Technology/Science
FBI Says Russian Hackers Scanning U.S. Energy Systems and Pose ‘Current’ Threat
Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States, and state-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a "current" threat to ...
California Watchdog Group Report Calls for Privacy Protections From Connected Cars
A new report from a consumer group calls out what it says are privacy problems posed for consumers from connected cars, and it points to new rules to be developed in California as a potential model ...
Auditors Urge EU Agencies to Ramp Up Cybersecurity Measures
EU institutions must do more to protect themselves from cyber attacks as their interconnected networks put them at greater risk, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said on Tuesday, the latest ...
Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery
Officials in the U.S. and UK on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil ...
British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Members of Lapsus$ Hacking Group
Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on ...
Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind
Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., have traced the attacks to a 16-year-old living at his mother's ...
The Remaking of Verisk as an Insurance-Focused Firm (Again) Is Underway
Last week, information services firm Verisk said it had taken steps that align with one investor's call for the firm to commit to being a standalone insurance-focused business. Yesterday, Verisk ...
Authentication Firm Okta Says Up to 366 Customers Potentially Hit by Hack
Shares in Okta Inc. fell 9 percent on Wednesday after the U.S. digital authentication firm said hundreds of its customers may have been affected by a security breach involving hacking group Lapsus$. ...