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Cyberattack Wreaks Havoc in St. Paul

City scrambles to restore online services, declares state of emergency

(Newser) - The city of St. Paul, Minnesota, is reeling from a sweeping cyberattack that has forced officials to shut down numerous online services—everything from internet at the library to payment portals, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . The disruption began late Friday and prompted the city to disconnect systems as...

Clorox Sues: Hackers Just Called IT Firm, Asked for Passwords

Suit claims that poor IT checks by Cognizant led to massive data breach

(Newser) - Clorox has filed a lawsuit against IT services provider Cognizant over a 2023 cyberattack that disrupted the bleach-maker's business, alleging the breach happened in a remarkably straightforward fashion. According to the complaint, a hacker associated with the group Scattered Spider simply called Cognizant's help desk and asked...

FBI: Cybercriminal Group Has Turned to Airline Industry

No harm has been reported so far from breaches

(Newser) - A cybercriminal group has breached the networks of several major US and Canadian airlines, the FBI reports, raising industry-wide alarm as summer travel peaks. While flight operations remain unaffected by the incursions the agency blamed on the group known as "Scattered Spider," officials warn the threat could...

'Predatory Sparrow' Pulls Off $90M Iranian Crypto Heist

Israel-tied group claims responsibility for hack

(Newser) - An Iranian cryptocurrency exchange has been relieved of tens of millions of dollars from its coffers, and a group linked to Israel is now claiming responsibility for the hack. On Wednesday, Gonjeshke Darande (which translates to "Predatory Sparrow") said it had breached the Nobitex exchange, with the Elliptic...

'Security Incident' Shuts Down Victoria's Secret's Website

Lingerie company hasn't confirmed that a cyberattack is the cause

(Newser) - Victoria's Secret has taken down its US website and says some in-store services will also be unavailable as it addresses a "security incident." A message to customers remained in place on the popular lingerie brand's normal shopping site Thursday, stating that these operations had been halted...

Musk: 'Massive Cyberattack' Caused X Outages

'Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved,' he says

(Newser) - Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a "massive cyberattack." "We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources," Musk claimed...

Cyberattack Could Cause a Blood Supply Problem

Blood-donation nonprofit OneBlood was target of ransomware attack

(Newser) - More than 250 hospitals in the Southeast have been told to "activate their critical blood shortage protocols" on the heels of a cyberattack on a blood-donation nonprofit. CNN reports OneBlood—which provides blood products to hospitals in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and North and South Carolina—was the target of...

$25M Ransom Ends Cyberattack That Crippled Car Dealers

CDK Global reportedly caves to hackers who caused $1B in losses

(Newser) - CDK Global, maker of crucial software used by half of the nation's car dealerships, has reportedly paid a $25 million ransom to end a cyberattack that cost its customers an estimated $1 billion. The cyberattack beginning June 19 forced CDK to shut down most of the systems used by...

Cyberattack Paralyzes Car Dealerships Nationwide

CDK Global outage could last for days

(Newser) - A system that around 15,000 car dealerships rely on was down for a second day Thursday after a cyberattack, and the chaos paralyzing dealerships could continue for days to come. CDK Global said Wednesday that it had temporarily shut down systems out of an "abundance of caution."...

EPA: Iran, China, Russia Are Targeting Water Utilities

Agency urges utilities to step up cybersecurity

(Newser) - Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation's drinking water. More, from the AP :
  • About 70% of utilities inspected by
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In This Catholic Hospital System, 'Unusual Activity'

Cyberattack fells Ascension, diverting ambulances and wreaking havoc across the US

(Newser) - A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the US forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests, and blocked online access to patient records. An Ascension spokesperson said it detected "unusual activity" Wednesday on its computer network...

UnitedHealth CEO Is 'Deeply Deeply Sorry'

He tells lawmakers that lack of basic security feature led to ransomware attack

(Newser) - The cyberattack that caused massive disruption to health care systems across the US earlier this year was an easy payday for hackers, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty admitted Wednesday. He told the Senate Finance Committee that criminals using "compromised credentials" accessed a Change Healthcare portal that did not have...

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In Texas, an Overflowing Water Tower Points to Russia

Russian hackers have claimed responsibility, in what may be nation's first attack on US water

(Newser) - A water tower in a small Texas town overflowed in January, spilling tens of thousands of gallons into the streets. Now, Google-owned cybersecurity company Mandiant says the incident in Muleshoe may be the first hack into US water systems by Russia after infiltrators tied to one of that country's...

UK MP: 'I've Hurt People by Being Weak'

William Wragg says he revealed colleagues' phone numbers after getting caught up in sexting scam

(Newser) - British lawmakers who may have been targeted in a sexting scam were urged Friday to go to police, after a senior Conservative admitted disclosing the personal phone numbers of some colleagues to an unknown individual who held "compromising" material on him. William Wragg, who chairs the Public Administration and...

Children's Hospital Has Suspect in Cyberattack

Chicago's Lurie says a 'known criminal threat actor' is to blame

(Newser) - A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting parents' ability to communicate with their kids' caregivers. Officials at Lurie Children's Hospital said Thursday that they are still...

Suspected Cyberattack Knocks Out 70% of Iran's Gas Stations

Israeli hacker group claims attack as state TV warns people not to swamp remaining stations

(Newser) - Nearly 70% of Iran's gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage—a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported. A "software problem" caused the irregularity in the gas stations, reports the AP . State TV urged people not to rush to the stations that were...

Two NY Hospitals Turn Away Patients After Cyberattack

Health care network is taking its IT systems down

(Newser) - Two hospitals in New York were hit with a cyberattack and are diverting patients to other facilities, hospital officials said Friday. The cyberattack affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center—all part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, the...

Chinese Cyberattack on Japan Called 'Shockingly Bad'

China reportedly hacked into Japan's classified defense networks in just-revealed 2020 attack

(Newser) - In an incident that reportedly happened in 2020 but is only just now being revealed, a dozen anonymous sources tell the Washington Post that China hacked into Japan's classified defense networks. A former US military official who was briefed on the cyberattack tells the Post, "It was bad—...

Cyberattack Forces Hospital ERs to Close

Locations in multiple states are affected

(Newser) - A cyberattack has disrupted hospital computer systems in multiple states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted, and many primary care services remained closed on Friday as security experts worked to determine the extent of the problem and resolve it. The data security attack began Thursday...

Energy Department, Other Agencies Hit by 'Intrusions'

Ransomware attack that appears to have exploited a computer flaw has affected other groups globally

(Newser) - The Department of Energy and multiple other federal agencies are the victims of a ransomware attack that has already hit businesses in the UK and elsewhere around the globe. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, is lending support to those agencies "that have experienced intrusions,"...

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