‘Lockbit’ Digital Gang Named Top Ransomware Threat by US, 6 Other Nations June 15, 2023 By Raphael Satter The United States and six other countries on Wednesday identified the digital extortion gang operating under the “Lockbit” banner as...
North Korean Hackers Stole $100 Million in Recent Cryptocurrency Heist: Analysts June 14, 2023 By Raphael Satter North Korean hackers stole more than $100 million worth of digital currency in a recent heist affecting users of the...
BA, BBC and Boots Caught Up in File Transfer Hack June 6, 2023 By Raphael Satter and Sarah Young Tens of thousands of employees of British Airways, the UK drugstore chain Boots and Britain’s BBC were among those whose...
U.S. Warns China Could Hack Infrastructure, Including Pipelines, Rail Systems May 31, 2023 By Raphael Satter, Zeba Siddiqui and James Pearson The U.S. State Department has warned that China was capable of launching cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, including oil and...
British Officials Sound Alarm on Spyware, Mercenary Hacking Market April 20, 2023 By James Pearson and Raphael Satter British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire, saying that thousands of people...
Cyber Watchdog Has ‘No Confidence’ in Emergency Cell Network Security April 12, 2023 By Raphael Satter America’s cybersecurity watchdog has no confidence that the cellular network used by American first responders and the military is secure...
Significant Hack Potentially Exposes US Lawmakers’ Personal Data March 9, 2023 By Raphael Satter A serious breach at a healthcare administrator serving the U.S. House of Representatives has potentially exposed the personal data of...
Ransomware Outbreak Hits US and European Universities, Florida Supreme Court February 7, 2023 By James Pearson and Raphael Satter A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and...
Hackers Who Breached ION Say Ransom Has Been Paid; Company Declines Comment February 6, 2023 By Raphael Satter The hackers who claimed responsibility for a disruptive breach at financial data firm ION say a ransom has been paid,...
U.S. Says It ‘Hacked the Hackers’ to Bring Down Hive Ransomware Gang January 27, 2023 By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter The FBI on Thursday revealed it had secretly hacked and disrupted a prolific ransomware gang called Hive, a maneuver that...