Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 14 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Stopping payments would go a long way to stopping ransomware. But the choice is never quite so easy.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 00:15:30 +0000

As the White House gets involved in the response, the group behind the malware is scrambling.

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Mon, 10 May 2021 21:03:03 +0000

Emails from the Epic Games lawsuit show Apple brass discussing how to handle a 2015 iOS hack. The company never directly notified affected users.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 08 May 2021 21:33:57 +0000

An attack has crippled the company’s operations—and cut off a large portion of the East Coast’s fuel supply—in an ominous development for critical infrastructure.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 22:39:47 +0000

The vulnerability was patched Monday, but hackers had already used it to spread malware.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Recent spying attacks against Pulse Secure VPN are just the latest example of a long-simmering cybersecurity meltdown.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000

This week, hackers stole confidential schematics from a third-party supplier and demanded $50 million not to release them.