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A new survey from Champlain College Online shows that not only are the majority of Americans concerned about cybersecurity threats, but many are willing to consider returning to college to pursue a cybersecurity education. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Help Net Security

A new report by congressional investigators details how hackers broke into Equifax last year in a breach that exposed the financial information of more than 145 million Americans. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Business Insider

Russian cyber crooks created a fake email for Williamson, contacting wealthy party donors, claiming the MoD needed assistance in paying a vast ransom View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Sun

Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in popular virtual private network (VPN) software, ProtonVPN and NordVPN, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code by attackers. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet

The greatest threat posed by Australia's planned new anti-encryption laws comes from the voluntary requests made to communication providers, not the compulsory notices to give technical assistance, according Dr Chris Culnane, because they have greater scope and less oversight. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: ZDNet

ResistAV warns it's 'curtains for privacy' if age checks approved View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

An "under-planned and underfunded" IT upgrade delayed national security vetting and is costing about £17m a year in inefficiencies, according to the UK government's spending watchdog. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Register

A Russian national who's been accused of hacking into JPMorgan Chase's network in 2014 and stealing details for more than 83 million customers has been extradited to the United States to face hacking, wire fraud and other charges. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Data Breach Today

A Westpac manager handed over the banking passwords of 80 customer accounts to a mortgage broker, giving them direct access to personal bank accounts in a serious breach of customer privacy. It is one of a catalogue of 32 breaches Australia's four largest banks disclosed to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) between January 2012 and April 2018 that were obtained by 7.30 under Freedom of Information laws. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE:...

The US justice department has charged an alleged North Korean spy for helping to perpetrate cyber-attacks against the National Health Service that saw operations cancelled, ambulances diverted and patient records made unavailable following a worldwide hack in 2017 which affected computers in more than 150 countries. View Full Story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The Guardian