Community leaders say violence is a disease, call for meeting with Pritzker
Community leaders are calling for a meeting with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker saying violence is a disease and civility is the cure.
Community leaders are calling for a meeting with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker saying violence is a disease and civility is the cure.
Video shows armed suspect hop on counter at bank, steal money
Shocking video shows the moments a bank robber enters a business and then hops on the bank counter armed with a gun and steals money,
Shocking video shows the moments a bank robber enters a business and then hops on the bank counter armed with a gun and steals money,
Cyberattack impacts nearly 400,000 Illinois residents
The state had been using a third-party program called "Move IT" to transfer sensitive data, which is what hackers exploited.
The state had been using a third-party program called "Move IT" to transfer sensitive data, which is what hackers exploited.
Cyberattack impacts nearly 400,000 Illinois residents
The state had been using a third-party program called "Move IT" to transfer sensitive data, which is what hackers exploited.
The state had been using a third-party program called "Move IT" to transfer sensitive data, which is what hackers exploited.
Lawsuit filed after charges dropped against Chicago mother, son in deadly restaurant shooting
Carlishia Hood, who was previously charged in a man's murder at a Chicago restaurant, announces a lawsuit and speaks out for the first time.
Carlishia Hood, who was previously charged in a man's murder at a Chicago restaurant, announces a lawsuit and speaks out for the first time.
Kane County date breach: Hundreds of residents' banking info accidentally emailed to tech support company
In Kane County, a serious data breach occurred when hundreds of residents' banking information was mistakenly emailed to a tech support company.
In Kane County, a serious data breach occurred when hundreds of residents' banking information was mistakenly emailed to a tech support company.
Kane County date breach: Hundreds of residents' banking info accidentally emailed to tech support company
In Kane County, a serious data breach occurred when hundreds of residents' banking information was mistakenly emailed to a tech support company.
In Kane County, a serious data breach occurred when hundreds of residents' banking information was mistakenly emailed to a tech support company.
Video shows thieves ransacking Chicago shoe store
Surveillance video captured the moments a group of people broke into a shoe store and stole merchandise Wednesday morning in the Edison Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Surveillance video captured the moments a group of people broke into a shoe store and stole merchandise Wednesday morning in the Edison Park neighborhood on Chicago's Northwest Side.
Ransomware attacks upgraded to national security threat
An ambitious and wide-ranging White House cybersecurity plan released Thursday calls for bolstering protections on critical sectors and making software companies legally liable when their products don?t meet basic standards.
An ambitious and wide-ranging White House cybersecurity plan released Thursday calls for bolstering protections on critical sectors and making software companies legally liable when their products don?t meet basic standards.
Nearly 300 million email addresses leaked in recent Twitter data hack
A hacker was reportedly attempting to sell the data of hundreds of millions of users that was stolen in a Twitter breach.
A hacker was reportedly attempting to sell the data of hundreds of millions of users that was stolen in a Twitter breach.
Red Cross cyber attack exposed data on 515,000 vulnerable people
The International Committee of the Red Cross says hackers broke into servers holding its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
The International Committee of the Red Cross says hackers broke into servers holding its data and gained access to personal, confidential information on more than a half-million vulnerable people.
Facebook data on more than 500M users found online
Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available to download for free on a website frequented by low-level hacking enthusiasts.
Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available to download for free on a website frequented by low-level hacking enthusiasts.
Stimulus check scams: Watch out for these red flags, feds warn
The government and a cybersecurity expert are warning about fresh stimulus payment scams.
The government and a cybersecurity expert are warning about fresh stimulus payment scams.
Suit: Company built 'most dangerous' facial recognition AI database in nation
The lawsuit said Clearview AI scrapes dozens of internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Venmo, to gather facial photos. Scraping involves the use of computer programs to automatically scan and copy data, which the lawsuit says is analyzed by Clearview AI to identify individual biometrics such as eye shape and size that are then put into a “faceprint” database that clients can use to ID people.
The lawsuit said Clearview AI scrapes dozens of internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Venmo, to gather facial photos. Scraping involves the use of computer programs to automatically scan and copy data, which the lawsuit says is analyzed by Clearview AI to identify individual biometrics such as eye shape and size that are then put into a “faceprint” database that clients can use to ID people.
Kroger becomes latest victim of third-party software data breach
Kroger Co. says it was among the multiple victims of a data breach involving a third-party vendor’s file-transfer service and is notifying potentially impacted customers, offering them free credit monitoring.
Kroger Co. says it was among the multiple victims of a data breach involving a third-party vendor’s file-transfer service and is notifying potentially impacted customers, offering them free credit monitoring.
Data leaks affect more than 3 billion accounts
Data breaches are something we have come to learn to live with. But, there’s one being called the 'mother of all data breaches.'
Data breaches are something we have come to learn to live with. But, there’s one being called the 'mother of all data breaches.'
Credit card 'skimmers' found inside social media buttons
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sansec have discovered a novel technique that inserts payment skimmers onto checkout pages, known as e-skimming or a Magecart attack.
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sansec have discovered a novel technique that inserts payment skimmers onto checkout pages, known as e-skimming or a Magecart attack.
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials
Britain, the United States and Canada are accusing Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.
Britain, the United States and Canada are accusing Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.
Ensuring cybersecurity during virus pandemic
Experts say the shelter-in-place and increase in use of the internet has hackers standing by waiting to pounce on vulnerable consumers. One of the areas most at risk is our healthcare system. Debbie Gordon, CEO and founder of Cloud Range, has some tips to keep your private information safe.
Experts say the shelter-in-place and increase in use of the internet has hackers standing by waiting to pounce on vulnerable consumers. One of the areas most at risk is our healthcare system. Debbie Gordon, CEO and founder of Cloud Range, has some tips to keep your private information safe.
Antivirus program sold users' browsing data, including porn habits
Antivirus program Avast, which is used by hundreds of millions of people, collected and sold users' most secretive browsing data to some of the world's largest companies until 2019.
Antivirus program Avast, which is used by hundreds of millions of people, collected and sold users' most secretive browsing data to some of the world's largest companies until 2019.