Cybersecurity News
Online Quizzes are gaining popularity in classrooms. Some students are hacking them.
The popular online platform Kahoot has recently been experiencing hacks. Students have taken to programming bots causing disruption to their class quizzes, flashing inappropriate names onscreen, or getting the answer key. Reasoning behind this is as simple as
pranking, dislike of the competition, boredom and, interestingly, a rejection of technology being using in the classroom. Kahoot is adding additional security measures to combat this issue. For more read this article from the Fresno Bee.
Iranian Hackers Charged in Cyber Extortion Scheme
Two Iranian computer hackers created ransomware known as SamSam and were involved in encrypting data. Over 200 victims, including the cities of Newark, New Jersey and Atlanta had their data exploited and the hackers demanded ransom in bitcoin. The hackers were charged in the multimillion dollar cybercrime and authorities see this as not only extortion but an attempt to harm critical institutional infrastructure. For more see this article from Fios1 News.
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