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NC, Colonial Pipeline reach agreement on handling fuel spill
WSOC via Yahoo News· 2 years agoColonial Pipeline has agreed to a consent order which says it should be held accountable for a...
US-led cybersecurity coalition vows to not pay hackers' ransom demands
TechCrunch· 8 months agoThe U.S. government and dozens of foreign allies have pledged never to pay ransom demands in a bid...
How Hackers Swindled Vegas
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agowelcomia/iStock/Getty Images Plus In the mid-2010s, cybercriminals shifted their ransomware strategy. Instead of spamming as many individual victims as...
Ransom hackers are hitting climate data
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe News Hackers are opening a new front in the corporate cybersecurity wars by hijacking the torrent of sensitive climate and energy-related data...
DOJ charges 3 Iranians with hacking hundreds of U.S. computers to extort ransom
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against three Iranian men accused of...
Fuel leak in Virginia shuts down part of Colonial Pipeline
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe incident shouldn’t have much impact on gas prices, according to Patrick De Haan, head of...
NC is one of only two states to ban paying ransomware attackers. Is that wise?
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoIn the first half of this year, two cities, two counties, two K-12 school districts, three colleges...
Cybercriminals raked in record $1.1 billion in ransom payments in 2023
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCybercriminals extorted a record $1.1 billion in ransom payments from victim organizations around...
Ransomware attacks target these 5 sectors most
Stacker via AOL· 5 months agoCanva Cyberthreats are constantly evolving, but ransomware attacks have persisted as one of the most pervasive and destructive varieties. In fact,...
Top NSC cybersecurity official on institutions vulnerable to ransomware attacks
CBS News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHospitals and schools are two kinds of institutions that are most vulnerable to ransomware attacks...