware Attack on Lab in FloridaA ransomware attack on a laboratory based in Florida has exposed the personal health information (PHI) of more than 30,000 patients. Nationwide Laboratory Services, which is based in Boca Raton, identified suspicious activity on its network on May 19, 2021. An examination of the activity revealed that attackers had used ransomware to encrypt files across the healthcare provider’s network, making their contents inaccessible. The lab hired a thirdOne in Three Workers Monitored by Their Employers Almost one in three (32%) worke ..
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