World Dec 14 Watch 4:09 Russia seen as likely culprit in major U.S. cyberattack. How widespread was it? Between March and May this year, hackers broke into several U.S. federal agencies, including the one designed to fend off cyberattacks against the country, officials said Sunday. The significant breaches were only discovered recently with Russia considered the likely culprit.
World Oct 19 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: DOJ charges 6 Russians with hacking In our news wrap Monday, the Justice Department has charged six Russians with hacking everything from the 2017 French elections to the 2018 Winter Olympics to U.S. hospitals. The indictment says all six were, or still are, officers in Russian…
Nation Sep 10 Watch 5:42 Amid new reports of foreign election interference, whistleblower claim roils DHS U.S. elections continue to be a target of foreign interference. Microsoft announced Thursday that Russia, China and Iran are all trying to hack campaigns and officials. The news comes one day after a whistleblower from the Department of Homeland Security…
Nation Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interference Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and… By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Aug 23 Hacking attempt into Democrat voter files was actually a phishing test, officials say By Bill Barrow, Associated Press "This was an unauthorized test, not an attack," Bob Lord, the Democratic National Committee's chief security officer, told the AP on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 26 Sen. McCaskill says Russian hackers tried unsuccessfully to attack her computer network By Associated Press She calls the attack "outrageous" and says Russian President Vladimir Putin "is a thug and a bully."… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 7:13 Russia’s sights are set on U.S. elections. Can states secure their voting systems in time? By PBS News Hour The scope of Russian meddling in the last U.S. election has been outlined in special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictments and the threat confirmed by heads of U.S. intelligence agencies. What can states do to protect American voters and democracy? Judy… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 3:23 FBI failed to notify U.S. officials targeted by Russian hackers By PBS News Hour An Associated Press investigation reveals that despite knowing for at least a year, the FBI did not inform U.S. officials that Russian hackers tried to access their personal email accounts in 2015. The hacking operation, known as “Fancy Bear,” also… Continue watching
Nov 26 AP report: FBI didn’t tell U.S. targets as Russian hackers hunted emails By Raphael Satter, Jeff Donn and Desmond Butler, Associated Press The FBI repeatedly failed to alert targets of Russian hackers despite knowing for more than a year that their personal emails were in the Kremlin's sights. Continue reading