Caleb Townsend is a staff writer for the United States Cybersecurity Magazine. He has been crafting his passion for film-making and script writing since childhood. While not a tech person by training, Caleb has held a passion for journalism and writing, which he discovered working for his college newspaper. Caleb graduated from Eastern Mennonite University in 2017, receiving his bachelor’s degree for Digital Media with a minor in Journalism, and is now a full time employee of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine.
Across the country, many students are going back to school. A larger portion of the country’s youth are learning remotely. However, a cyber attack in North Carolina’s Haywood County School district puts the viability of … Read more
The Escal Institute of Advanced Technologies, otherwise known as the SANS Institute, suffered a data breach resulting the loss of 28,000 items of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The data breach was a direct result a … Read more
As a result of a 2019 breach, Capital One is facing a penalty payment of $80 million. The fine came from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The penalty is over failed security … Read more
Semiconductor chip manufacturer Intel is investigating a data breach, revealing 20 gigabytes of their internal documents leaked online. The data came to Twitter via Till Kottmann, a Swedish Android developer with a self proclaimed history … Read more
The Virginia Commonwealth University has suffered a massive international data breach in which alumni information was stolen. The breach has affected 176,567 current and former VCU students, staff, and affiliates. Blackbaud, an online cloud platform … Read more
The United States based online home interior design company Havenly has suffered a data breach impacting over 1.3 million users. According to an HaveIBeenPwned, a website that notifies users if their emails are part of … Read more
Alcohol delivery service app Drizly has revealed that they suffered a massive data breach. Hackers mined information from over 2.5 million accounts. According to a report from Tech Crunch, an email issued to Drizly customers … Read more
Throughout the week, the Coronavirus has escalated to an unprecedented epidemic. We are seeing businesses shut down, events get cancelled, and worldwide, businesses are reckoning with the implications of sending employees home. While certain jobs … Read more
Yesterday, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) released an advisory informing the public that a ransomware attack has impacted the operations of an unnamed natural gas compression facility. This has forced the facility to shut … Read more
The popular convenience store chain Rutter’s has reported that customer’s personal information was compromised at some of their Pennsylvania and West Virginia locations. According to a notice released by Rutter’s, they received a report from … Read more
