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
Jun 02 Live Nation reveals data breach at Ticketmaster that may have affected millions of customers By Associated Press Live Nation said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 "a criminal threat actor'' offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web. Continue reading
Apr 26 These countries have already banned TikTok By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press TikTok is already banned in a handful of countries and from government-issued devices in a number of others, due to official worries that the app poses privacy and cybersecurity concerns. Continue reading
Mar 25 U.S. and UK announce sanctions in China over hacks on election watchdog and lawmakers By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Officials said those sanctioned are responsible for a hack that may have gained access to information on tens of millions of U.K. voters held by the Electoral Commission, as well as for cyberespionage targeting lawmakers who have been outspoken about… Continue reading
Mar 13 Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Lawmakers in the European Parliament have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first proposed. Continue reading