Oct 28 Watch 8:18 U.S. cybersecurity officials warn of foreign efforts to sow doubt and chaos around election By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev From disinformation to hacking and leaking, America’s adversaries have never been this busy before an election. U.S. intelligence officials have detailed Russian disinformation, Iranian hacking and leaking efforts and a Chinese focus on congressional candidates critical of Beijing. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Sep 18 FBI says Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info By Eric Tucker, David Klepper, Associated Press The announcement is the latest effort to call out what officials say is Iran’s brazen, ongoing work to interfere in the 2024 election, including a hack-and-leak campaign that the FBI and other federal agencies linked last month to Tehran. Continue reading
Aug 26 Apparent cyberattack hits Seattle airport, causing major internet outages By Associated Press Aviation Managing Director Lance Lyttle said Sunday that officials were working around the clock to get the system back online. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Trump campaign claims it was hacked by 'foreign sources hostile to the U.S.' In our news wrap Sunday, the Trump campaign pointed toward Iran after claiming it was hacked, Israeli military searches for gunmen behind a shooting in the occupied West Bank, families identify loved ones from the Brazil plane crash, rescue teams… Continue watching
Aug 09 Iran ramping up cyber activity apparently meant to influence U.S. election, Microsoft says By Ali Swenson, Associated Press U.S. intelligence officials say Russia continues to pose the greatest threat for election disinformation, while Iran is expanding its efforts and China is proceeding cautiously. Continue reading
Jul 22 CrowdStrike customers and regulators are still waiting for details on what caused meltdown By Associated Press Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation. Continue reading
Jul 20 Faulty CrowdStrike update took down 8.5 million Windows computers around the globe By David Koenig, Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain. Continue reading
Jul 19 What we know about the massive tech outage causing worldwide disruptions By Associated Press At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that says the problem occurred when it deployed a faulty update to computers running Microsoft Windows — with the company noting that the issue was not a security… Continue reading
Jul 16 Experts warn of scammers on Amazon Prime Day By Associated Press The Better Business Bureau advises consumers to watch out for lookalike websites, too-good-to-be-true social media ads, and unsolicited emails or calls. Continue reading
Jul 12 AT&T says data of nearly all customers downloaded in a 2022 security breach By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The company said Friday that it has launched an investigation and engaged cybersecurity experts to understand the nature and scope of the criminal activity. Continue reading