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Feb 17, 2023

Security experts warn of foreign cyber threat to 2024 voting

Top state election and cybersecurity officials on Thursday warned about threats posed by Russia and other foreign adversaries ahead of the 2024 elections, noting that America's decentralized system of thousands of local voting jurisdictions creates a particular vulnerability.

Oct 21, 2022

Health system discloses breach tied to online data tracker

Personal health information of up to 3 million patients in Illinois and Wisconsin may have been exposed to outside companies through tracking technology used on a large hospital system's electronic health records website.

Oct 19, 2022

Scammers target grieving families in Wisconsin

Three families dealing with the heartbreaking losses of loved ones who recently died suddenly in Minnesota and Wisconsin say they have the added burden of dealing with scammers who are trying to solicit donations using fake online accounts.

Sep 23, 2019

$1 million election security grant program eyed

Wisconsin communities could apply for money to bolster election security under a $1.1 million grant program being proposed by the state agency in charge of elections.

Jul 26, 2019

No prison for British cyber expert in malware case

A British cybersecurity expert who was hailed as a hero for helping stop a worldwide computer virus in 2017, only to be charged later with trying to peddle malware, was sentenced to time served on Friday.

Jun 19, 2018

Arizona man sentenced to prison for cyberattack in Wisconsin

An Arizona man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for his hacking conviction in a cyberattack three years ago that interrupted communications equipment for emergency workers in Madison.

Jun 6, 2018

British cyber expert accused of lying to FBI about malware

A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus last year is facing new charges, including lying to the FBI, in the indictment accusing him of developing malware to steal banking information.

May 17, 2018

British cyber expert’s attorney says FBI deceived him

Attorneys for a British cybersecurity expert credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus last year told a federal judge Wednesday that the FBI agents who arrested him for allegedly creating malware used deception when interrogating him and those statements should be inadmissible.

Apr 20, 2018

Cybersecurity expert’s case delayed as new details emerge

The case of a British cybersecurity expert once heralded as a hero for stopping the WannaCry computer virus was delayed on Thursday to allow his attorneys more time to prepare arguments on why a judge should suppress statements he made after his arrest over allegations that he wrote software to steal banking passwords.

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