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

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.

• Oct 29, 2020

FBI warns of "imminent" ransomware attacks on hospital systems

Experts say cybercriminals, likely from eastern Europe, perhaps with Kremlin ties, are seeking money as COVID surges but aren't targeting election systems.

• Oct 29, 2020

Trump campaign site "defaced" in apparent hack

President Trump's campaign website briefly showed a message from someone claiming to have compromised devices belonging to Mr. Trump and his relatives.

• Oct 28, 2020

U.S. charges 6 Russian military officers for massive cyberattacks

The indictment was unsealed in federal court Monday.

• Oct 19, 2020

Twitter hackers accessed DMs of up to 36 people, company says

Twitter said the hackers targeted and manipulated a small number of Twitter employees as part of a "social engineering scheme."

• Jul 23, 2020

Feds charge Chinese cyber hackers who targeted COVID-19 research

The two hackers also allegedly stole millions of dollars' worth of trade secrets and private business information.

• Jul 21, 2020

Twitter says hackers targeted 130 accounts in Bitcoin scam

Social media company said massive cyberattack this week seized control of a "small subset" of targeted accounts.

• Jul 17, 2020

High-profile Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Scammers took over the accounts of moguls, politicians and celebrities, telling millions of followers to send money to a Bitcoin address.

• Jul 16, 2020

Hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Europe, leaked report says

Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna in an apparent espionage operation.

• Jan 29, 2020

Hackers target home cameras: "I'm coming for your baby"

Amazon's Ring service says "malicious actors" have obtained some user passwords and gained access to their accounts.

• Dec 13, 2019

Disney+ user accounts found on hacking sites

Stolen account usernames and passwords are selling for $3 on hacking forums one week after launch, report claims

• Nov 19, 2019

Uber allegedly paid $100,000 ransom after massive data breach

There's "no way to know definitively" that the stolen data was deleted, U.S. attorney for Northern California Dave Anderson said

• Oct 31, 2019

Words with Friends game hacked, exposing 200 million players

A hack of the popular mobile gaming company exposed users' names, emails, login IDs and some phone numbers

• Oct 2, 2019

Hackers tweet racial slurs from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's account

The hacked tweets included sexist, racist and anti-Semitic comments, as well as bomb threats

• Aug 30, 2019

Alleged Capital One hacker threatened to "shoot up" tech company

The ex-Amazon software engineer took little effort to cover her tracks, even making threats against a company in May

• Aug 1, 2019

What we know about accused Capital One hacker Paige Thompson

Ex-Amazon worker implicated in cyberattack had eight different employers and alluded to emotional problems

• Jul 31, 2019

DHS issues hacking security alert for small planes

The alert warns if a hacker gained access to certain planes, they could provide false flight data

• Jul 30, 2019

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