FBI Chief Wray Warns Cyber-Attacked Firms Not to Pay Ransoms June 11, 2021 By Chris Strohm and Alyza Sebenius Companies and organizations that are victims of ransomware attacks shouldn’t pay hackers to unlock their data and should quickly contact...
Investigation Into North Carolina Community College Cyberattack Ongoing November 3, 2020 A data breach at a North Carolina community college may have affected many of its current and former students. The...
Dozens of U.S. Hospitals Hit With String of Ransomware Attacks October 29, 2020 By Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn Eastern European criminals are targeting dozens of U.S. hospitals with ransomware, and federal officials on Wednesday urged healthcare facilities to...
Argument in London Pub Between U.S., British Agents Is Focus of UK Employment Suit October 2, 2020 By Ellen Milligan An insult-laden spat at a London pub that strained relations between U.S. and British law-enforcement agencies is at the center...
Massachusetts Can Sue Equifax Over Data Breach, Judge Rules April 5, 2018 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts can move forward with a lawsuit accusing credit reporting firm Equifax Inc. of failing to safeguard its databases or...
Cyber Criminals Reap Billions of Dollars via Email Scams Across the Globe April 11, 2016 By Jim Finkle Businesses have lost billions of dollars to fast-growing scams where fraudsters impersonate company executives in emails that order staff to...
California Consumer Sues Anthem Over Data Breach February 6, 2015 By Edvard Pettersson Anthem Inc. faces what may be the first of many consumer lawsuits a day after disclosing that hackers obtained data...
California Senator Says FBI Leaked Affidavit to Retaliate November 15, 2013 California State Senator Ron Calderon said the Federal Bureau of Investigation leaked a sealed affidavit alleging he took $60,000 in...