Cyber Security

The number of organizations affected by ransomware has jumped 102% compared to the beginning of 2020 and “shows no sign of slowing down,” according to a research note last month from IT security firm Check Point.

Volkswagen said a third party may have obtained the information of about 3.3 million customers or potential buyers in a Friday letter, according to reports.

The theft of Electronic Arts source code shows that ransomware isn’t the only option for thieves looking to cash in on stolen data.

The private login information belonging to tens of millions of people was compromised after malware infiltrated over 3.2 million Windows-based computers during a two-year span.

McDonald's on Friday disclosed limited details of a data breach that may have exposed some customer data.

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JBS USA Holdings Inc. paid an $11 million ransom to cybercriminals who last week temporarily knocked out plants that process roughly one-fifth of the nation’s meat supply, the company’s chief executive said.

Students, faculty, and staff at Des Moines Area Community College in Iowa have returned to in-person instruction on Wednesday after a cyberattack prompted its IT system to partially shut down on Friday, canceling classes for multiple days.

Ring rolled out a new feature in its Neighbors app this week that allows police departments to make public “requests for assistance” for Ring users to share video that may relate to investigations.

CEO Joseph Blount: We are deeply sorry for the impact this attack had.

Consumers can avoid public WiFi and not click on suspicious links to avoid fraud.

The city's Cyber Command, which monitors more than 100 government agencies and offices, first detected the breach on Saturday.

The New York City Law Department was the target of a cyber hack on Monday — and employees who work at the agency have been locked out of their accounts, City Hall said.

The Department of Justice announced on Monday that investigators were able to recover most of the ransom paid to hackers who interrupted operations at Colonial Pipeline last month.

Navistar International Corporation has learned of a "credible potential cybersecurity threat" to its information technology system that has extracted certain data.