Tag: Hacking

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

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

FILE - In this June 14, 2018, file photo, the FBI seal is seen before a news conference at FBI headquarters in Washington. The FBI is grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of money laundering schemes that law enforcement officials say theyâre scrambling to slow through a combination of prosecution and public awareness. Beyond the run-of-the-mill plots, officials say, is a particularly concerning trend involving âmoney mules.â These are people who, unwittingly or not, use their own bank accounts to move money for criminals for purposes they think are legitimate or even noble.

Colonial Pipeline attack: How did the FBI recover the ransom money?

Zach Halaschak · June 9, 2021 10:30 am

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

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Lawmakers want to help states with cybersecurity efforts

Grant Gross · June 4, 2021 3:00 am

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

Massachusetts ferry service falls victim to cyberattack

Jake Dima · June 2, 2021 8:02 pm

JBS meat producer bounces back quickly after major cyberattack

Nihal Krishan · June 2, 2021 3:22 pm

Cyberattack shuts down largest US beef producer plants

Nihal Krishan · June 1, 2021 5:56 pm