Viewpoint: How Corporate Help Desks Became the Weak Spot in Cyber Defenses January 31, 2024 By Jason Rebholz The cyberattack on MGM Resorts in September 2023 provides a vivid example of the effects these types of attacks can...
Title Insurer Fidelity National Says 1.3 Million Customers Affected by Cyberattack January 11, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Title insurer Fidelity National Financial (FNF) said about 1.3 million customers have been impacted by a cyberattack it suffered last...
Clorox, Boeing, MGM and More: Why Big Hacks Have Surged in 2023 December 18, 2023 By Jordan Robertson and Jessica Nix Widely disruptive, large-scale hacks are surging. After a lull in 2022, ransomware attacks on high-value targets such as big companies,...
Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Spanned Multiple States December 4, 2023 By Frank Bajak and Marc Levy A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers...
Ransomware Prompts Multistate Hospital Chain to Divert Some ER Patients November 30, 2023 By Jonathan Mattise A ransomware attack has prompted a healthcare chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from at...
Microsoft Vows to Revamp Security Products After Repeated Hacks November 7, 2023 By Andrew Martin Microsoft Corp., battered for its role in several major hacks, said it’s revamping the way it provides cybersecurity protection, using...
Hospitals, Clinics in Several States Begin Recovery After Cyberattacks August 7, 2023 By Pat Eaton-Robb Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their...
China Poses ‘Alarming’ Threat to US Power Grid, Lawmakers Told July 19, 2023 By Ari Natter China represents an increasing threat to the US power grid, lawmakers were told Tuesday during a hearing in which they...
Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Used Code Flaw to Steal Emails From US Agencies July 17, 2023 By Raphael Satter Microsoft said on Friday that Chinese hackers misappropriated one of its digital keys and used a flaw in the company’s...
Attacks on U.S. Power Grids Rose to All-Time High in 2022 February 1, 2023 By Naureen S. Malik Attacks on US power grids rose to an all-time high last year, further straining the sprawling and aging network. The...