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A report published Monday said the breach could only happen if an attacker is within range of the potential victim, but the weakness could affect anyone using a Wi-Fi network, whether at home, the office or at a public coffee shop.

The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a Washington, D.C., nonpartisan think tank, announced it is establishing the Center for Cyber-Influence Operations Studies.

To derive its digital security rankings, the Economist used the indicators of privacy policy, citizen awareness of digital threats, public-private partnerships, level of technology employed and dedicated cybersecurity teams.

Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Thursday that the state must do a better job helping its school districts and municipalities protect their data.

Gov. Phil Scott said that since January there have been more than 3.3 million attacks on the state’s computers, none of which were successful.

Hackers likely linked to the North Korean government targeted a U.S. electricity company last month, according to a security firm.

The hackers allegedly targeted the NSA contractor after identifying the sensitive material through his use of antivirus software by Kaspersky Lab.

In a letter Tuesday to the CEOs of top election technology firms, Sen. Ron Wyden writes that public faith in American election infrastructure is “more important than ever before.”

Elections officials say Russian hackers targeting election systems across the United States last year skipped North Carolina with their cyberattacks.

One thing the state is considering is whether to mandate that local clerks meet minimum security requirements for hardware and software they use.