NEW YORK –– The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday sued software company SolarWinds Corp. and its top information security executive, saying they defrauded investors by hiding cybersecurity weaknesses during a massive hack targeting the U.S. government. The SEC …
American Family Insurance shut down “several business systems” after the insurer said it “detected unusual activity in a portion of its network.” In an email to Insurance Journal, the Madison, Wisconsin-based insurer said its technology teams discovered the activity last …
A cyber attack on a major financial services payments system could result in widespread business disruptions, potentially costing the global economy $3.5 trillion over a five-year period, according to research from Lloyd’s and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies. While …
MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Officer Bill Hornbuckle chose not pay a ransom to hackers who broke into his casino chain’s computer system because they didn’t ask for money until well after the company discovered the attack. The intruders moved …
MGM Resorts International said on Thursday a cyberattack last month that disrupted its operations would cause a $100 million hit to its third-quarter results, as it works to restore its systems. One of the world’s largest gambling firms, MGM shut …
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A major cyberattack has hobbled government operations in Bermuda, with officials struggling to restore service. Premier David Burt said Monday that the government is trying to identify what happened and how, adding that he …
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted. Many primary …
NEW DELHI (AP) — The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its …
Cyberattackers have crippled systems at one of India’s most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences — a hospital that’s traditionally …
An apparently coordinated denial-of-service attack organized by pro-Russia hackers rendered the websites of some major U.S. airports unreachable early Monday, though officials said flights were not affected. The attacks — in which participants flood targets with junk data — were …