Kaseya Ransomware Attack Triggers Race to Hack Other Managed Services Providers August 5, 2021 By Joseph Menn A ransomware attack in July that paralyzed as many as 1,500 organizations by compromising tech-management software from a company called...
How Russian Military Uses ‘Brute Force’ to Hack U.S. Government, Companies July 8, 2021 By Frank Bajak, Nomaan Merchan and Eric Tucker U.S. and British agencies disclosed last week details of “brute force” methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence...
New U.S. Rules Require Pipelines to Report Cyber Incidents, Mitigate Risks May 27, 2021 By Doina Chiacu The Department of Homeland Security issued a new security directive for pipeline owners and operators on Thursday after a hack...
Microsoft Flaw Exposes as Many as 60,000 Computer Systems in Germany March 11, 2021 By Andreas Rinke BERLIN – As many as 60,000 computer systems in Germany were exposed to a flaw that allows unauthorized users to...
China’s Microsoft Hack, Russia’s SolarWinds Attack Threaten to Overwhelm U.S. March 10, 2021 By Ryan Gallagher, Kartikay Mehrotra and Jordan Robertson China’s global attack on Microsoft’s popular email software revealed last week and an equally sprawling Russian attack discovered three months...
Hacks of Microsoft Outlook Email Program Continue Despite Patch March 7, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt, Raphael Satter and Joseph Menn More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s...
Homeland Security Reports Ransomware Attack Shut Gas Pipeline Facility for Two Days February 19, 2020 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has alerted energy and other infrastructure firms to review their cybersecurity after a ransomware...
China Tops List of U.S. Cybersecurity Agency’s Top Risks August 23, 2019 By William Turton A newly created U.S. cybersecurity agency said Thursday that China represents the greatest strategic risk to the U.S., and as...