City of Winston-Salem cyberattack under investigation, some online services are still down
The city of Winston-Salem’s investigation into its Dec. 26 cyberattack remains ongoing, according to City Manager Patrick Pate.
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Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'
The Change Healthcare cyberattack sparked a new strategy from the federal government on preventing destructive ransomware crimes. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.
Accreditation agency extends time for Guilford College to address financial issues
A college accrediting bureau has placed Guilford College on a form of probation concerning its financial issues.
Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for knocking U.S. airport websites offline
Killnet urged hackers to take down dozens of airport websites across the country early Monday morning. Within hours several sites were down. But officials say the outages did not interrupt operations.
Toyota stops production in Japan after a cyberattack hits one of its suppliers
The suspected attack forced Toyota, one of the world's largest auto manufacturers, to suspend operations at 14 of its Japanese plants on Tuesday, impacting the production of about 13,000 vehicles.
Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack
The outage impacted the website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Armed Services as well as two large Ukrainian banks, Privatbank and Oschadbank.
How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back
The linchpin to retrieving $2.3 million, half the company's payment, was gaining access to the private key linked to the attacker's Bitcoin account. Here's how authorities may have gotten it.
Nearly Half Of Triad Stations Out Of Fuel, But More Is On The Way
Fuel outages continue across the Southeast due to consumer response to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.
Intelligence Chiefs Say China, Russia Are Biggest Threats To U.S.
The top U.S. intelligence officials detailed concerns to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, with many questions raised about cyberthreats and espionage targeting U.S. technology.
U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say
An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."