Hackers with ties to China’s government have reportedly gotten into some American internet service providers. The hacking campaign, dubbed Salt Typhoon by investigators, was targeting sensitive information, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Sept. 25), citing sources familiar with the matter. As the report...
When your company is responsible for one the largest IT outages in history, the U.S. government is going to want to hear more about it. And that’s what took place Tuesday (Sept. 24), when the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and...
MoneyGram said Tuesday (Sept. 24) that it is working “around the clock” to bring its systems back online and resume normal business operations after finding a “cybersecurity issue.” “We continue to make progress in successfully restoring some of our key transactional systems,” the money transfer...
Saying the United States is “under attack,” Craigslist founder Craig Newmark reportedly made a $100 million cybersecurity pledge. Newmark said the country is at risk for hacking by foreign governments, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (Sept. 18). As such, Newmark is donating $50 million...
CrowdStrike has launched a wholly owned subsidiary that will provide tailored financing solutions for its CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform. The new CrowdStrike Financial Services aims to facilitate customers’ access to the cybersecurity solution, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 17) press release. “On our...
The Port of Seattle has provided new details about a ransomware cyberattack last month. The “fast-moving” incident on August 24 was carried out by a criminal organization known as Rhysida, the port, which also operates Seattle-Tacoma Airport, said in a news release Friday (Sept. 13)....
23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit tied to a data breach. “We have executed a settlement agreement for an aggregate cash payment of $30 million to settle all U.S. claims regarding the 2023 credential stuffing security incident,” the genetics testing company told...
It is, by this point in human history, an undoubtedly digital world. And in the contemporary age, where commerce increasingly happens online and payment systems have become more intertwined with complex technologies, the importance of cybersecurity — and beyond just that, widening the aperture on...
As businesses move online and data becomes a critical asset, organizations must navigate a minefield of potential threats. And with the news Thursday (Sept. 12) that Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), one of the largest primary care groups in Pennsylvania, has paid a $65 million...
