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Cyber Attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hackers

Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security agency said. The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) claimed the …

New England Grocers Stop & Shop, Hannaford Coping With Cyber Attack

The Dutch company that owns Stop & Shop and Hannaford grocery stores across New England is dealing with a cyberattack that has disrupted online shopping, product deliveries and pharmacy services at some locations. Ahold Delhaize USA confirmed the attack in …

American Water Cyberattack Renews Focus on Protecting Critical Infrastructure

A cyberattack continues to affect the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure sites. New Jersey-based American Water paused billing to customers as it announced the …

Home Security Firm ADT Reports Unauthorized Activity on Its Network

Home security firm ADT Inc said on Monday an unauthorized actor had illegally accessed its network using credentials obtained through a third-party business partner. Shares of the company fell 1.8% after the bell. Monday’s incident comes just months after the …

American Water Reports Cyber Incident; Shuts Down Customer Portal

New Jersey-based American Water, which runs water treatment, transmission, wells and other water facilities for 14 states, has reported a cyber incident. The company has deactivated its customer portal, MyWater, as a precaution, but does not believe any of its …

Microsoft, Cyber Firms Pursue Changes After CrowdStrike Outage

Microsoft Corp. said it’s building an alternative for cybersecurity companies that now utilize the deepest layer of its operating system after a flawed update from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. triggered a global IT meltdown. The Redmond, Washington-based technology giant announced Thursday …

Microsoft Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack

Microsoft Corp. has told more than a dozen state agencies and public universities in Texas that Russian state-sponsored hackers accessed emails between them and the software giant. The attackers were able to gain access to the communications through a breach …

Kansas Court System Down in ‘Security Incident’ With Hallmarks of Ransomware

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident” and, while they had not provided an explanation as of Wednesday, experts say it …

New England Health Insurer Still Dealing With Ransomware Attack

Point32Health, the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, is still dealing with a ransomware attack it first reported on April 17. The company has now disclosed that patient information has been stolen. The Massachusetts-based health …

Cyber Attack Disrupts Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack. The company was working to restore print operations after a cyber incursion that prevented the printing of the …