Cybercrime

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened a probe into last year’s SolarWinds cyber breach, focusing on whether some companies failed to disclose that they had been affected by the unprecedented hack, two persons familiar with the investigation said on Monday.

Federal officials warned Tuesday of a heightened risk for ransomware attacks over Labor Day weekend and other upcoming holidays.

The hacker who is taking responsibility for breaking into T-Mobile US Inc.’s systems said the wireless company’s lax security eased his path into a cache of records with personal details on more than 50 million people and counting.

President Biden on Wednesday called on the private tech sector to “raise the bar on cybersecurity” in the United States.

President Biden on Wednesday afternoon will host a White House meeting focusing on cybersecurity with the leaders of several industries.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy will be visiting the White House later this week, according to people familiar with the matter.

The State Department is the latest to fall victim to a cyberattack and the notification of a possible serious breach was made by the Department of Defense Cyber Command, a source told Fox News Saturday.

Top senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday that seeks to sanction any nation involved in ransomware attacks against the U.S.

Data breaches cost companies an estimated $4.24 million per incident on average — a 17-year high, according to a Wednesday report from IBM.

A former eBay employee has been sentenced to a year and a half behind bars after pleading guilty to taking part in a harassment campaign against a Massachusetts couple along with other former employees of the auction site.

The IRS is warning taxpayers about a growing number of scams related to Child Tax Credit payments, which the agency just began sending to qualified households last week.

Online scammers stole a record $4.2 billion from Americans in 2020.

REvil, a ransomware group linked to Russian hackers, has conducted 15 cyberattacks per week over two months.

Thousands of companies across the globe have been affected by a ransomware attack that targeted software firm Kaseya.

A cybercrime group with ties to Russia is believed to have launched a massive ransomware attack that involves hundreds of companies, according to a cybersecurity firm.

LinkedIn is investigating user data that cybercriminals apparently posted on the dark web, according to new research.

FBI Director Chris Wray on Wednesday pleaded with public companies and other hacking victims to avoid paying ransom, saying he fears it will only embolden cyber criminals to ramp up future attacks.

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow questions why President Biden would give American foreign adversaries a roadmap to the county's most critical infrastructure Monday on "Kudlow."

A hacker attempted to taint the drinking water in the San Francisco area at the beginning of the year, a report that recently came to light revealed.

The hit on JBS, the largest food manufacturer yet to be hit by ransomware, was the second attack in a month on critical U.S. infrastructure. The first occurred in early May when hackers believed to operate with impunity in Russia and allied states shut down operation of the Colonial Pipeline, the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, for nearly a week.