June 26, 2017 Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall hit by data breach The Madison Square Garden Co. says customers at five of its locations may have been affected by a data breach.
June 26, 2017 Kansas hospital pays ransomware demand, doesn't get files back Paying off criminals doesn't always work, as Kansas Heart Hospital learned this week. They paid off ransomware, only to be asked for more money by the attackers. It's just the latest in a long string of hospital ransomware attacks.
June 26, 2017 Teen hacker claims breach of Russian Visa Center's systems A hacker claims to have breached the systems of an organization that helps Americans obtain Russian visas.
June 26, 2017 Personal data for more than 130,000 sailors breached, Navy announces The personal data of more than 130,000 sailors was accessed by unknown individuals after a contractor's laptop was breached, the Navy announced Wednesday.
June 23, 2017 WannaCry virus inadvertenly helps Australian drivers avoid speeding tickets Despite taking down more than 300,000 computers around the world in over 150 countries, affecting countless organizations, the WannaCry ransomware may have helped some unwitting Australian motorists.
June 23, 2017 Washington State University warns 1 million about stolen hard drive containing personal data Washington State University sent letters earlier this month to 1 million people warning them they could be at risk of identity theft after a hard drive was in a locked safe that was stolen more than a month go.
June 21, 2017 Report: Homeland Security's own computers vulnerable to cyber attack The Department of Homeland Security, the agency charged with protecting the federal government from cyber attacks, is itself vulnerable to such threats because its own outdated computers lack even the basic protections needed to fend off hackers, a new report shows.
June 21, 2017 Ransomware attack costs South Korean company $1M, largest payment ever Ransomware got a proverbial shot in the arm earlier this year following the WannaCry attacks and it looks as if hackers are getting more brazen with their requests as a result. Web hosting company Nayana, based in South Korea, was attacked with the Erebus ransomware on June 10. The company ultimately had to pay a fee of 397.6 Bitcoin (approximately $1 million), the largest ransomware paid ever.
June 19, 2017 Did the CIA hack your router? The CIA reportedly had the capability to hack into dozens of Wi-Fi router models, even if they were protected by usernames and strong passwords.
June 15, 2017 Microsoft is worried about an 'elevated risk for destructive cyber attacks' Microsoft has made a “rare” decision to combat attacks similar to the WannaCry epidemic that struck hospitals and banks last month.