Unprecedented Russian hack accessed government secrets

Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks.

• Jul 4, 2021

Experts warn U.S. needs new cyber strategy

After the SolarWinds hack, cybersecurity experts told 60 Minutes that the U.S. needs to develop a new cyber strategy to deal with Russia and other adversaries.

• Feb 14, 2021
• 05:14

SolarWinds hackers have launched new campaign, Microsoft says

This one exploits an email marketing account of a worldwide U.S. aid agency to target, among others, human rights and humanitarian aid and groups, Microsoft says.

• May 28, 2021

Cybercrime is thriving during the pandemic. Here's why.

Shift to remote work during the COVID-19 crisis has provided a fat new target for hackers and criminals.

• May 19, 2021

Teen charged as adult for allegedly rigging Homecoming court

Emily Rose Grover and her mother, who is an assistant principal in the school district, allegedly cast hundreds of fraudulent ballots.

• May 5, 2021

How hackers are attacking the COVID-19 supply chain

Attack "has the hallmarks of nation-state activity" and was designed to undermine trust in the vaccine, experts say.

• Apr 29, 2021

A Marriage Made in Hell, Superbugs, Easter Island

The growing partnership between Russia's government and cybercriminals; then, could antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' become a bigger killer than cancer?; and, Easter Island’s famous moai statues slowly fading away

• Apr 21, 2019
• 43:40

Inside the SolarWinds Hack

Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks.

• Feb 14, 2021
• 13:42

How to find out if your Facebook info was offered to hackers

Personal details for half a billion Facebook users surfaced on a hacker forum. Here's how to protect yourself.

• Apr 7, 2021

Data for 500M Facebook accounts surfaces on hacker site

Information included people's full name, phone number and email address, according to one report.

• Apr 5, 2021

U.S. charges Swiss "hacktivist" for security-camera theft and leaks

Till Kottmann provided CBS News with video and images from the hack, and described the attack as "non-technical" and not difficult to pull off.

• Mar 19, 2021

Hack of video security company Verkada exposes footage from 150K cameras

One hacker decried "nonexistent and irresponsible" lack of security on cameras used inside hospitals, prisons and major companies.

• Mar 10, 2021

Victims of Microsoft hack scramble to plug security holes

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.

• Mar 9, 2021

Chinese hackers exploit Microsoft software bug to steal U.S. data

Targets include American universities, defense contractors, law firms and infectious-disease researchers.

• Mar 3, 2021

U.S. charges North Korean hackers in $1.3 billion theft scheme

The indictment expands on the earlier case related to the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures.

• Feb 17, 2021

North Korea apparently tried to hack Pfizer for COVID vaccine info

A South Korean lawmaker told reporters about a briefing by his nation's spy agency.

• Feb 16, 2021

ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes

Unprecedented Russian SolarWinds hack that infiltrated federal government likely still happening; Then, Bill Gates on how the world can avoid a climate disaster; And, Simone Biles readies for her final Olympics.

• Feb 15, 2021

Cybersecurity experts say U.S. needs to strike back after SolarWinds hack

In the wake of the SolarWinds hack, cybersecurity experts told 60 Minutes that the U.S. must be willing to attack Russia and other adversaries, or the hacks will keep coming.

• Feb 14, 2021

Unprecedented Russian hack accessed government secrets

Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks.

• Feb 14, 2021

Russians outsmarted U.S. cyber defenses in hack

Investigators believe Russia is behind a massive cyber hack that hit several federal agencies, including the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice Departments. Sunday, 60 minutes investigates the largest and most sophisticated cybersecurity breach of federal systems in U.S. history.

• Feb 12, 2021

Hacker tries to poison Florida town's water supply

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.

• Feb 9, 2021

What we know – and don't know – about the suspected Russian hack

Cybersecurity experts say the economic, societal, and military impact of this hack cannot be overemphasized.

• Dec 22, 2020

"Dozens" of top Treasury email accounts hacked, senator says

Senator Ron Wyden said the "full depth" of the Treasury hack "isn't known."

• Dec 22, 2020

Barr breaks with Trump over cyberattack and naming special counsels

Barr said the probe involving Hunter Biden is "being handled responsibly and professionally."

• Dec 21, 2020

Potentially major hack of government agencies disclosed

Treasury, Commerce Departments hit. Feds order all agencies to search their networks for signs they were affected. Russia, suspected by many experts, denies any role.

• Dec 14, 2020

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