
Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million
Hackers apparently used doctored invoices purporting to be from vendors to steal money from party coffers.
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Hackers apparently used doctored invoices purporting to be from vendors to steal money from party coffers.
Top national security officials spoke at a last-minute news conference Wednesday.
The hacking groups are targeting the Trump and Biden campaigns, as well as entities involved in the 2020 race, Microsoft found.
"We're kind of seeing the same things that we saw in 2016, but at a much larger scale," CNET's Dan Patterson said.
"Attendees talked about how industry and government could improve how we share information and coordinate our response to better detect and deter threats"
All elections are vulnerable to cyberattack, but according to the Department of Homeland Security and election officials, your vote is secure
Voting machines, email networks, social media and critical infrastructure are all vulnerable to cyberattacks. Still experts are confident that your vote will be counted. Their biggest fear? Hacking will undermine citizens' faith and confidence in election results. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss.
Homeland Security official Christopher Krebs warns of ongoing disinformation campaigns aimed at causing distrust about the security of our vote
This week in "Campaign 2018: Election Hacking," CBS News and CNET answer some of the most pressing questions from viewers
CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to answer some of the most common questions about how hackers are targeting election security and what we can do to protect the voting process.
Data captured in battleground states shows a dramatic increase of trojans, adware, and ransomware
Several battleground states have been targeted by ransomware and other cyberattacks in the weeks leading up to Election Day. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with details.
Big data and artificial intelligence will expose old vulnerabilities and create new methods of hacking campaigns
The Internet of Things and big data are changing the threats to election security. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN with details.
Russia, China, Iran, and hacktivist groups are meddling with elections in the U.S. and around the world
Several countries are building up their cyber capabilities both to protect their own interests and go on the offensive. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss how Russia, China, Iran and other threat actors are attempting to influence elections in the U.S. and around the world.
The vulnerability is "the light you turn on. It's the water you drink. It's the toilets you flush"
In our series "Campaign 2018: Election Hacking," we examine the havoc that bad actors could potentially create by exploiting software flaws in critical infrastructure on Election Day. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson explains what that could look like and how cities could prevent such an attack.
Lone-wolf hackers and nation-states use the encrypted internet to trade voter data and cyber-weapons
Cybersecurity experts say the goal is to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system.
Coordinated social media influence campaigns may be the most effective method of meddling with elections
In our series "Campaign 2018: Election Hacking," we take a look at the growing role social media plays in swaying voters and how bad actors are using it to sow discord in the U.S. Leo Taddeo, chief information security officer of Cyxtera, and CNET's Dan Patterson have more on the growing threat.
How hackers target political campaigns with simple but sophisticated email attacks
Hackers are turning to some deceptively simple tactics to target political campaigns. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson explains how campaigns can protect themselves against phishing in the first installment of our series, Campaign 2018: Election Hacking.
Top intelligence officials are warning of pervasive efforts to interfere with the 2018 midterm elections. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson spoke with CBSN from the hacking convention Black Hat in Las Vegas about the potential new threats.
The governor has been keeping a low profile in recent days.
Health care professionals who attempt to provide gender-affirming care could face up to 10 years in prison.
Major General William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, testified before senators on the January 6 assault on the Capitol.
"If we want to stave off a coming mass extinction, we're going to need to do more to conserve land and waters to protect species," says University of California, Berkeley's Arthur Middelton.
President Biden agreed to a demand by moderate Democrats to begin phasing out stimulus checks at a faster rate.
The House is expected to vote on H.R. 1, a Democratic legislative priority that has faced opposition from Republicans.
"We are financing horrific crime around the globe," said Alexander von Bismarck, executive director of the Environmental Investigation Agency.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee is seeking eight years of financial records from former President Trump and other entities affiliated with him.
Authorities evacuated the Lakeside Center in the city of Ankeny after the device was spotted but later re-opened it for balloting.
The House is expected to vote on an election reform bill this week, but that measure is unlikely to pass in the Senate.
The largest and fastest asteroid to pass by Earth this year is nearly here.
The family of Harry Dunn, who was hit in a head-on crash by Anne Sacoolas in England, says they're still suffering "beyond belief" as a Virginia court takes the case back up.
Some governments, including the U.S., are considering COVID-19 immunity certificates to inject the tourism industry back to life and revive businesses.
At least 8 more people killed by security forces as medics, educators and journalists are targeted in a bid to quash demands for democracy.
While the global population is still growing, a major study from 2020 predicts it will peak in 2064 and then fall by nearly a billion people by the end of the century.
The governor has been keeping a low profile in recent days.
Amazon quietly rolled out a new design last month.
Health care professionals who attempt to provide gender-affirming care could face up to 10 years in prison.
Major General William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, testified before senators on the January 6 assault on the Capitol.
"If we want to stave off a coming mass extinction, we're going to need to do more to conserve land and waters to protect species," says University of California, Berkeley's Arthur Middelton.
The governor has been keeping a low profile in recent days.
Health care professionals who attempt to provide gender-affirming care could face up to 10 years in prison.
Major General William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, testified before senators on the January 6 assault on the Capitol.
"If we want to stave off a coming mass extinction, we're going to need to do more to conserve land and waters to protect species," says University of California, Berkeley's Arthur Middelton.
