35+ Alarming Hacking Statistics [Recently Updated Data]

35+ Alarming Hacking Statistics [Recently Updated Data]

[ad_1] Eye-opening Hacking Statistics 1. Negotiated Credentials Were Involved in 20% of the Cyber Attacks. One out of every five cyber-attacks happens because someone’s digital keys got stolen. It’s like leaving your house key under the doormat—except it’s your sensitive information at risk instead of your house. These compromised credentials open the door for cyber … Read more

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

Scathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack

[ad_1] BOSTON — In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden administration-appointed review board issued a report Tuesday saying “a cascade of errors” by the tech giant let state-backed Chinese cyber operators break into email accounts of senior U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. The Cyber Safety Review Board, created … Read more

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

UnitedHealth says it has made progress on recovering from a massive cyberattack

[ad_1] UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery. The health care giant said Monday that it is testing software for submitting medical claims. It already has largely restored systems for handling pharmacy claims and processing payments. … Read more

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules

[ad_1] Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices. The overhaul rolling out Thursday only in the … Read more

Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests

Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests

[ad_1] LONDON — Law enforcement agencies have infiltrated and disrupted the prolific ransomware syndicate LockBit that has extracted $120 million from thousands of victims around the world, with two people arrested, British, U.S. and European officials said Tuesday. Britain’s National Crime Agency, or NCA, said it led an international operation targeting LockBit, which provides ransomware … Read more

Pennsylvania statewide court agency's website hit by disabling cyberattack, officials say

Consumer product agency issues warning on small magnetic balls linked to deaths

[ad_1] HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania state courts agency’s website was hit by a cyber attack that did not appear to compromise any data, but left some online systems disabled, officials said Sunday night. The federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the F.B.I. were investigating the attack, Chief Justice … Read more