cybersecurity
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PublishedJune 7, 2021
U.S. recovers millions in cryptocurrency ransom paid to pipeline hackers
The operation to recover the cryptocurrency from the Russia-based hacker group is the first undertaken by a specialized ransomware task force created by the Biden administration Justice Department.
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PublishedMay 28, 2021
U.S. says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack
Microsoft says it believes that most of the emails in the cyberespionage onslaught were blocked by automated systems that marked them as spam.
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PublishedMay 25, 2021
Hack prompts new security regulations for U.S. pipelines
Specifics were not revealed, but one official says the directive includes a mandate that companies report cyber incidents to the federal government.
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PublishedMay 15, 2021
Ransomware wreaking havoc worldwide – quietly
The attack on Colonial Pipeline last week underscored that what's now a big business is also a national security threat.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Colonial Pipeline restarts operations days after major hack
But it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal, the company says.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Fuel oil supplies on East Coast face disruption after pipeline cyberextortion attempt
The Colonial Pipeline transports gasoline and other fuel through 10 states from Texas to New Jersey, delivering roughly 45% of fuel consumed on the East Coast, according to the company.
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PublishedApril 29, 2021
As ransomware hits U.S. agencies and companies, crooks stay out of reach
An explainer: A new report by a public-private task force offers a comprehensive plan for assaulting ransomware.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Suspected Russian hackers got access to emails of top Trump security officials
Their accounts were accessed as part of what's known as the SolarWinds intrusion, and it throws into question how the U.S. government can protect individuals, companies and institutions across the country if it can’t protect itself.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
FBI links Iran to online hit list targeting top officials who refuted Trump’s election fraud claims
Iran was active in seeking to interfere in the U.S. election, in October targeting Democratic voters with faked but menacing emails that purported to be from a far-right group threatening the recipients to vote for Trump 'or we will come after you.'
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
China criticizes Trump’s suggestion it, not Russia, is behind cyber spying
Trump on Saturday scoffed at assertions by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other officials that the Kremlin was behind attempts to spy on federal agencies.
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