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T-Mobile Investigating Data Breach Involving 37 Million Accounts

U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile said on Thursday it was investigating a data breach involving 37 million postpaid and prepaid accounts and that it expected to incur significant costs related to the incident. The company said it identified malicious activity on …

Cyber Attack Shuts Down Iowa’s Largest School District

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s largest school district cancelled classes for Tuesday after determining there was a cyber attack on its technology network. Des Moines Public Schools announced Monday that classes would be cancelled for its 33,000 students after …

Many Cyber Criminals Return After Ransomware Payments Are Made

Over a third (36%) of companies who paid a ransom to cyber criminals went on to be targeted for a second time, according to the latest Cyber Readiness Report from Hiscox. In addition, more than four in 10 (41%) of …

US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers

A pro-Russian hacktivist group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline. The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent months against Western targets, including …

Information Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyberattack

Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Oct. 7 warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on patients and hospitals. …

Montenegro Wrestles With Massive Cyberattack, Russia Blamed

At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the small Balkan state which officials say bears the …

Cisco Hit by Cyberattack From Hacker Linked to Lapsus$ Gang

Cisco Systems Inc. said it was the victim of a cyberattack in which a hacker repeatedly attempted to gain access to the Silicon Valley firm’s corporate network. Cisco said it became aware of a potential compromise on May 24, and …

Congress Wants Answers on a ‘Significant’ Cyberattack on Courts

Three hostile foreign actors breached the federal courts document management system via “an incredibly significant and sophisticated” cyberattack more than 18 months ago, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday. Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, …

T-Mobile to Pay $350 Million in Settlement Over Massive Hacking

T-Mobile US Inc. agreed Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to upgrade data security to settle litigation over a cyberattack last year that compromised information belonging to an estimated 76.6 million people. The preliminary settlement …

Wall Street Banks Quietly Test Cyber Defenses at Treasury’s Direction

With global tensions rising over Ukraine, the cutthroat competitiveness of the US financial sector is yielding to partnership over the conviction that a cyberattack against even a group of minor banks – or a third-party service provider – could imperil …