Operator of ‘Booter’ Service for Cyber Attacks Sentenced to 13 Months November 19, 2019 By Jim Sams An Illinois man who has been hacking since he was a teenager was sentenced last week to 13 months in...
U.S. Manufacturing Group Hacked By China as Trade Talks Intensified-Sources November 14, 2019 By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON — As trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensified earlier this year, suspected Chinese hackers broke into an industry...
Microsoft Says Russia-Linked Hackers Target Sports Organizations October 29, 2019 By Noor Zainab Hussain Microsoft Corp said it has tracked “significant” cyberattacks coming from a group it calls “Strontium” or “Fancy Bear,” targeting anti-doping...
Viewpoint: Scrutiny Undermines Argument that Cyber Insurance Encourages Ransomware October 9, 2019 By Matthew McCabe As the cyber insurance market continues to grow, it’s only natural to discuss its place in the battle against cyber-attacks,...
Once Hacked, Twice Shy: How Auto Supplier Harman Learned to Fight Cyber Carjackers September 20, 2019 By Tina Bellon LAS VEGAS — When researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee in 2015, slowing it to a crawl in the middle...
Hackers Net $4.2M in Cyber Theft from Oklahoma Pension Fund September 10, 2019 OKLAHOMA CITY — The FBI is investigating after computer hackers managed to steal about $4.2 million in funds from a...
Subrogation Counsel, Data Breaches, And Cybersecurity August 26, 2019 By Gary Wickert What do you really know about the strengths and weakness of the cybersecurity measures taken by the subrogation counsel and...
Ransomware Attack Hits More than 20 Texas Local Governments August 23, 2019 By Kathleen Foody and Jake Bleiberg DALLAS — More than 20 local governments in Texas were targeted in a coordinated ransomware attack of unprecedented size on...
U.S. Cyber Agency Says Reducing Risks From China Top Priority August 23, 2019 By William Turton A newly created U.S. cybersecurity agency said Thursday that China represents the greatest strategic risk to the U.S., and as...
Identity Theft Stings, but Hard to Pin on Specific Attacks August 5, 2019 By Anick Jesdanun NEW YORK — Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019. Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days,...