Bay Area technology experts comment on possibility of cyberattacks following US strikes on Iran – CBS San Francisco Watch CBS News A day after President Trump announced the U.S. struck nuclear facilities in Iran, the Department of Homeland Security warned about the potential for low-level cybersecurity attacks. John Ramos reports. Be the first to know…
Aflac on Friday said hackers have gained access to its customers personal information in a cybersecurity attack last week. The company, which provides millions of customers with accident, life and health insurance policies, confirmed the June 12 incident in a statement on Friday, saying it was committed by a “sophisticated cybercrime group” that used “social…
British retailer Marks & Spencer resumed taking online orders for some clothing lines on Tuesday after a 46-day hiatus following a damaging cyberattack. The 141-year old M&S, one of the best known names in British business, said on its website “select fashion ranges now available to buy online”. M&S stopped taking clothing and home orders…
Hours after Elon Musk acknowledged the X (formerly Twitter) outage and blamed massive cyberattack and that they are trying to trace the hackers, Nikesh Arora, the CEO of Palo Alto Networks, has offered to help the micro-blogging website to trace these hackers.“Let me know if we can help trace and remediate,” said Arora, who is…
Social media website X was down for many users on Monday, with its billionaire owner, Elon Musk, claiming the outage was the result of a “massive cyberattack” against the company. X remained functional for some users, including Musk, who addressed the partial outage on the platform. “There was (still is) a massive cyberattack against X,”…
Justice Department begins crackdown on Chinese hacking network Silk Typhoon – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department began a crackdown on a Chinese hacking network known as Silk Typhoon. A newly unsealed indictment charges 12 Chinese nationals with a number of attacks on the U.S., including the Defense Department. Nicole Sganga has the…
The Department of Justice has charged two Russian nationals with allegedly operating a cybercrime group that used ransomware to attack hundreds of U.S. entities, making over $16 million in the process. Roman Berezhnoy, 33, and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, 39, allegedly used ransomware software called Phobos to hack victim computer networks, copy and steal files and…
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Hongkongers should beware of fake internal company emails and communication from business partners to avoid phishing scams, police and technology firms have warned, after a drill exposed the risks. Superintendent Baron Chan Shun-ching of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau said an exercise carried out from last August to December involving 216 companies found…
Hongkongers should beware of fake internal company emails and communication from business partners to avoid phishing scams, police and technology firms have warned, after a drill exposed the risks. Superintendent Baron Chan Shun-ching of the force’s cybersecurity and technology crime bureau said an exercise carried out from last August to December involving 216 companies found…