Critics Say Microsoft Failed to Shore Up Defenses That Could Have Limited Solarwinds Hack February 26, 2021 By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that...
SolarWinds, Microsoft, FireEye, CrowdStrike Executives Face Senate Grilling February 23, 2021 By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON — Top executives at Texas-based software company SolarWinds Corp, digital giant Microsoft Corp and cybersecurity firms FireEye Inc and...
Suspected Russian Hackers Used U.S. Networks, Official Says February 18, 2021 By Alyza Sebenius and Jenny Leonard A sprawling cyber-attack that compromised popular software created by Texas-based SolarWinds Corp. was executed from within the U.S., a top...
Hack Exposes Vulnerability of Cash-Strapped U.S. Water Plants February 11, 2021 By Frank Bajak, Alan Suderman and Tamara Lush ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is...
In Florida City, a Hacker Tried to Poison the Drinking Water February 10, 2021 By Frank Bajak A hacker gained entry to the system controlling the water treatment plant of a Florida city of 15,000 and tried...
How a Dated Cyber-Attack Brought a Stock Exchange to its Knees February 5, 2021 By Jamie Tarabay The website of the New Zealand Stock Exchange slowed to a crawl on a Tuesday afternoon in August. It was...
Russian Hack Brings Changes, Uncertainty to US Court System February 1, 2021 By Maryclaire Dale PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trial lawyer Robert Fisher is handling one of America’s most prominent counterintelligence cases, defending an MIT scientist...
Cybercops Derail Malware Botnet, FBI Makes Ransomware Arrest January 29, 2021 By Mike Corder and Frank Bajak THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European and North American cyber cops have joined forces to disrupt what may be the...
Russian Hack of US Agencies Exposed Supply Chain Weaknesses January 26, 2021 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn’t need...
Cybersecurity Firm: Booting Hackers a Complex Chore January 20, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — Efforts to assess the impact of a more than seven-month-old cyberespionage campaign blamed on Russia — and...