President Biden agreed to a demand by moderate Democrats to begin phasing out stimulus checks at a faster rate.
"Degrassi" and "Soundtrack" coworkers shared messages about French on social media.
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Washington Post investigative reporter and author Emma Brown joins "CBS This Morning" with her new book, "To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood." In the wake of the #MeToo movement, Brown asked herself, "How will I raise my son to be different?" That question led to her traveling the country, speaking to hundreds of coaches, educators, parents and boys. She talks about her research, the challenges boys face, and what parents and educators can do to better raise and support them.
Actor Daniel Kaluuya and director Shaka King joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss their new film, "Judas and the Black Messiah." Kaluuya, who took home his first Golden Globe Award for portraying Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, and King discuss Hampton's legacy and bringing his story to the screen.
Best-selling author Viet Thanh Nguyen talks to Jan Crawford about his new novel, out this week. "The Committed," a sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Sympathizer," continues the story of the refugee narrator from Nguyen's first book. The novels have earned him the description as "a conscience of American literature."
Targets include American universities, defense contractors, law firms and infectious-disease researchers.
Search giant is phasing out third-party cookies in Chrome, but will still personalize ads using technologies it calls less invasive.
"There is no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine," Volvo's chief technology officer said.
The social media company will also be introducing a 5-strike policy to "further reduce the spread of potentially harmful and misleading" information.
The iPhone maker now makes up 40% of Buffett's $280 billion investment portfolio.
The largest and fastest asteroid to pass by Earth this year is nearly here.
Just before getting her first dose of the Moderna vaccine, Parton sang a new rendition of "Jolene" to fit the occasion: "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you please don't hesitate."
It's likely to be safe for those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine to have small gatherings with others who are vaccinated.
Four million doses are being shipped out Monday of the newly-approved coronavirus vaccination, with 100 million promised by the end of June.
"Over coming weeks or months, the iceberg may move away; or it could run aground and remain close to Brunt Ice Shelf," Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of British Antarctic Survey, said in a press release.
Some governments, including the U.S., are considering COVID-19 immunity certificates to inject the tourism industry back to life and revive businesses.
Early trial data and government refusal to approve the shot for over-65s, despite mounting evidence that it works well, have led to thousands of doses going unused.
"Please hear me clearly: At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the hard-earned ground we have gained," CDC Director Rochelle Walensky told reporters on Monday.
Just before getting her first dose of the Moderna vaccine, Parton sang a new rendition of "Jolene" to fit the occasion: "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, I'm begging of you please don't hesitate."
It's likely to be safe for those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine to have small gatherings with others who are vaccinated.
Black workers are dramatically underrepresented in leadership roles, according to McKinsey.
Amazon quietly rolled out a new design last month.
The Senate majority leader said that the Senate will take up President Biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill as early as Wednesday.
Calls for boycott of company's products reignited after Robert Unanue falsely insists Trump "still actual president" of U.S.
Most Americans say $1,400 payments included in rescue package will last them less than three months, lawmakers argue.
Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill aimed at combating hate crimes in the state where Matthew Shepard was killed in 1998.
Authorities evacuated the Lakeside Center in the city of Ankeny after the device was spotted but later re-opened it for balloting.
Prosecutors have charged more than 300 people for their alleged roles in the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
The incident took place inside Watson Chapel Junior High School as students switched classes Monday morning. The suspect, a fellow classmate, is in custody.
Ex-Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son don't deny masterminding Carlos Ghosn's cinema-worthy escape to Lebanon in a speaker box.
The largest and fastest asteroid to pass by Earth this year is nearly here.
"I will pay for the entire journey. I have bought all the seats, so it will be a private ride," Yusaku Maezawa said.
Multiple spacewalks planned to upgrade the space station's aging power system
Much like the name of the rover, Diana Trujillo persevered.
The launch will come a year later than planned after Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lost out on a major Space Force contract.
The Hollywood Foreign Press offered professionally shot photos while others posted on their social media accounts.
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An inside look at the investigation into Christian Brueckner, the new suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
Two men are shot and killed at their homes 2,800 miles apart by a man delivering a package – how a car full of clues helped solve the murders.
An unusual winter weather pattern brought snow to places that rarely see it.
Israel is implementing a program requiring people to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before accessing facilities like gyms. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi joins "CBSN AM" to talk about these so-called "vaccine passports."
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Serena Altschul talks with experts about the dangers of avalanches. Plus: Lee Cowan looks at the enduring popularity of the late TV painting instructor Bob Ross; Mo Rocca interviews actor LeVar Burton; Nancy Giles harmonizes with Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., founding members of The 5th Dimension; Tracy Smith talks with actress Ellen Pompeo about the future of "Grey's Anatomy"; Erin Moriarty investigates allegations of sexual harassment by former female employees of McDonald’s and its franchisees; and Jim Gaffigan ponders the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus lockdown.
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The 2020 presidential election saw historic voter turnout. Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, joins CBSN to discuss how absentee ballots played a role in the outcome.
Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top experts answer coronavirus vaccine questions as part of “A Shot of Hope,” a CBSN special about the rollout and distribution of coronavirus vaccines across the U.S. Anchored by Tanya Rivero, this CBSN special hour focuses on the latest medical updates, the status of vaccine distribution, the struggle to get back to work and school, and the trust and access issues among minority communities.