Firm Hacked by Ransomware Criminals Had Previous Security Flaws July 15, 2021 By Matt O'Brien For 21 years, the software company Kaseya labored in relative obscurity — at least until cybercriminals exploited it in early...
UN Official Warns Digital Technologies Open Areas for Attack July 1, 2021 By Edith M. Lederer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. disarmament chief warned Tuesday that digital technologies are lowering barriers to malicious intrusions and...
Colonial Pipeline Sued for Gas Crisis From Ransomware Attack June 23, 2021 By Christopher Yasiejko Colonial Pipeline Co. was sued by a gas station seeking to represent thousands more over the ransomware attack in May...
Ransomware Gangs Get Paid Off as Officials Struggle for Fix June 22, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the...
U.S. Water and Power Are Shockingly Vulnerable to Cyberhacks June 15, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra When the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was hacked in 2018, it took a mere six hours. Early...
Meat Company JBS Confirms it Paid $11M Ransom in Cyberattack June 11, 2021 By Dee-Ann Durbin The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of $11 million to hackers who broke into its...
JBS Rebuffed Call to Boost Cyber Spending, Ex-Employees Say June 9, 2021 By Ryan Gallagher and Alyza Sebenius A few years before it was hit by a major cyberattack, the world’s largest meat producer, JBS SA, rebuffed efforts...
Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder the US Response June 7, 2021 By Alan Suderman RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly...
US Pipelines Ordered to Increase Cyber Defenses After Hack May 28, 2021 By Ben Fox WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a...
U.S. to Boost Pipeline Cyber Protections in Wake of Colonial Hack May 26, 2021 WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is working with pipeline companies to strengthen protections against cyberattacks following the Colonial Pipeline hack...