Hack of Contractor Was at Root of Massive Federal Data Breach May 21, 2025 By Jason Leopold A software company that handles sensitive data for nearly every US federal agency was the victim of a cyber breach...
Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal July 15, 2024 By Marissa Newman and Davey Alba Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the...
Hackers Demand as Much as $5 Million From Snowflake Clients June 19, 2024 By Charles Gorrivan, Margi Murphy and Brody Ford Cybercriminals are demanding payments of between $300,000 and $5 million apiece from as many as 10 companies breached in a...
Snowflake to Close Probe Into Cyberattack Targeting Clients June 14, 2024 By Brody Ford and Charles Gorrivan Snowflake Inc. plans to close its own investigation this week into a hacking campaign that ensnared as many as 165...
Google Completes $5.4M Buy of Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant September 12, 2022 Google today said it has completed its acquisition of Mandiant, Inc. Mandiant will join Google Cloud and retain the Mandiant...
China Digital Campaign Used Social Media to Target Mining Firms: Report June 30, 2022 By Zeba Siddiqui A pro-China propaganda campaign used fake social media accounts to try to stir up opposition, including protests, against mining firms...
Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery March 25, 2022 By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure,...
Cyber Firm: At Least 6 U.S. State Governments Hacked by China March 10, 2022 By Eric Tucker Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in...
Google Boosts Cloud Security With $5.4 Billion Mandiant Deal March 9, 2022 By Eva Mathews Alphabet Inc’s Google is buying cybersecurity firm Mandiant Inc for $5.4 billion in a deal that could trigger a “ripple...
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...