Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try and protect patient data, following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The company also confirmed that files containing personal information were compromised in the breach. “This attack was conducted by malicious threat actors, and we … Read more
The Cisco logo is on display at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on February 26, 2024. Charlie Perez | Nurphoto | Getty Images Enterprise technology titan Cisco Systems on Thursday unveiled a new security architecture product aimed at securing data centers, clouds, and other IT environments with the help of AI. Called HyperShield, … Read more
Cranes rest idle while waiting for a ship to dock to remove cargo containers in Los Angeles Harbor on March 14, 2024. Genaro Molina | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A top Biden cybersecurity official urged the nation’s ports in a joint call on Wednesday to have their data encrypted, rapidly patch any vulnerabilities … Read more
By Raphael Satter Reuters Posted April 11, 2024 5:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft’s email system to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant, an emergency directive by the U.S. … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Good news is good news: The … Read more
Despite not holding a senior position, Goziker claims that his main job at TikTok was “overseeing” Project Texas to ensure the social media app’s plan to secure US user data would be effective. The goal was to implement a set of safeguards that would satisfy the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, an … Read more
Investors received another reason to buy shares of Palo Alto Networks , according to Jim Cramer, in light of a cybersecurity incident that has impacted millions of AT & T customers. The telecommunications giant said Saturday it was investigating a leak of customer data onto the dark web, which compromised information belonging to 73 million … Read more
A pedestrian passes an AT&T store in New York, U.S. Scott Mlyn | CNBC AT&T announced Saturday that it is investigating a two-week-old data breach that published millions of customers’ data on the dark web, a portion of the internet that can only be accessed using special software. The company has reset the passcodes of … Read more
In this photo illustration the UnitedHealth Group logo displayed on a smartphone screen. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group has paid out an additional $1 billion to providers that have been impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack since last week, bringing the total amount of funds advanced to more … Read more
LONDON — The U.S. and U.K. on Monday accused hackers linked to the Chinese state of being behind “malicious” cyber campaigns targeting political figures, in moves expected to stoke tensions with Beijing. The British government also alleged that China-affiliated hackers were behind an attack that saw the data of millions of voters accessed. “I can … Read more
