Hackers demand $70 million to end biggest known ransomware attack
Russia-linked group REvil infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries via software company Kaseya, experts say.
Russia-linked group REvil infected thousands of victims in at least 17 countries via software company Kaseya, experts say.
The agency's newly launched facility is meant to serve as a gathering point for government and private sector cybersecurity experts.
U.S.-based carriers and Australian banks were among those reporting disruptions. Similar waves of tech hiccups have hit in recent weeks.
The company indicated that "the vast majority of the company's facilities were operational" at the time of payment.
"Shutting down the pipeline was absolutely the right decision," CEO Joseph Blount told lawmakers.
The FBI tracked and seized 63.7 bitcoins sent to hackers from the criminal group known as DarkSide.
The cyberattack is the third notable U.S. cyber breach in a single month.
Work has stopped at several U.S. meat processing plants after the world's largest meat producer was hit with a major cyberattack.
Colonial Pipeline says it has resumed normal operations following a ransomware attack that crippled the company's computer systems and led to a gasoline supply shortage across several states. Michael Daniel, CEO of Cyber Threat Alliance, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what has been learned from the attack.
Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, says the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline should be a wake-up call about the risk of cyberthreats.
Motorists, especially in Southern states, are finding long lines at many stations. Some are out of gas. And prices could rise.
DarkSide cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity.
The Colonial Pipeline Company said the attack involves ransomware.
Attack "has the hallmarks of nation-state activity" and was designed to undermine trust in the vaccine, experts say.
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President Biden has been briefed on the attack.
One hacker decried "nonexistent and irresponsible" lack of security on cameras used inside hospitals, prisons and major companies.
While the hack doesn't pose the kind of national security threat as the more sophisticated SolarWinds campaign, it can be an existential threat for victims who didn't install the patch in time.
A South Korean lawmaker told reporters about a briefing by his nation's spy agency.
The hacker allegedly tried to change the sodium hydroxide in the water supply from about 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million.
Apple advised users to update devices after a researcher found a security threat.
Cybersecurity experts discuss the national security implications of the suspected Russian breach — a "cyber virus" — that has infected the computer systems of more than 18,000 private and government customers.
Mr. Biden spoke from Wilmington, Delaware, about the cyberattack that targeted numerous government agencies.
Senator Ron Wyden said the "full depth" of the Treasury hack "isn't known."
Cybersecurity experts say the economic, societal, and military impact of this hack cannot be overemphasized.
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Solar storms can dazzle, bringing displays of the northern lights to large parts of the globe. But geomagnetic storms can also affect electronic systems.
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Angie Harmon said she heard a gunshot and rushed outside, where she found her dog had been shot, and saw the delivery person putting a gun into the front of his pants, according to the lawsuit.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says his department is short more than 200 officers, and has lost 40% of its police force in the last four years.
Officials are "unsure where the crash started or where it ended," Williamson County Sheriff Mark Elrod told reporters.
A new study finds hospitals with a higher share of women surgeons and and anesthetists shave better patient outcomes.
The report also highlights the financial destruction that can occur when workers take unpaid time off after being hurt or tired from the job.
Ransomware attack targeted a Nissan virtual private network, the automaker's U.S. subsidiary said.
Experts call for better drug testing procedures as more states legalize marijuana and societal norms change.
McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski said recently the company must be laser-focused on keeping prices affordable.
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The president and vice president are required to file public financial reports.
The state of Louisiana and a group of Black voters and civil rights groups asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a long-running dispute over the state's congressional map.
Minnesota Senate Republicans on Wednesday attempted to expel embattled DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell from the chamber Wednesday, in the wake of accusations she broke into her stepmother's home last month, but that effort failed.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez may argue his wife kept him in the dark about her dealings with three businessmen.
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Experts call for better drug testing procedures as more states legalize marijuana and societal norms change.
Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.
Nurse practitioners have been viewed as a key to addressing the shortage of primary care physicians. But data suggests that, just like doctors, they are increasingly drawn to better-paying specialties.
Nearly 4,000 people die from accidental drowning ever year, according to the CDC.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi to protest the law's passage.
The U.S. began moving pieces of the military pier toward Gaza on Wednesday, and it's expected to be operational in days.
Extreme heat is known as a "silent killer," and in some areas across Asia, its intensity would have been impossible without one critical factor, a new study found.
Assailants killed 2 prison convoy officers, springing the inmate they were escorting. France's prime minister vowed the suspects "will pay."
In Kyiv, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $2 billion in new financing for Ukraine to aid weapons delivery and fuel Ukraine's defense industrial base.
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The bloodshed in Chiapas marks at least the fourth mass killing in Mexico in about a week.
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The large explosion of energy and light from the sun comes just days after Earth was slammed with the biggest geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years.
WASP-193b is 50% larger than Jupiter — the largest planet in our solar system — but seven times less massive because of it's extraordinarily low density.
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The oxygen valve that derailed a launch try last week has been replaced, but engineers want more time to verify an unrelated helium leak has been fixed.
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