How to Make Your Employees Your First Line of Cyber Defense
May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training
There's a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security,...
Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
May 02, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Crime
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out...
UnitedHealth CEO confirms company paid $22 million ransom in heated Senate hearing
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty was battered with questions during a Senate hearing on Wednesday morning about the company’s response to a devastating ransomware attack on Change Healthcare....
Ukrainian sentenced to almost 14 years for infecting thousands with REvil ransomware
A Ukrainian hacker has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison for infecting thousands of victims with REvil ransomware and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments....
Investigation uncovers substantial spyware exports to Indonesia
Powerful and invasive foreign commercial spyware and surveillance products are being procured by or deployed in Indonesia, with the country’s national police and cyber agency among the top...
Everyone’s an Expert: How to Empower Your Employees for Cybersecurity Success
May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training
There's a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security,...
Carmakers lying about requiring warrants before sharing location data, Senate probe finds
Most major automakers share driver location data without a warrant or court order despite having publicly pledged not to do so, a congressional investigation released Tuesday revealed. ...
FBI searched Section 702 database half as much in 2023, Biden administration says
The number of FBI searches of the database of a warrantless surveillance program was cut more than in half in 2023, according to a U.S. intelligence report released...
Congress circles UnitedHealth as effects of ransomware attack continue
The ransomware attack on a UnitedHealth Group-owned tech provider is quickly becoming the healthcare industry’s version of Colonial Pipeline, prompting congressional testimony, lawmaker scrutiny and potential legislation. ...
