cyber attack

Some airport websites go offline; cause being investigated

October 10, 2022 Associated Press

The websites for some major U.S. airports went down early Monday in an apparent coordinated denial-of-service attack, although officials said flights were not affected. The attacks followed a call by a shadowy group of pro-Russian […]

Jury convicts Seattle woman in massive Capital One hack

June 20, 2022 Gene Johnson, Associated Press

SEATTLE — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Seattle tech worker of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019. Paige Thompson, 36, a former […]

Hacked US companies to face new reporting requirements

March 15, 2022 Alan Suderman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or they pay ransomware, according to new rules approved by Congress. The rules are part of a broader […]

Cyber firm: At least 6 US state governments hacked by China

March 8, 2022 Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government broke into the computer networks of at least six state governments in the United States in the last year, according to a report released […]

Cyberattacks hit Ukrainian government sites, major banks

February 15, 2022 The Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — A series of cyberattacks on Tuesday knocked the websites of Ukrainian government offices and major banks offline, Ukrainian authorities said, attacks that came amid strong tensions between Russia and the West over […]

News Corp. hacked, reporters targeted; believed China-linked

February 7, 2022 Eric Tucker and Frank Bajak, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said […]

WANG: Taiwan is needed to prevent cybersecurity blind spots

December 2, 2021 Elliot Wang

Ransomware and phishing scams have become bolder in the past few years and have created crises that have financially impacted corporations and undermined national security. The most prominent of these attacks was on the Colonial […]

General promises US ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks

September 14, 2021 Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks, and punish those responsible, says he’s mounting a “surge” to fight incursions that have debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical […]

T-Mobile confirms data breach, says it’s investigating scope

August 17, 2021 Associated Press

T-Mobile says it is investigating a leak of its data after someone took to an online forum offering to sell the personal information of cellphone users. The company said Monday that it has confirmed there […]

Justice Department says Russians hacked federal prosecutors

August 2, 2021 Alan Suderman and Eric Tucker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Russian hackers behind the massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign broke into the email accounts of some of the most prominent federal prosecutors’ offices around the country last year, the Justice Department said. […]