The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world’s largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread across more than 190 countries, enabled …
The hacking group accused of disrupting casinos and hotels at MGM Resorts International last year is engaged in a new campaign targeting banks and insurance companies, according to cybersecurity researchers. The group, known as Scattered Spider, has targeted 29 companies …
The Biden administration intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards after a single hack exposed the data of 100 million Americans. “We look to putting in place minimum cybersecurity standards for hospitals in the near term,” Anne Neuberger, …
The US lead agency for federal cybersecurity is warning that Sisense Inc., a data analytics company, has suffered a compromise that could expose customer credentials and cryptographic secrets. Sisense provides AI-driven analytics to thousands of customers, according to the company’s …
A Russian state-sponsored hacking group that stole sensitive data from Microsoft Corp. executives is trying to leverage that information to compromise the company’s source code and other internal systems, according to the technology giant. The revelation makes clear that a …
An AI-generated cloned audio message of President Joe Biden that attempted to dissuade registered Democrats from voting in the New Hampshire primary election was traced to a Texas company and its owner. Attorney General John Formella said on Tuesday the …
Microsoft Corp. said a Russian-linked hacking group attacked its corporate systems, getting into a “small number” of email accounts, including those of senior leadership and employees who work in cybersecurity and legal. The company said it’s acting immediately to fix …
In late November, an Iranian-backed hacking group attacked Israeli-made digital controls commonly used in the water and wastewater industries in the US, affecting multiple organizations across several states. That same month, the North Texas Municipal Water District, which supplies water …
Some public companies are still trying to figure out how to comply with new rules from the US Securities and Exchange Commission requiring speedy disclosure of significant cyberattacks. Those rules, which kicked in Monday, require companies to report cyber incidents …
The US and UK have launched a coordinated effort to disrupt a longtime alleged Russian government hacking campaign aimed at what they say is an attempt to undermine democratic processes in both their countries. The UK accused Russia’s main intelligence …
