Articles by Jeff Stone and Charles Gorrivan

Hackers Grow More Sinister and Brazen in Hunt for Bigger Ransoms

A hack on a London hospital has left hundreds of millions of health records exposed and forced doctors to reschedule life-altering cancer treatments. In North America, a gang tried auctioning off data about LendingTree Inc. customers after finding credentials in …

Hackers Targeted Celebrities on TikTok Using Private Messages

Hackers targeted well known brands and celebrities on TikTok, sending a malicious link through private messages to hijack prominent accounts. The ByteDance Ltd.-owned social media service said it’s taking steps to mitigate the incident and stop it from happening again. …

US Seizes BlackCat Ransomware Site, Offering Decryption Tool

The US Justice Department seized websites belonging to a notorious Russian-speaking ransomware group, upending hackers that have extorted millions of dollars from victims around the world. The website for the extortion group BlackCat, also known as ALPHV or Noberus, on …

North Korean Hackers Posed as NY Times, Voice of America Staff

Suspected North Korean hackers are posing as journalists and trying to gather intelligence about international officials’ approach to nuclear security policy and Kim Jong Un’s government, according to new research. A prolific cyber-espionage group that’s targeted US and South Korean …

Hackers of ION Trading Also Hit UK Postal Service, Canada Hospital, U.S. Local Agencies

The hacking group behind a cyberattack against the software firm ION Trading UK has recently conducted a series of breaches throughout the world, with its victims including the UK’s postal service and local government agencies in the US. The gang, …

Crypto Thefts Hit Record $3.8B in 2022 on Surge in North Korea Hacking: Report

Thieves stole a record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022 as sanctions on North Korea drove a surge in suspected hacking by the Asian nation. Overall crypto losses increased from $3.3 billion stolen in 2021, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis …

N. Koreans Steal LinkedIn Resumes to Get Remote Work at Crypto Firms: Researchers

North Koreans are plagiarizing online resumes and pretending to be from other countries to get remote work at cryptocurrency firms to aid illicit money-raising efforts for the government, cybersecurity researchers say, following a U.S. warning on a similar scheme in …

U.S. Narrows Scope of Anti-Hacking Law Long Hated by Critics

The Department of Justice is changing its policy around a controversial anti-hacking law, addressing longstanding complaints from cybersecurity researchers that the law could criminalize good-faith efforts to improve technology. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or CFAA, is a federal …