Economy May 19 Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid $4.4 million to hackers Colonial Pipeline's CEO Joseph Blount told The Wall Street Journal that he authorized the payment after the ransomware attack because the company didn't know the extent of the damage. By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press
Economy May 13 Gas crunch continues across much of U.S. after pipeline hack Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline says the gas is flowing again but it could take days before it's totally back to normal. A cybersecurity attack forced a temporary shutdown and panic-buying that drained supplies. By Tom Foreman Jr., Jeff Martin, Ben Finley, Associated Press
Politics Feb 17 U.S. still unraveling ‘sophisticated’ hack of 9 government agencies Anne Neuberger says a task force has identified nine federal agencies and about 100 private companies that were breached by what she called a "sophisticated" actor. By Ben Fox, Associated Press
Nation Jan 06 Justice Department says it’s been affected by Russian hack The Justice Department says about 3% of its email accounts could be compromised as part of a massive breach of federal government agencies that U.S. officials have linked to Russia. No classified systems are believed to have been affected. By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Jan 05 Hack of federal agencies ‘likely Russian in origin,’ say security agencies By Eric Tucker, Frank Bajak, Associated Press The statement represents the U.S. government's first formal attempt to assign responsibility for the breaches at multiple agencies and to assign a possible motive for the operation. Continue reading
Dec 17 U.S. cybersecurity agency warns of ‘grave’ threat from global hack By Ben Fox, Associated Press It was the most detailed comment yet from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency since reports emerged that government agencies including the Treasury and Commerce departments were among those penetrated. Continue reading
Sep 19 US Senate staff targeted by state-backed hackers, senator says By Frank Bajak, Raphael Satter, Associated Press Senator Ron Wyden says in a letter to Senate leaders that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal accounts were targeted by foreign government hackers. Continue reading
Sep 07 British Airways travelers’ credit card details hacked By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Hackers obtained the credit card details of some 380,000 British Airways travelers during a two-week data breach this summer that leaves the customers vulnerable to financial fraud, the airline says. Continue reading
Aug 15 Hackers are preparing an ‘unlimited’ ATM cash heist. Here’s how to protect yourself By Gretchen Frazee The FBI is warning of an impending cyber scheme that could steal millions of dollars from ATMs around the world. Continue reading