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...
JBS Meat Plants Reopen as White House Blames Russia-Linked Group Over Hack June 3, 2021 By Nandita Bose and Tom Polansek WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — JBS SA employees started returning to U.S. meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company’s beef operations...
U.S. Says Ransomware Attack on Meatpacker JBS Likely From Russia June 2, 2021 By Tom Polansek and Jeff Mason CHICAGO/ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House said on Tuesday that Brazil’s JBS SA has informed the U.S. government...
After Colonial Attack, Energy Companies Rush to Secure Cyber Insurance May 28, 2021 By Laura Sanicola U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S....
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...
CNA Financial Paid $40 Million in Ransom After March Cyberattack May 21, 2021 By Kartikay Mehrotra and William Turton CNA Financial Corp., among the largest insurance companies in the U.S., paid $40 million in late March to regain control...
Experts: One Pipeline Each For N.C. Natural Gas, Fuel a Concern May 20, 2021 By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is particularly susceptible to energy interruptions because gasoline and natural gas supplies originate mainly...
Irish Health System Struggling to Recover from Cyberattack May 19, 2021 LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s health system was still struggling to restore its computers and treat patients on Tuesday, four days...
Ransomware Attack Hits 4 Asian Countries of AXA Subsidiary May 18, 2021 PARIS (AP) — A targeted ransomware attack hit four countries among the Asian operations of AXA Partners, the international subsidiary...