Alabama hospitals pay hackers in ransomware attack
An Alabama hospital system that quit accepting new patients after a ransomware attack said Saturday it had gotten a key to unlock its computer systems. A…
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Chinese hackers responsible for attack on Australian parliament
Australia’s cyber intelligence agency has found that China was behind a cyberattack on the country’s parliament and three largest political parties prior to…
New Attack Lets Hackers Remotely Steal Data From Intel CPUs
Unlike previous side-channel vulnerabilities disclosed in Intel CPUs, researchers have discovered a new flaw that can be exploited remotely over the network…
‘Malicious attack’ takes Wikipedia offline in Germany
Wikipedia users in Germany couldn’t find the answers they were looking for when they were met with an error message while attempting to visit the online…
Sberbank helped one of the largest US banks to prevent a cyber attack
In July, Sberbank helped one of the largest US banks to prevent a cyberattack and avoid damage of several million dollars. Deputy Chairman of the Board of…
Unalaska Recovers $2.3 Million Following Phishing Attack
The Alaskan city of Unalaska has recovered approximately $2.3 million after digital fraudsters targeted it with a phishing attack. Erin Reinders, city manager…
The Untold Story Behind the World’s First Major Internet Attack
Our connected world comes with countless risks. Viruses, worms, spyware, ransomware, backdoors, trojans: The language of cybersecurity is relatively new, but…
Lake County government shuts down servers after ransomware attack
After the massive cyberattack in Texas, officials from Lake County, Illinois revealed on Friday, August 23 that the county has been hit by a cyberattack that…
Ransomware attack hits more than 20 Texas local governments
More than 20 local governments in Texas are facing a coordinated ransomware attack, authorities said. The Texas Department of Information Resources said in a…
Ransomware attack paralyzes 23 computer systems in Texas
A coordinated ransomware attack took down systems operated by 23 entities in Texas on Friday, state authorities said Saturday. State agencies were working…