Lapsus$ Hacking Group Will Be Focus of DHS Cyber Review Board December 5, 2022 By William Turton The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board said it will study the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has been...
NSA Watchdog Concluded One Analyst’s Surveillance Project Went Too Far November 3, 2022 By Katrina Manson, William Turton and Jason Leopold An “experienced” analyst working at the National Security Agency developed a surveillance project about a decade ago that resulted in...
Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind March 24, 2022 By William Turton and Jordan Robertson Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., have traced the attacks...
Ransomware Hackers Used AI Images, Microsoft Flaw in Campaign March 18, 2022 By William Turton A group of ransomware hackers used a variety of techniques to try breaching hundreds of companies last year, exploiting a...
Data of 515,000 People at Risk After ‘Sophisticated’ Hack of Red Cross January 21, 2022 By Thomas Mulier and William Turton The International Committee of the Red Cross said that personal data of 515,000 vulnerable people were compromised in a “sophisticated”...
Treasury Report Offers Insight Into Surge in Ransomware Activity in 2021 October 19, 2021 By William Turton There was $590 million in suspicious activity related to ransomware in the first six months of 2021, exceeding the entire...
Russia-Linked Ransomware Group Hits Iowa Grain Cooperative, Violating Biden Warning September 21, 2021 By William Turton After a furious run of ransomware attacks in the first half of the year, President Joe Biden in July warned...
Biden Under Pressure to Counter Growing Ransomware Threat July 8, 2021 By William Turton, Jennifer Jacobs and Jordan Fabian President Joe Biden on Wednesday discussed the possibility of responding to a spate of ransomware attacks against U.S. entities that...
Russia-Linked Hacking Group Is Behind JBS Cyber Attack: Sources June 2, 2021 By Jennifer Jacobs, Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton A notorious Russia-linked hacking group is behind the cyber attack against JBS SA, according to four people familiar with the...
CNA Paid $40 Million in Ransom After March Cyber Attack May 21, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control...