Security Capcom reveals what user data was exposed during recent cyberattack Originally calling it an 'internal network breach,' the company now admits it was 'customized ransomware' By Cal Jeffrey, November 16, 2020, 5:58 PM
Security Industry U.S. charges six Russian intelligence officers for extensive cyberattacks including NotPetya ransomware FBI says it's worked on this for over two years By David Matthews, October 19, 2020, 6:05 PM 7 comments
Security Tech Culture Over 41 percent of cyber insurance claims in 2020 came from ransomware attacks Ain't no rest for the wicked, $2,000,000 don't grow on trees By Adrian Potoroaca, September 12, 2020, 8:29 AM
Security Honda's worldwide operations have reportedly been hindered by a cyber attack Production has been halted in some regions By Cohen Coberly, June 9, 2020, 2:27 PM
The Web Security US attorney and FBI warn that 'Zoom bombing' is a federal offense Hijacking video meetings is just as punishable as hacking a government computer By Cal Jeffrey, April 3, 2020, 5:13 PM 18 comments
Security Las Vegas prevented a major cyberattack on the city this week Just as CES was taking place By Rob Thubron, January 9, 2020, 7:05 AM
Industry Huawei says the US has been attacking its network and harassing employees Yet the company has shown no evidence to back up the allegations By Adrian Potoroaca, September 3, 2019, 10:04 PM
Security Leaked U.N. report says North Korea has stolen billions of dollars in cyberattacks to fund its weapons program An estimated $2 billion went into its nuclear weapons program By Adrian Potoroaca, August 6, 2019, 4:28 PM 16 comments
Security Hackers exploit Asus cloud storage to install Plead backdoor on PCs Asus says it was made aware of the problem and has addressed it By Cal Jeffrey, May 16, 2019, 3:50 PM
Security US Marine Corps seeks volunteers for civilian cybersecurity team Looking for a few good hackers By Cal Jeffrey, May 16, 2019, 1:33 PM 18 comments
Security Israel responds to failed Hamas cyberattack with air strike The first country to retaliate to a digital attack immediately By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2019, 5:20 AM 26 comments
Security Was North Korea behind disruptive cyberattack on multiple US newspapers? Did the Lazarus Group strike again? By Rob Thubron, December 30, 2018, 10:59 AM 11 comments
Security Two Chinese nationals indicted by DoJ for 12-year hacking campaign Affected companies and agencies were not named By Cal Jeffrey, December 20, 2018, 2:32 PM 11 comments
Security US ready to hit Russia with cyberattack if it directly interferes with midterm elections A stark warning By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2018, 12:24 PM 16 comments
Security Industry Hackers behind Mirai botnet switch sides and join FBI to avoid prison time The US Government are rehabilitating young hackers as cyber defense experts By Isaiah Mayersen, September 22, 2018, 10:25 AM 18 comments
Security The Michigan Democratic Party tried to hack the DNC but forgot to warn them first The DNC reported that they had thwarted a cyberattack to the FBI on Tuesday By William Gayde, August 23, 2018, 3:46 PM
Security Singapore hit with cyberattack that affects 1.5 million people including prime minister Luckily, no actual health information was stolen By David Matthews, July 20, 2018, 2:45 PM
Security PSA from the FBI recommends all users reboot their routers An estimated 500,000 devices in 54 countries have been affected By Cal Jeffrey, May 30, 2018, 12:21 PM 9 comments
Security Olympic Games hackers left behind 'false flag' evidence to throw intelligence officials off their trail Hackers tried to frame the North Korea-aligned "Lazarus Group" for the attack By Cohen Coberly, March 9, 2018, 7:07 AM
Security Industry White House calls NotPetya intentional cyber attack by the Kremlin Confirmation that one strain of ransomware stems from Russia By Greg Synek, February 16, 2018, 6:07 AM
Apple Security Cisco and Apple join alliance to promote cyber insurance Protection against the growing threat environment By Greg Synek, February 5, 2018, 5:26 PM
Industry Security Three Equifax executives dumped stock before the cyber attack was made public Equifax claims they had no knowledge of the breach before they sold By William Gayde, September 8, 2017, 11:45 AM 12 comments
Microsoft Security The president of Microsoft wants to create a digital Geneva Convention Convention aimed at ensuring tech companies remain neutral when nation-states want to digitally attack civilians By William Gayde, February 14, 2017, 2:00 PM 7 comments
Security The US warns it will hack Russia's infrastructure if it interferes with the election By Rob Thubron, November 7, 2016, 8:30 AM 63 comments
Security Car Tech Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid hacked using mobile app, Wi-Fi By Shawn Knight, June 7, 2016, 9:30 AM