Oct 13 Hackers hijacked these law enforcement computers for ransom By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Cyber-age extortionists — who use so-called ransomware software to hijack computer systems and hold them hostage until their victims pay a ransom — increasingly are preying on local governments, hospitals and even police departments, and forcing officials to decide whether… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 6:04 Blaming Russia, how will the U.S. respond to pre-election hacks? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 13:03 Shields and Gerson on the 2005 Trump tape, Russian hacking and the upcoming debate By PBS News Hour With the only vice-presidential debate over and the second presidential one just ahead, it's the home stretch of the election -- and it’s full of surprises. Judy Woodruff talks to syndicated columnist Mark Shields and The Washington Post’s Michael Gerson… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: U.S. blames Russia for DNC, election hacking By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. formally accused the Russian government of hacking Democratic political websites and state voting systems in an effort to interfere with elections. Also, Russia moved to keep its troops in Syria. Lawmakers in Moscow… Continue watching
Aug 29 Concerned about hackers, FBI warns states about election security By Bree Fowler and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a confidential "flash" alert from its cyber division, first reported by Yahoo News and posted online by others, the FBI said it's investigating the pair of incidents and advised states to scan their systems for specific signs of hacking. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 8:35 Analyzing the NSA code breach in the context of recent cybersecurity events By PBS News Hour On Saturday, programming code for National Security Agency hacking tools was shared online. The content appears to be legitimate, but it is not clear if it was intentionally hacked or accidentally leaked. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with The Washington Post’s Ellen… Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch 7:16 IRS commissioner: Funding cuts hinder security, efficiency By PBS News Hour The IRS is facing tougher scrutiny than ever from Congress. Last week, lawmakers repeatedly pressed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on why the agency wasn't moving faster to improve cybersecurity, after hackers were able to breach its computers last year. Koskinen… Continue watching
Apr 17 Millions face Monday deadline to file tax returns By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline Monday to file their tax returns, while millions of others will ask for more time —a six-month extension. Continue reading
Apr 06 5 ways to become a smaller target for ransomware hackers By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hacking for ransom is on the rise — on pace to beat out last year's figures — and hits people where it hurts, locking them out of files, photos and critical records until they pay hackers a bounty… Continue reading
Apr 06 Hackers broke into hospitals despite software flaw warnings By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The hackers who seriously disrupted operations at a large hospital chain recently and held some data hostage broke into a computer server left vulnerable despite warnings since at least 2007 that it needed to be fixed with a… Continue reading