Nov 30 Watch 6:48 Why companies are still failing to protect our personal data A newly announced breach into the Marriott hotel chain’s reservation database is one of the biggest hacks in history, affecting half a billion customers in all. Amna Nawaz speaks with David Kennedy, co-founder of security firm TrustedSec, to understand what's… Continue watching
Nov 28 2 Iranian hackers charged for U.S. ransomware extortion scheme By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The computer hackers are accused of creating ransomware known as SamSam that encrypted data on the computers of more than 200 victims, including the cities of Atlanta and Newark, New Jersey. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 6:41 Why this author says it’s ‘highly probable’ Russian interference swung the 2016 election Did the involvement of Russian trolls and hackers swing the 2016 presidential election? Kathleen Hall Jamieson, author of “Cyberwar,” believes it is “highly probable” that they did. She joins Judy Woodruff to discuss her research on how the Russians found… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 5:22 Russian government accused of hacking agencies investigating its alleged crimes American and Dutch officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of a widespread series of computer attacks. In the Netherlands, four Russian agents tried to hack into computers at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Meanwhile, the U.S. Continue watching
Sep 28 50 million Facebook accounts affected by security breach By Mae Anderson, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The company says hackers exploited its "View As" feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to someone else. Facebook says it has taken steps to fix the security problem and alerted law enforcement. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:06 Why ransomware attacks target local governments like Atlanta By PBS News Hour Nine days ago, a cyberattack brought Atlanta to a virtual standstill. Now the city says it is slowly making progress restoring its computer network. Officials have not said whether they paid a $51,000 ransom to a group known as SamSam,… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 4:59 Is your computer safe from hackers? By Hari Sreenivasan This week, Google announced the discovery of three design flaws in processors of computers, tablets and smartphones that could let hackers access data. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of CrowdStrike, tells Hari Sreenivasan about the vulnerabilities and what’s being done to address… Continue watching
May 16 Why there are bound to be sequels to the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ hack By Elizabeth Flock In the newest Pirates of the Caribbean film, Captain Jack Sparrow is dogged by deadly ghost pirates, led by the maniacal Captain Salazar. In real-life, he’s apparently being pursued by a different kind of foe: hackers that claim to be… Continue reading
May 15 Watch 5:16 When should the government reveal cyber flaws to tech companies? By PBS News Hour If the government can detect that there is a hole in a company's software that makes it vulnerable to attack, do they have an obligation to tell that company, even if it gives away the government's tool for conducting surveillance?… Continue watching
May 15 Watch 9:21 Microsoft’s president says global cyberattack is a ‘wakeup call’ By PBS News Hour A global ransomware attack has hit more than 200,000 victims, such as hospitals and schools, in more than 150 countries since Friday. The virus takes advantage of a security flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system, which the company patched in… Continue watching