Tag: Hacking

Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors' ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes. ...

NY transit officials confirm cyberattack; say harm limited

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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GARY, Ind. — A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a...