U.S. charges Chinese hackers, government officials in broad cybercrime campaign
The indictments come as the U.S. government has warned of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat from China.
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New labels to help people pick devices less at risk of hacking
Smart devices like baby monitors, fitness trackers and internet-connected appliances could soon carry labels certifying that they meet federal cybersecurity standards.
Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed workstations, documents in ‘major’ cyber incident
The revelation comes as U.S. officials are continuing to grapple with the fallout of a massive Chinese cyber-espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon.
Indiana Gov.-elect Braun appoints public safety secretary
Jennifer-Ruth Green, a combat veteran and deputy commander of the 11th Operations Group at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, brings military and cybersecurity experience to the role.
FCC warns telecoms to bolster defenses against China hackers or face fines
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has drafted plans to regulate the cybersecurity of telecommunications companies as the federal government faces pressure to respond to a massive compromise of U.S. phone networks by Chinese government hackers.
Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
TikTok faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and America over security and data privacy. It comes as China and the West are locked in a wider tug of war over technology ranging from spy balloons to computer chips.
Indiana Office of Technology to offer free website hosting for local governments
For the last four years, the office has supported website hosting for a “low cost,” but announced it would be eliminating the attached price tag this week.
Congress grills CrowdStrike about multibillion-dollar July tech outage
The July technology failure shut down 911 call centers, handicapped hospitals and stranded airplane passengers around the world.
Delta CEO says airline is facing $500M in costs from global tech outage
Among airlines, Delta was by far the hardest hit hard by the outage, having to cancel thousands of flights, because key systems were crippled by the incident.
CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
The outage caused days of widespread technological havoc, highlighting how much of the world depends on a few key providers of computing services and drawing the attention of regulators who want more details on what went wrong.
CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity firm’s role in global tech outage
The scope of the disruptions has also caught the attention of government regulators, including antitrust enforcers, though it remains to be seen if they take action against the company.
Amazon Prime Day a big event for scammers, experts warn
Consumers reported losing about $10 billion to fraud in 2023, a 14% jump from 2022. Online shopping scams were the second most-reported form of fraud.
AutoNation warns cyberattack put big dent in quarterly profit
AutoNation said that certain ancillary services are still limited or unavailable, including those that help automate ordering, scheduling, payment and reporting processes.
Data of nearly all AT&T customers downloaded to third-party platform in security breach
Approximately 109 million customer accounts were impacted, according to AT&T, which said that it currently doesn’t believe that the data is publicly available.
Hacked firm says all auto dealers should be live again by July 4
CDK suffered two cyberattacks that forced its systems offline for days, slowing down everything from scheduling, service repairs, parts deliveries and car purchases at auto dealerships in both the U.S. and Canada.
Car dealerships in North America revert to pens and paper after cyberattacks
CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks Wednesday. That led to an outage that has continued to impact operations.
Car dealerships disrupted by a multi-day outage after cyberattacks on software supplier
For prospective car buyers, that may mean delays at dealerships or vehicle orders written up by hand, with no immediate end in sight.
Ascension St. Vincent says it has restored electronic records system hit by May cyberattack
Ascension, the largest Catholic health system in the United States, was hit May 8 by a cyberattack that hindered computer access across the system and affected patient care.
Congress questions Microsoft boss after a ‘cascade’ of security errors
The House Homeland Security Committee grilled Microsoft President Brad Smith on Thursday about the software giant’s plans to improve its security after devastating hacks reached into federal officials’ email accounts, challenging the company’s fitness as a dominant government contractor.
Authorities arrest man accused of running ‘likely world’s largest ever’ cybercrime botnet
Cybercriminals used Yunhe Wang’s network of zombie residential computers to steal “billions of dollars from financial institutions, credit card issuers and accountholders, and federal lending programs since 2014,” according to an indictment.