World Jun 19 Hackers reportedly wipe out $90 million from largest Iranian cryptocurrency exchange By Gabe Levin, Associated Press
Nation May 10 Watch 4:31 Hackers leak to press passenger details of Trump deportation flights More than a month after The Atlantic broke the story that top U.S. officials were sharing military attack plans on Signal, the Trump administration’s handling of sensitive data is still under scrutiny. Hackers targeted another app used by Trump officials… By Laura Barrón-López, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara, Gerard Edic
World Dec 04 Watch 4:13 Chinese hackers have infiltrated at least 8 U.S. telecom companies, White House says The White House said that a broad Chinese hacking operation had infiltrated at least eight American telecommunications companies and that none of them have managed to remove the Chinese hackers from their systems. Nick Schifrin reports. By Nick Schifrin
World Oct 23 Report: Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway U.S. voters may escalate A new threat intelligence report from Microsoft says foreign adversaries have showed continued determination to influence the U.S. election and there are signs their activity will intensify as Election Day nears. By Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Nation Jun 24 Watch 6:25 Cyberattack on software company disrupts business at thousands of car dealerships Thousands of car dealers across North America have been forced to revert to pen and paper after a software company they rely on was hit by several cyberattacks. The outage has not only caused delays and inconveniences for customers, but… By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas
Jun 15 Chinese hackers breached hundreds of public, private networks, security firm says By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Word of the breach came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs for China this weekend as part of the Biden administration’s push to repair deteriorating ties between Washington and Beijing. Continue reading
Jan 26 U.S. infiltrates, dismantles big ransomware gang By Eric Tucker, Frank Bajak, Associated Press Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials say the FBI and international partners have at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang they infiltrated last year. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:53 The Colonial Pipeline shutdown: Latest news and how the US can prepare for next time By PBS NewsHour Nearly a week after a ransomware attack forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down, the company announced it has restored service. The shutdown disrupted gas supplies along the East Coast — full recovery may still take days. The attack has highlighted… Continue watching
Nov 13 Microsoft says Russian, North Korean hackers tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data By Frank Bajak, Associated Press Most of the break-in efforts involved attempts to steal the login credentials of people associated with the targeted organizations. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Ukraine closes border to Russian men Friday in our news wrap, Ukraine escalated its standoff with Russia. President Petro Poroshenko closed the border to all Russian men ages 16 to 60, saying he wants to prevent fighters from joining rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine. Continue watching