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Howard University canceled classes and shut down campus WiFi after a ransomware attack
The closure came just two weeks after the fall semester began. Howard is the latest US institution …
Connor Perrett
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The Biden administration is working with Colonial Pipeline to restore service 'quickly' after a ransomware attack on the country's top fuel pipeline operator
Colonial has not said when service might resume but a lengthy shutdown could roil fuel markets, dis…
Victoria Cavaliere
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Some Garmin services are still offline several days after a giant cyber attack shut them down, the company said
Many Garmin Connect features are still down as part of an outage caused by a recent cyber attack, t…
Lisa Eadicicco
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Russia-linked cybercriminals raked in $400 million in cryptocurrency from ransomware attacks in 2021, Chainalysis says
About 74% of ransomware revenue last year went to cybercriminals who are highly likely to be affili…
Carla Mozée
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Cybercriminals are extorting huge sums of crypto in ransomware attacks as they go after bigger and bigger targets, Chainalysis says
A report by Chainalysis found that ransomware operators have become more effective than ever, and h…
Phil Rosen
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US senators urge stricter crypto regulation after a flood of ransomware attacks
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia and Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri spoke with NBC's …
Isabelle Lee
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The Republican National Committee said a third-party Microsoft IT contractor was breached in cyber attack last week, but no GOP data stolen
The breach comes less than a month after President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Puti…
Erin Snodgrass
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Ransomware attacks add to bitcoin's woes, shining a light on the use of cryptocurrencies in crime
Hackers have demanded to be paid in cryptocurrencies in recent high-profile cyberattacks, raising t…
Harry Robertson
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More than 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients' data was exposed after hackers attacked the organization
The data breach affected 21 Planned Parenthood locations in Los Angeles, a spokesperson told the Wa…
Ben Gilbert
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Cyberattacks threaten the corporate world. Here's what companies need to know about what comes next.
Cyberattacks threaten reputation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate valuation, the ability to rai…
Stephen Lawton
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The hackers that attacked a major US oil pipeline say it was only for money - here's what to know about DarkSide
A major US fuel pipeline has been offline since Friday. The ransomware group that did it says it wa…
Natasha Dailey
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Ransomware attacks hit 'under-resourced' city governments hardest, says cybersecurity expert whose kids' school was shut down by hackers for 4 days
Friday's DarkSide attack took down a major oil pipeline. A cybersecurity expert said such ransomwar…
Jacob Shamsian
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Indian news agency hit by massive ransomware attack — servers were down for hours but no payment was made
Hackers broke into the servers of news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) over the weekend, cripplin…
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The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to trace crypto used in cyberattacks and will offer bounties of up to $10 million for info
This White House initiative includes offering bounties of up to $10 million for information that wi…
Isabelle Lee
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One of the oldest Bitcoin websites on the net was hit by ransomware, and hackers want their payment in Bitcoin
While the ransom amount may seem negligible since it's not even a single coin, it's a consider…
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The Cognizant Maze ransomware saga will show its full impact for many months to come
Cognizant’s first-quarter earnings were in the green, up by 3.5% in constant currency terms, but th…
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Crippling attacks on US gas and meat suppliers expose the dangers of major companies' reliance on patchwork cybersecurity
"Every company has a mosaic of systems, and they might come from a number of manufacturers," one ex…
Dominick Reuter
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Ransomware can encrypt your files and force you to pay money — here's how to avoid ransomware, or deal with an infection
Ransomware is a kind of malware that can lock you out of all of the files on your computer unless y…
Dave Johnson
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Up to one-fifth of US beef and pork capacity may be shut down after the ransomware attack on JBS, the world's largest meat processing company
A cyberattack on JBS has forced a shutdown of operations in the US, halting production and cancelli…
Dominick Reuter
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Smartwatch maker Garmin has been hit with a major outage after what may have been a ransomware attack
Garmin's Connect app and website are down after it may have been impacted by a ransomware attack, a…