cyber attacks

Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) is facing fallout after over a terabyte of sensitive data was leaked online earlier this year, revealing crucial financial and strategic information. The Wall Street Journal reports that the hacked data includes figures from Disney+, ESPN+, and park passes such as Genie+....

A recent study revealed that the most common misuse of artificial intelligence is the creation of deepfakes of politicians and celebrities, rather than AI-assisted cyber attacks. What Happened: The study, conducted by DeepMind, a division of Google‘s parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)(...

VF Corp (NYSE:VFC) confirmed Thursday, Jan. 18, that it detected unauthorized occurrences on some of its information technology (IT) systems. Per an ongoing investigation and remediation efforts, VF believes the threat actor was ejected from its IT systems on December 15, 2023. Based on the company...

An unidentified hacker reportedly claims to have stolen personal genetic data from millions of 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ME) customer accounts, sparking concerns over privacy and security. The stolen data, a treasure trove of sensitive information including email addresses, photos...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for war with the West by sending spy ships to map wind farms and key cables off the British coast, according to U.K. senior MP Bob Seely. “Our world is becoming markedly more dangerous. And Britain is not ready,” said Seely, who wrote...

Special envoys from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have expressed deep concerns over North Korea's growing nuclear program, highlighting the role of North Korean hackers and IT specialists in fueling the regime's weapons development. According to a report by AFP, North Korea...

Kim Jong Un allegedly resorted to a series of subversive measures aimed at weakening his enemies, it was reported in October 2022.  The North Korean dictator unleashed an unprecedented wave of cyberattacks against businesses, services, and websites linked to cryptocurrency, as per...

Ukrainian police have dealt a serious blow to the ransomware gang behind the cyberattacks in the U.S. transportation and logistics sector  — including the trailer maker Utility and rail operator CSX (NASDAQ: CSX)— arresting six alleged members of Clop and seizing cash, computers, and cars. The...

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requested $32 million of funding to enhance its cryptocurrency enforcement efforts. What Happened: The IRS Fiscal Year 2022 Budget asks for a $13.2 billion budget, of which $32 million would be spent on reinforcing the operations...

Livestock shippers are asking the Biden administration to issue an emergency waiver of work-rule restrictions for truckers hauling both livestock and meat products to avoid transportation delays in the wake of the cyberattack on global meat supplier JBS. In a letter sent Wednesday to Secretary of...

Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) has blamed the Russian SolarWinds Corp (NYSE: SWI) hackers, Nobelium, for compromising the United States Agency For International Development’s (USAID) mass email system Constant Contact to violate the accounts of over 150 global government...

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has published a report about how much victims of ransomware attacks have paid in cryptocurrency this year so far. What Happened: According to Chainalysis, cybercriminals have already raked in at least $81 million since the start of 2021....

Colonial Pipeline's operations are getting back to normal rapidly, with the company saying Thursday morning that deliveries of petroleum products have "commenced in a majority of the markets we service." The reaction in commodity markets undercuts the suggestion of recent days that the Colonial...

SolarWinds Corp (NYSE: SWI) CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna, Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) President Brad Smith, FireEye Inc (NASDAQ: FEYE) CEO Kevin Mandia, and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CRWD) CEO George Kurtz are expected to defend...

Hackers hit the transportation and logistics industry hard in 2020. Many of the cyberattacks involved ransomware — essentially a vehicle for extortion. Ransomware attacks aim to cause as much operational disruption as possible by encrypting data. Hackers then demand victims pay to restore access....