Tag: Computer Hacking

A video monitor, when active, shows the threat level to the nation's infrastructure in the Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center in Arlington, Va.

Cyber insurance costs and terms spike as ransomware attacks multiply

Nihal Krishan · June 16, 2021 10:45 am

Pandemic work-from-home helped create surge in ransomware attacks

Nihal Krishan · June 15, 2021 10:45 am

Hackers take part to a test at the Cybersecurity Conference in Lille, northern France, Tuesday Jan. 22, 2019.

SolarWinds hack emboldened cyberattackers for ransomware attack spree

Nihal Krishan · June 13, 2021 2:00 pm

Where’s the beef? Thanks to Russian hackers, it’s ever closer to home

Salena Zito · June 13, 2021 4:00 am

Department of Justice recovers more than half ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline

Grant Gross · June 11, 2021 3:00 am

Researchers noted that the physical method of cracking a cryptographic algorithm, commonly known as a "side-channel attack," works even against even sophisticated 4,096-bit encryption keys. (AP Photo)

JBS meat producer paid $11M in ransom after hackers shut down factory

Nihal Krishan · June 10, 2021 2:12 pm

The Capitol in Washington is quiet after lawmakers departed the for the Independence Day recess, Friday, June 30, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congressional tech vendor falls victim to cyberattack

Nihal Krishan · June 8, 2021 2:29 pm

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a hearing of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 7, 2019 in Washington.

FBI investigating 100 types of ransomware, many from Russian hackers

Nihal Krishan · June 4, 2021 10:00 pm

Referring to the "Internet of Things," the FBI described a variety of Internet-connected devices that can be hacked. (AP Photo)Â

Justice Department to approach ransomware attacks the same way it handles terrorism

Nihal Krishan · June 3, 2021 9:40 pm

In this Monday, May 15, 2017, file photo, employees watch electronic boards monitoring possible ransomware cyberattacks at the Korea Internet and Security Agency in Seoul, South Korea. Beyond the frequently used shorthand that North Korea was behind the "WannaCry" ransomware attack lies a more complicated and enlightening story: the rise of an infamous group of workaholic hackers, collectively known as "Lazarus," who may be using secret lairs in northeast China and have created a virtual "malware factory" that could wreak a lot more havoc in the future. (Yun Dong-jin/Yonhap via AP, File)

‘No company is safe’ from ransomware attacks, White House warns

Nihal Krishan · June 3, 2021 2:42 pm

JBS meat producer bounces back quickly after major cyberattack

Nihal Krishan · June 2, 2021 3:22 pm

Russian SolarWinds hackers strike again with cyberattack on US agencies and organizations

Nihal Krishan · May 28, 2021 12:00 am