A 9th Telecom Firm Hit by Massive Chinese Espionage Campaign, Says White House December 31, 2024 By Eric Tucker A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign...
FBI Disrupts Vast Chinese Hacking Operation That Infected Consumer Devices September 23, 2024 By Eric Tucker The FBI has disrupted a group of hackers working at the direction of the Chinese government who targeted universities, government...
Ship That Caused Baltimore Bridge Collapse Had Apparent Electrical Problems at Dock April 17, 2024 By Sarah Brumfield, Lea Skene and Eric Tucker Hours before leaving port, the massive container ship that caused the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical...
US Seizes 747 Cargo Plane that Iran Sold to Venezuelan Firm, Plans to ‘Dispose’ of it February 14, 2024 By Eric Tucker (AP) — The U.S. government has seized a Boeing 747 cargo plane that officials say was previously sold by a...
Thwarted Plot to Attack Baltimore Power Grid Part of Growing Domestic Terrorism: Feds February 8, 2023 By Eric Tucker and Lea Skene A Maryland woman spent months conspiring with a neo-Nazi leader based in Florida to plan an attack on Baltimore’s power...
U.S. Charges Suspect Linked to Notorious Ransomware Gang November 16, 2022 By Eric Tucker A man who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has...
3 Iranian Citizens Charged in Broad Hacking Campaign in US September 16, 2022 By Eric Tucker The Justice Department said Wednesday that three Iranian citizens have been charged in the United States with ransomware attacks that...
How FBI Helped Thwart ‘Despicable’ Cyberattack on Boston Children’s Hospital June 6, 2022 By Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman The FBI thwarted a planned cyberattack on a children’s hospital in Boston that was to have been carried out by...
Congress Approves Cyber Attack Reporting Requirement for U.S. Companies April 4, 2022 By Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or they pay ransomware, according to...
Congress Approves Cyber Attack Reporting Requirement for U.S. Companies March 14, 2022 By Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or they pay ransomware, according to...