Uighur rights activist Nursimangul Abdureshid poses during an interview in Istanbul on March 12, 2022. She lost contact with her family back in China in 2018 and has been unable to find them. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP via Getty Images) Chinese state media propaganda found in 88% of Google, Bing news searches Brookings researchers conducted their study over 120 days. May 31, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
Tardigrades are tiny creatures sometimes known as water bears. They live in damp conditions and feed by sucking sap from moss cells using a tiny stylus. (Getty Images) Industry group sounds alarm over ‘Tardigrade’ malware targeting biomanufacturing sector The malware shows a "significant level of autonomous decision-making ability." Nov 23, 2021 By Tim Starks
Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts, didn’t disclose the size of the ransom.(Getty Images) Sensitive medical, financial data exposed in extortion of Massachusetts hospital Sturdy Memorial, a 126-bed hospital, experienced a ransomware hack in February. Jun 2, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Lorie Shaull / Flickr) Cozy Bear revisits one of its greatest hits, researchers say: election skulduggery Volexity believes, with moderate confidence, that Cozy Bear is behind the spearphishing campaign with an election fraud lure. May 27, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) ‘Cybersecurity incident’ hampers non-urgent care at hospitals in New Zealand Waikato District Health Board is in the throes of a recovery process that health organizations around the world have gone through during the pandemic. May 20, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Irish Prime Minister Micheál MartinMicheal Martin holds a press conference on July 16, 2020 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) Irish Prime Minister says government won’t pay ransom after hack forces hospitals to alter services In at least one case, a doctor said pregnant women were asked to stay home. May 17, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A member of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) honour guard holds a Chinese national flag during an open day of Stonecutters Island naval base, in Hong Kong. (Reuters) Intrusion Truth details work of suspected Chinese hackers who are under indictment in US After a period of inactivity and then a Twitter restriction, the doxxing site is back. May 6, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Midwest Transplant Network, a Kansas-based organization that connects organ donors with recipients, is grappling with a IT security incident. Getty Images Hackers disrupt networks at San Diego medical provider, Kansas organ transplant facilitator The two breaches underscore how, more than a year into a pandemic, cybercriminals are still interfering with computer networks in the medical sector. May 4, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., at a Feb. 24 hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Wyden asked online-testing firm ProctorU to bolster its cybersecurity. (Photo by Leigh Vogel-Pool/Getty Images) Online testing firm agrees to security audit after inquiry from senator It’s another case of privacy and security risks emerging in technology that is key to adapting to the coronavirus pandemic. Apr 9, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty images) As ransomware stalks the manufacturing sector, victims are still keeping quiet Two years later, Norsk Hydro’s aggressive transparency in response to its breach remains an outlier in the manufacturing sector. Apr 2, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas