cyberattacks

Clorox disinfecting wipes are seen displayed for sale at a Walmart Supercenter on Sept. 18, in Austin, Texas.

National

Having a hard time finding Clorox wipes? Blame it on a cyberattack

1:50pm September 20, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The Clorox Co. — which also includes brands such as Pine-Sol, Brita, Glad and Burt's Bees — says it's operating at a "lower rate of processing" after an August hack on its IT infrastructure.

Matt Ashley, a senior technologist at Johnson Memorial Health in Franklin, Indiana, is part of a small IT team that spent months helping the hospital recover after a crippling cyberattack in 2021.

Health & Safety

Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover

5:00am May 08, 2023

by Farah Yousry

U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks over the past few years. Getting hacked can cost a hospital millions of dollars and expose patient data, and even jeopardize patient care.

News Corp. announced on Friday that it suffered a cyberattack that was discovered in January. Here, a person walks by the global media company's headquarters in New York City on Friday.

World News

Hackers tied to China are suspected of spying on News Corp. journalists

6:20pm February 04, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees.

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Albuquerque Public Schools superintendent Scott Elder poses outside of Highland High School. Albuquerque Public Schools says classes will be canceled Friday for a second day after a cyberattack.

A cyberattack in Albuquerque forces schools to cancel classes

10:31am January 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Albuquerque isn't alone. Five school districts in New Mexico have suffered major cyberattacks in the past two years, including one that's still dealing with an attack that hit just after Christmas.

Fuel tanks are seen at a Colonial Pipeline Co. delivery point Monday in Baltimore. The company's pipeline was hit with a major ransomware attack last week.

National

What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline

8:29pm May 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The massive pipeline, which supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline and jet fuel, was forced to shut down over the weekend. The company says it has one line operating under manual control.

Daily News

Morning News Briefs: Tuesday, December 31st, 2019

6:40am December 31, 2019

by Associated Press

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Graph showing twitter activity from banned accounts in the last year.

World News

China Used Twitter To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests, But Efforts Began Years Earlier

10:17pm September 17, 2019

Social media networks banned hundreds of thousands of accounts last month. In NPR's assessment of the data, telling details begin to depict large disinformation campaigns.

A man identified only as Daniel K. covers his face with a folder as he sits in a courtroom in Cologne, Germany, on Friday.

World News

British Hacker Known As 'Spiderman' Sentenced Over Cyberattack

2:58pm July 28, 2017

by Chris Benderev

The 29-year-old man was given a suspended sentence of one year and eight months in an attack that reportedly knocked out Internet for nearly 1 million people in Germany in November.

U.S. intelligence agencies maintain that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the hacking of Democratic officials' email accounts during the runup to the presidential election.

Obama Announces Sanctions Against Russia In Response To Cyberattacks

7:16pm December 29, 2016

by Maggie Penman

The White House announced Thursday a number of actions in response to hacking aimed at the U.S. election. "All Americans should be alarmed by Russia's actions," President Obama said.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin (right), and Rex Tillerson, the head of ExxonMobil, smile during a signing ceremony for an oil agreement in Sochi, Russia, in 2011. Tillerson is widely reported to be President-elect Donald Trump's favored choice for secretar

How Russia Went From Uniting To Dividing U.S. Politics

3:58pm December 12, 2016

by Greg Myre

When the Soviet Union collapsed on Christmas Day 1991, it appeared Moscow would no longer dominate U.S. foreign policy. A quarter-century later, Russia has emerged as a hugely divisive presence.