July 2022 - Page 5 of 5 - Cyber Security Minute

Cyberattack Disrupts Unemployment Benefits in Some States

Issued by: Security Week

In Tennessee, the website for unemployment benefits remained down Thursday morning after the vendor, Geographic Solutions Inc., told the state Sunday that service would be interrupted. Some 12,000 Tennesseans rely on the unemployment program, and for now, they’re not getting their payments. The company said that it expects Tennessee’s system to be back online before…

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Google Blocks Domains of Hack-for-Hire Groups in Russia, India, UAE

Issued by: Security Week

The internet giant has added more than 30 domains used by these threat groups to its Safe Browsing mechanism, which prevents users from accessing them. Hack-for-hire groups are often conflated with entities offering surveillance tools. Google has pointed out that surveillance vendors typically provide the tools needed for spying but leave it up to the…