cyberattacks

Sinclair Broadcast Group says that some of its servers and work stations were encrypted with ransomware and that data was stolen from its network

The poll shows the public is firmly aware of the kind of threats posed online that cybersecurity experts have been stressing for years, the CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance says.

The average grade of the large federal agencies was C-minus.

The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company’s response to the cyberattack and to explain his decision to authorize a multimillion-dollar payment when he testifies before Congress this week.

Ten elementary schools in the Newhall District were knocked offline, effectively canceling school. Angie Crouch reported on NBC4 News on Sept. 16, 2020.

A ransomware virus took down a California school district’s computer system, forcing a shutdown of distance learning for about 6,000 elementary school students, an official said. The attack disabled the computer server and email service for the Newhall School District in Valencia, The Los Angeles Times reports. The attack affected all online learning in the district’s 10 elementary schools. The...

The U.N. disarmament chief is warning that cybercrime is on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the COVID-19 pandemic

Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and the U.K. are citing an increase in “malicious cyber campaigns” targeting hospitals, medical institutions and others involved in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.