US judges warned of election-year risks of foreign hacking
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday were warned by one of their colleagues to guard against the risks of cyber breaches by foreign actors who could seek to interfere with election-related litigation and
Spanish police investigate whether hackers stole millions of drivers’ data
By Emma Pinedo and David Latona MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday there were investigating whether the private information of millions of vehicle drivers had been offered up for sale online after the traffic authority detected an attempted data
Hackers claim to have UnitedHealth’s stolen data – is it a bluff?
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A freshly formed hacking gang claims to have won access to a massive stash of data stolen from UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. health insurer, but with little evidence to go on it is not
Cyber board says Chinese hack of US officials was ‘preventable’
By Mehnaz Yasmin and Harshita Meenaktshi (Reuters) - The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board said on Tuesday a targeted Chinese hack of top government officials' emails last year was "preventable", faulting technology giant Microsoft for its cybersecurity lapses and a deliberate
Okta says hackers stole data for all customer support users in cyber breach
By Utkarsh Shetti and Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) - Okta said on Tuesday that hackers stole information on all users of its customer support system in a network breach two months ago. The San Francisco-based company notified customers that it has determined hackers
LinkedIn says spy firm targeted Hungarian activists, journalists before 2022 election
By Raphael Satter ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - Private spy firm Black Cube was behind a hidden video campaign that used LinkedIn to target Hungarian activists and journalists leading to last year's election in the central European country, the professional networking site
ICBC puts capital into US unit, seeks cyber review after hack
By Paritosh Bansal, Lananh Nguyen and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) injected capital into its U.S. unit to help pay BNY Mellon $9 billion for unsettled trades and hired a cybersecurity firm to
India probing iPhone hacking complaints by opposition politicians
By Rupam Jain and Munsif Vengattil iPhone: NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cyber security agency is investigating complaints of mobile phone hacking by senior opposition politicians who reported receiving warning messages from Apple, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Vaishnaw was quoted
Top 5 high-profile company data breaches in 2023
The speed at which big or small businesses encounter data breaches is alarming. In 2023, many high-profile companies have fallen victim to hacking. Recent major cyberattacks have affected healthcare, finance, retail, government, manufacturing, and energy industries, and this is clear evidence