‘Shark Tank’ star Robert Herjavec: Stock market will drop 30% before reaching a bottom
"Shark Tank" star and Cyderes CEO Robert Herjavec discussed his outlook for the market during a Monday segment of "Varney & Co." and predicted a 20 to 30 percent drop could still come.
U.S. officials warn about North Korean IT workers posing as freelance contractors
U.S. officials are warnings private companies that North Korean IT workers are attempting to do remote contract work with businesses and funnel the proceeds back to Kim Jong Un’s regime.
Texas man gets 5 years in prison for massive PayPal credentials scam
An Austin man was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for buying credentials for 38,000 compromised PayPal accounts then using those credentials to steal money from the accounts' owners, the Department of Justice announced.
Russian hackers 'ramping up efforts' after cyberattack shut down Ukraine internet connections, Musk warns
Russia carried out a cyberattack early on in its invasion of Ukraine, cutting off from the internet thousands of modems throughout Europe, officials from the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, Estonia and the European Union announced Tuesday. SpaceX founder Elon Musk, whose Starlink satellites have helped ensure Ukrainians' access to the internet amid Russia's invasion, warned that Kremlin forces are “ramping up their efforts."
Microsoft unveils new managed cybersecurity offerings
The offerings are included as part of the tech giant's new service category, Microsoft Security Experts, which combines human-led services with expert-trained technology to help organizations achieve better security outcomes.
SEC ramps up hiring to combat cryptocurrency fraud
The regulator's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit will add 20 new employees, including supervisors, investigative staff attorneys, trial counsels and fraud analysts
US government links North Korea to $620 million cryptocurrency heist
The U.S. this week linked a cybercrime group with ties to the North Korean government to a cryptocurrency heist of more than $620 million last month.
Accounts deceivable: Email scam costliest type of cybercrime
Business Email Compromise, BEC, scams get less attention than other cybercrimes.
Cybersecurity threats are on the rise — here's how businesses can protect themselves
As hacks and other cybersecurity threats surge, an expert explains how companies and individuals can protect their assets from cybersecurity threats.
Internet provider to Ukrainian military hit with major cyberattack
A Ukrainian internet service provider used by the country’s military suffered a massive cyberattack on Monday.
US natural gas companies targeted by hackers before Ukraine invasion: report
Hackers reportedly infiltrated computers belonging to current and former employees at nearly two dozen major natural gas suppliers, including U.S.-based Chevron and Cheniere Energy, in the two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine.
US preps big banks for Russian cyberattacks amid Ukraine crisis
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalate, U.S. banks are being put on notice.
FBI forming crypto enforcement team
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday that it is launching a specialized team tasked with enforcement of cryptocurrency "exploitation."
FBI says romance scammers swindled $32M from 200 victims in Colorado, Wyoming
The FBI Denver Division says more than 200 people in Colorado and Wyoming have been targeted in romance scams totaling more than $32 million in reported losses.
Ransomware gang says it has hacked NFL's San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team's financial data.
Sasse presses Google and Apple on hosting 'PRC mandated spyware' with Olympics app
Sen. Sasse is accusing Google and Apple of facilitating Chinese spyware on their platforms.
As cyberattack threats rise, expert reveals 'nightmare scenario'
Concerns have mounted in recent weeks that the U.S. could fall victim to a targeted cyberattack, particularly in the face of Russian aggression in Eastern Europe. But a top cybersecurity expert said it is not the attack he fears, but rather the reaction of the American populous.
As Russian cyberattack looms, cyberspace is '21st century battleground': experts
Concerns have mounted that Russia’s next move in the continuing threat of a Ukrainian invasion could target the U.S. in a cyberattack – a strategy experts argue is a battlefront already part of how global superpowers engage.
COVID relief fraud nears $100B, Secret Service says
The release of COVID-19 federal relief funds has unleashed a wave of individuals and criminal networks responsible for what the Secret Service says is nearly $100 billion in stolen benefits.
Biden national security officials warn of 'heightened risk' of 'malicious cyber' activities around holidays
The White House National Security Council is warning of a “heightened risk” of “malicious cyber” activities like ransomware surrounding the Christmas holiday, urging business leaders to update IT practices and to work with federal law enforcement to improve U.S. cybersecurity.

















