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US charges Russian-Israeli dual national tied to Lockbit ransomware group
The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday.
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US hospital operator Ascension says 5.6 million affected in medical data breach in May
Hospital operator Ascension told Maine's state attorney general on Friday that nearly 5.6 million people were affected in a ransomware attack that hit it earlier this year.
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Ukraine says Russian cyberattack hits state registries but no data lost
A Russian cyberattack on Ukraine's justice ministry registries caused a shutdown of online services for marriages and other matters, but no data appears to have been leaked or stol...
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Russia conducted mass cyberattack on Ukraine's state registries, deputy PM says
Russia has carried out a mass cyberattack on Ukraine's state registries, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olha Stefanishyna said late on Thursday, resulting in a temporary suspensio...
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Serbia used Israeli firm’s tech to enable spy campaign, Amnesty says
Serbian officials installed homegrown spyware on the phones of dozens of journalists and activists, Amnesty International said in a report released on Monday, citing digital forens...
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US needs to do more make cyber attackers pay, Trump adviser says
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will examine ways to impose higher costs on private actors and U.S. adversaries who wage cyber attacks on America, Trump's pick f...
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Rhode Island hit by data breach as hackers demand ransom
Hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents' personal and bank information, including Social Security numbers, were very likely hacked by an international cybercriminal group a...
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Senators say US must boost security after Chinese Salt Typhoon telecom hacking
Senators said Wednesday at a hearing the United States must do more to address hacking threats after on Chinese's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telec...
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Krispy Kreme says cybersecurity incident is impacting online orders in US
Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme said on Wednesday that unauthorized activity on a portion of its information technology systems has disrupted certain operations, including online order...
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US sanctions Chinese firm over potentially deadly ransomware attack
The United States sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity company over an ambitious cyberattack that U.S. Treasury officials say could have killed people.
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US agencies to brief House on Chinese Salt Typhoon telecom hacking
U.S. government agencies will hold a classified briefing for the House of Representatives on Tuesday on China's alleged efforts known as Salt Typhoon to infiltrate American telecom...
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FCC chair proposes cybersecurity rules in response to China's Salt Typhoon telecom hack
U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is proposing that communications service providers be required to submit an annual certification attesting tha...
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SentinelOne misses quarterly profit estimates, shares fall
SentinelOne missed Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, as the cybersecurity firm grapples with stiff competition from larger peers, sending its shares down...
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'Large number' of Americans' metadata stolen by Chinese hackers, senior official says
A large number of Americans' metadata has been stolen in the sweeping cyberespionage campaign carried out by a Chinese hacking group dubbed "Salt Typhoon," a senior U.S. official t...
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US official fighting Chinese telecom intrusions urges more encryption
A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow Americans:
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FTC settles with data brokers that sold political, pregnancy info
Two consumer data brokers that sold information used to track individuals' religious and political beliefs, pregnancy status and more agreed to stop using data on visits to sensiti...
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UK facing increased hostile activity in cyberspace, security official warns
Britain's cyber security chief warned on Tuesday of a rise in hostile activity in the country's cyberspace, with the number of incidents handled by officials rising by 16% in 2024 ...
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SEC settles with ICBC unit over ransomware attack, imposes no fine
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled record keeping charges against an Industrial and Commercial Bank of China unit concerning a November 2023 ransomware attack,...
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