Colonial Pipeline cyber attack puts online security issues front and center
Jenny Kane/AP
and last updated 2021-05-12 16:42:26-04
HAMPTON ROADS, Va.- Right now, cybercriminals may be trying to hack your personal information as they ve done to the Colonial Pipeline which has caused major problems at the pumps.
Cybercriminals are the new wave of organized crime and use the internet to commit their crimes.
âThese are highly skilled hackers that are grouping together to make money,â said Gregg Tennefoss, a professor at Tidewater Community College and an expert in cybersecurity.
The cybercriminals are trying to make money by encrypting files on a victimâs computer or server, making them unusable, then demanding a ransom to fix the problem, according to the FBI.
COVID-19 vaccines being sold on dark web
and last updated 2021-03-08 22:20:25-05
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - One by one, people in Hampton Roads are getting their COVID-19 vaccine.
âThe whole process was really easy,â Uwe Laucht told News 3 Monday. â[Iâm] glad I got in, and now I just have to wait for the second shot.â
But now, the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky is releasing new information of COVID-19 shots being on the dark web.
âI hear five alarm bells ringing loud and clear for people to stay away,â North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said.
Stein told News 3 his office has heard of stolen vaccines ending up on the black market through the dark web.
and last updated 2021-03-04 11:59:11-05
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - The Virginia statewide notification system COVIDWise has been working for months to tell people if they ve been exposed to COVID-19.
News 3 asked the Virginia Health Department how the program is going and how they are protecting peoples privacy.
News 3 also spoke to Gregg Tennefoss, who is an technology expert and professor at Tidewater Community College.
He said he is also one of the almost 1.9 million people in the state of Virginia who signed up for the app. I think it s a good idea, and I think everybody should be on it, said Tennefoss.