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MGM Hack Has Vegas Hotels Resorting to Cash Bars, Paper Vouchers

MGM Resorts International has been saying its hotels and casinos are “operational” following a cyberattack over the weekend that appeared to take down everything from payment systems to sportsbooks. Some of its patrons begged to differ. Scanning a largely empty …

Clorox Takes Down Some IT Systems After ‘Unauthorized Activity’

Clorox Co. has taken some of its information technology systems offline after identifying “unauthorized activity” in its computer networks that has disrupted some business operations. The incident is expected to continue to affect some parts of the business operations, the …

Law Firm Must Name Clients Affected by 2020 Cyberattack, Judge Says

Covington & Burling must identify some clients caught up in a 2020 hack on the law firm to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal judge in Washington ruled on Monday in a case that could impact future cyberattack …

Microsoft Under Fire After Hacks of State and Commerce Departments

In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair’s clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client’s employees working on human rights issues had their email account compromised. The client wanted to know if Adair could get to …

Hospital Cyberattacks Surge, Risking Struggling Bottom Lines

Cyberattacks on US hospitals are on the rise, adding a layer of financial pressure onto an industry still struggling to recover from the pandemic. Health facilities have been hit with 226 digital incursions affecting 36 million people this year, on …

Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook, Cloud Platform Were Cyberattacks

In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite – including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps – and cloud computing platform. A shadowy hacktivist group claimed responsibility, saying it flooded the sites with junk …

‘Lockbit’ Digital Gang Named Top Ransomware Threat by US, 6 Other Nations

The United States and six other countries on Wednesday identified the digital extortion gang operating under the “Lockbit” banner as the world’s top ransomware threat. In a joint advisory, U.S., Canadian, British, French, German, Australian and New Zealand cyber authorities …

Global Watchdog Issues Blueprint for Banks to Report Cyberattacks

The G20’s financial watchdog on Thursday recommended a blueprint for banks to report cyberattacks in a common format in a bid to speed up responses to hacking and limit the fallout on financial stability. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), which …

The Hack That Upended Derivatives Trading Spurs Calls for Action

A cyberattack that disrupted derivatives trading in January is prompting calls for more oversight to combat the risk of hacks across financial markets. The top US derivatives regulator wants to update standards and monitoring systems that will help minimize the …

U.S. CFTC Traders Report Delayed by Ransomware Attack on Data Firm ION

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Thursday that as a result of the ransomware attack on ION Trading UK the CFTC’s weekly Commitments of Traders report will be delayed until all trades can be reported. ION Group, the …