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Chinese hackers are preparing to 'wreak havoc' on US electrical grids, water treatment plants, and oil and gas pipelines: FBI director
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that China is targeting critical US infrastructure in a bid to…
Tom Porter
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Chinese hackers' cyberattacks are reaching a 'fever pitch': FBI director
"The cyber threat posed by the Chinese government is massive," FBI director Christopher Wray said a…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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India’s second largest government-owned hydrocarbon producer hit by a major cyberattack, hackers demand 196 bitcoins in ransom
Oil India Limited (OIL) is a state-run hydrocarbon explorer headquartered in the north-eastern stat…
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The hackers that attacked a major US oil pipeline say it was only for money - here's what to know about DarkSide
A major US fuel pipeline has been offline since Friday. The ransomware group that did it says it wa…
Natasha Dailey
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Hacking group behind the cyberattack on a key US fuel pipeline is said to be disbanding
DarkSide made headlines for hacking Colonial Pipeline, forcing the major East Coast fuel supplier t…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid nearly $5 million to the hackers who shut off service to the largest fuel line in the US
After a hacking group shut down its operations, Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid nearly $5 million…
Ben Gilbert
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Gas prices are likely to hit a 7-year high ahead of Memorial Day after hackers shut down a major oil pipeline in the US
US fuel prices are likely to hit $3 per gallon after hackers shut down the largest oil pipeline in …
Grace Kay
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Bitcoin donations to Ukraine surge as war with Russia intensifies
Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO that raises crypto funds for the Ukrainian army, received more …
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Hackers spreading powerful malware via Omicron news emails in at least 12 countries
"FortiGuard Labs recently came across a curiously named file, 'Omicron Stats.exe' which turned…
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The US State Department knows it's 'pushing the envelope' as it offers up to $10 million rewards for crypto-hacking intel, according to new interview
The agency opened a Dark Web channel to pull in tips about cyberhacking schemes targeting the US.
Carla Mozée
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Crippling attacks on US gas and meat suppliers expose the dangers of major companies' reliance on patchwork cybersecurity
"Every company has a mosaic of systems, and they might come from a number of manufacturers," one ex…
Dominick Reuter
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Coinbase pushes back against the theory it helped US authorities recover Colonial Pipeline ransom crypto
After US authorities seized back the Colonial Pipeline crypto ransom, graphs circulated online link…
Sophie Kiderlin
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Hacker Keren Elazari rates 12 hacking scenes in movies and tv for realism
Keren Elazari is a security analyst, author, and speaker. Here, she rates 12 popular hacking scenes…
Ju Shardlow,David Ibekwe,Sidd…
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Blockchain projects around Web3.0 lost over $2 billion to hackers within first 6 months of 2022, says report
According to Blockchain auditing and security company CertiK, this year's hacking figure is more th…
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Global stocks hover below record highs ahead of US inflation data, while oil falls for a 2nd day as demand optimism fades
The growth rate of weekly COVID-19 cases is currently at its slowest since mid-March, according to …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Colonial Pipeline says it has restored service to 'normal operations' following cyberattack that forced a shutdown
The nearly week-long shutdown caused governors in several states to declare states of emergency as …
Connor Perrett
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Gas prices spike to highest since May 2018 after cyberattack shuts down the largest fuel pipeline in the US
The hack has left a crucial US gas pipeline offline for three days, reducing overall supply and dri…
Carla Mozée
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The hackers behind the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack said they didn't mean to cause problems and will 'introduce moderation' in future targets
The FBI accused a ransomware group known as DarkSide of hacking the Colonial Pipeline, the largest …
Bill Bostock
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Fiona Hill says Russia's hackers 'already declared war' on the US and want to prove they're a 'major cyber force'
Hill said Russia was ruthless in terms of its pursuit of intelligence and indifferent to any damage…
John Haltiwanger
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Ransomware attacks hit 'under-resourced' city governments hardest, says cybersecurity expert whose kids' school was shut down by hackers for 4 days
Friday's DarkSide attack took down a major oil pipeline. A cybersecurity expert said such ransomwar…