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MTA provides Mobility update, interim call center hours following cyberattack

Posted on September 2, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transit Administration has provided an update on the cybersecurity incident affecting Mobility reservations and real-time tracking. The incident, which involves unauthorized access to certain systems, is preventing riders from booking new trips or rebooking existing ones through the Mobility service. The MTA, in coordination with the Maryland Department of Information Technology, is investigating the nature and scope […]

MTA cybersecurity incident affecting Mobility scheduling systems, real-time tracking

Posted on August 25, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The MTA has provided an update and reservation link as they continue to recover from the cyberattack. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Transit Administration is experiencing a cybersecurity incident that is affecting its Mobility scheduling systems, the agency has announced. The incident, which involves unauthorized access to certain systems, is preventing riders from booking new trips or rebooking […]

Baltimore school board meeting halted after ‘obscene adult content’ airs

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore City Public Schools board meeting was halted on Tuesday after someone accessed the meeting and displayed “obscene adult content.” Officials say an unauthorized individual accessed the school system’s board meeting and displayed “antisemitic, racist, and obscene adult content that was deeply offensive, threatening, and inappropriate.” A message sent to the Baltimore City Public Schools community on Wednesday […]

Massive cache of 16 billion login records leaked online, posing ‘unprecedented’ exploitation risk

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

NEW YORK—A cybersecurity research team has uncovered 30 previously unreported datasets containing more than 16 billion login credentials, including usernames and passwords, exposed online, signaling a pervasive threat from infostealer malware. The discoveries, made by Cybernews.com researchers, reveal “supermassive datasets” ranging from tens of millions to over 3.5 billion records each. The overall cache presents a “blueprint for mass exploitation,” […]

Hackers leak 86 million AT&T customer records with decrypted Social Security numbers, report

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

WASHINGTON—Hackers have leaked a massive database containing 86 million AT&T customer records, including decrypted Social Security numbers, raising concerns about potential identity theft and fraud, according to a report by cybersecurity news outlet Hackread. The breach, tied to a previously reported April 2024 incident involving the cloud platform Snowflake, includes sensitive information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, and […]

Experts warn that electric vehicles are increasingly susceptible to cyber attacks

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—As electric vehicles (EVs) become more sophisticated with integrated digital features, cybersecurity in this sector is facing unique challenges, according to experts. As of October 31, 2024, Maryland had over 120,000 registered electric vehicles (EVs). This includes both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Michael Moore, IT Expert and Chief Information Officer at Next Perimeter, […]

Russian cybercrime group behind $16M Phobos ransomware attacks busted

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The US Department of Justice announced the unsealing of criminal charges against two Russian nationals, Roman Berezhnoy, 33, and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, 39, this week. They are accused of operating a cybercrime group that used Phobos ransomware to attack over 1,000 organizations worldwide, earning more than $16 million in ransom payments. Berezhnoy and Glebov are alleged to have been […]

National Public Data Breach: Hackers may have leaked 2.9 billion people’s Social Security numbers

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—A hacker group claims to have leaked the Social Security numbers and other personal information of 2.9 billion people from a data broker. The personal data belonged to a variety of people from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The breach was carried out by a group called USDoD, who claim to have hacked into the National […]

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