Tag: Hacking
Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors' ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes.
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NY transit officials confirm cyberattack; say harm limited
NEW YORK — Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling...
US pipelines ordered to increase cyber defenses after hack
WASHINGTON — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response...
Hack prompts new security regulations for US pipelines
WASHINGTON — The federal government will issue cybersecurity regulations in the coming days for U.S. pipeline operators following a ransomware attack that led to...
India’s national carrier says hack leaked data of passengers
NEW DELHI — Personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been comprised after a company that serves India’s national carrier was hacked,...
Report: Colonial confirms it paid $4.4M to pipeline hackers
The operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems,...
Hackers targeted SolarWinds earlier than previously known
WASHINGTON — The hackers who carried out the massive SolarWinds intrusion were in the software company's system as early as January 2019, months earlier...
Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack
LONDON — Ireland’s health system was still struggling to restore its computers and treat patients on Tuesday, four days after it shut down its...
Gas crunch from cyberattack intensifies in nation’s capital
Gas shortages at the pumps are spreading from the South to the Mid-Atlantic states, where Virginia and the District of Columbia have become some...
Gary rebuilding city servers following ransomware attack
GARY, Ind. — A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a...
