K-12 Schools Improve Protection, but Many Still Vulnerable to Ransomware November 21, 2023 By Alanna Durkin Richer WASHINGTON (AP) — Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks, but lax...
FBI Struggled to Disrupt Dangerous Casino Hacking Gang, Cyber Responders Say November 14, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui, Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON —The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has struggled to stop a hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang that’s been tormenting...
MGM Hackers Waited for Days Before Issuing Their Ransom Demands October 13, 2023 By Margi Murphy MGM Resorts International Chief Executive Officer Bill Hornbuckle chose not pay a ransom to hackers who broke into his casino...
MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects September 22, 2023 By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts brought to an end a 10-day computer shutdown prompted by efforts to shield from...
Attacks on Casino Giants Heralds Resurgence in Ransomware Demands September 21, 2023 By Jim Sams Cyberattacks on MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment last week show that ransomware gangs continue to be a major threat...
Hackers who Breached Casino Giants MGM, Caesars also Hit 3 Other Firms, Okta Says September 19, 2023 By Zeba Siddiqui Hackers who breached casino giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment in recent weeks also broke into the systems of...
Two Las Vegas Casinos Fell Victim to Cyberattacks September 18, 2023 By Rio Yamat and Wayne Parry LAS VEGAS (AP) — A persistent error message greeted Dulce Martinez on Monday as she tried to access her casino...
HCA Healthcare Says Data Breach May Affect 11 Million Patients in 20 States July 12, 2023 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — Medical giant HCA Healthcare, which operates 180 hospitals in the U.S. and Britain, says the personal data...
Ransomware Criminals are Dumping Kids` Private Files Online After School Hacks July 6, 2023 By Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth and Larry Fenn The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student...
Fear Created by Data Breach Suffices for Class-Action Suit to Proceed, 1st Circuit Rules July 3, 2023 By Jim Sams Former customers of Injured Workers Pharmacy whose personal information was stolen by hackers and allegedly used to file a fake...