cyberattack

Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'

5:00am September 17, 2024

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.

Education

Accreditation agency extends time for Guilford College to address financial issues

5:15pm December 11, 2023

by Paul Garber

A college accrediting bureau has placed Guilford College on a form of probation concerning its financial issues.

LAX officials told NPR that FlyLAX.com was partially disrupted early Monday morning. The service interruption did not compromise internal airport systems and there were no operational disruptions, according to authorities.

National

Pro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for knocking U.S. airport websites offline

7:58pm October 10, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

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.

World News

Toyota stops production in Japan after a cyberattack hits one of its suppliers

3:29pm February 28, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

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.

The outage hit the website for the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, shown here during a ceremony last October.

Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack

3:57pm February 15, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

The outage impacted the website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Armed Services as well as two large Ukrainian banks, Privatbank and Oschadbank.

The Justice Department has assembled a new task force to confront ransomware after what officials say was the most costly year on record for the crippling cyberattacks. It managed to recover $2.3 million of the ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline in an attac

National

How A New Team Of Feds Hacked The Hackers And Got Colonial Pipeline's Ransom Back

9:28am June 08, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

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.

Transportation

Nearly Half Of Triad Stations Out Of Fuel, But More Is On The Way

2:28pm May 13, 2021

by Eddie Garcia

Fuel outages continue across the Southeast due to consumer response to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack.

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.

Intelligence Chiefs Say China, Russia Are Biggest Threats To U.S.

4:09pm April 14, 2021

by Scott Neuman

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. federal agencies sent an alert Wednesday night that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat" to hospitals and healthcare providers.

U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say

11:13am October 29, 2020

An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."

Experts say Iran may retaliate for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, its top military leader, with cyberattacks on American companies.

Iran Conflict Could Shift To Cyberspace, Experts Warn

2:36pm January 21, 2020

by Shannon Bond

After the U.S. killed Iran's top military leader, government officials and security experts say Iran could retaliate with cyberattacks ranging from destroying data to defacing websites.

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