Change Healthcare Cyberattack Is Still Disrupting Pharmacies, Other Providers February 28, 2024 By Sana Pashankar and John Tozzi A cyberattack that has disrupted Change Healthcare’s computer networks for nearly a week is creating a growing administrative problem for...
UnitedHealth Blamed ‘Nation-State’ Threat in Hack That Disrupted Pharmacy Orders February 23, 2024 By Jordan Robertson, John Tozzi and Sana Pashankar A cyberattack against a division of UnitedHealth Group Inc. has caused a nationwide outage of a computer network that’s used...
Hackers Exploit Ad Tools to Track Victims, Boosting Scam Efforts February 16, 2024 By Sana Pashankar Cybercriminals are using advertising tools to make their scams as “clickable” as possible. In a new kind of email phishing...
Despite Deepfake and Bias Risks, AI Is Still Useful in Finance, Firms Told February 15, 2024 By Sana Pashankar A bank uses biased artificial intelligence outputs in a mortgage lending decision. An insurance firm’s AI produces racially homogeneous advertising...
Ransomware Hackers Stole More Than $1 Billion in 2023 February 7, 2024 By Sana Pashankar Ransomware gangs stole more than $1 billion in 2023, the largest amount ever recorded, according to a report published Wednesday...
North Korean-Linked Hackers Are Targeting Crypto Platforms More But Stealing Less January 29, 2024 By Sana Pashankar The number of North Korean-linked hacks of cryptocurrency platforms rose to a record high in 2023, though the actual amount...
Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption Is Dramatic. But It Won’t Cool the Planet. December 21, 2023 By Sana Pashankar A volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sent lava flowing through a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) crack in the Earth’s crust. The...
UN Report Warns of ‘Silent’ Threat of Drought as Planet Warms December 1, 2023 By Sana Pashankar While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over...
Faster Melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Is ‘Unavoidable’ October 24, 2023 By Sana Pashankar The West Antarctic ice sheet is set to melt faster even if the world rapidly cuts emissions, according to a...