Politics Jul 09 Biden tells Putin Russia must crack down on cybercriminals The warning to Putin was largely a repetition of the tough rhetoric Biden had used during their meeting in Geneva last month, when he warned that there would be consequences for continuing cyberattacks emanating from Russia.
Economy Jul 02 Ransomware hits hundreds of U.S. companies, security firm says A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the incident.
World Jul 01 NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia U.S. and British agencies have disclosed hacking techniques they say are used by Russian intelligence to target hundreds of government agencies, energy companies and other organizations, amid a wave of devastating cyberattacks around the world.
Politics Jun 30 WATCH: Microsoft executive calls it ‘routine’ for federal law enforcement to seek data on customers Federal law enforcement agencies secretly seek the data of Microsoft customers thousands of times a year, according to congressional testimony Wednesday by a senior executive at the technology company.
World Jun 23 U.S. takes down Iran-linked news sites, alleges disinformation American authorities have seized a range of Iran's state-linked news websites they accuse of spreading "disinformation." The takedowns come as world powers scramble to resurrect Tehran's tattered 2015 nuclear deal.
Politics Jun 11 ‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks FBI is starting a 24/7 tip line, doing more to help accusers and taking a tougher stand against agents found to have committed misconduct.
Politics Jun 10 WATCH: Wray says FBI discourages ransomware payments despite recent trend The FBI's director told lawmakers Thursday that the bureau discourages ransomware payments to hacking groups even as major companies in the past month have participated in multimillion-dollar transactions aimed at getting their systems back online.
Politics Jun 08 WATCH: Colonial Pipeline CEO says ransom payment was among his ‘toughest decisions’ The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month will tell senators on Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do to bring an end to fuel shortages affecting much…
Nation Jun 07 WATCH: U.S. has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department.
Nation Jun 05 Justice Dept. says it’ll no longer seize reporters’ records The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups.