Technology/Science
Russian Agents Charged with Targeting U.S. Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery
Officials in the U.S. and UK on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical infrastructure, including an American nuclear plant and a Saudi oil ...
British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Members of Lapsus$ Hacking Group
Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on ...
Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind
Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., have traced the attacks to a 16-year-old living at his mother's ...
The Remaking of Verisk as an Insurance-Focused Firm (Again) Is Underway
Last week, information services firm Verisk said it had taken steps that align with one investor's call for the firm to commit to being a standalone insurance-focused business. Yesterday, Verisk ...
Authentication Firm Okta Says Up to 366 Customers Potentially Hit by Hack
Shares in Okta Inc. fell 9 percent on Wednesday after the U.S. digital authentication firm said hundreds of its customers may have been affected by a security breach involving hacking group Lapsus$. ...
EU Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Institutions Amid Rising Cyber Attack Worries
EU countries should put in place a framework to manage cybersecurity risks at EU institutions, the European Commission said on Tuesday amid concerns about rising cyber attacks that could disrupt key ...
Ransomware Hackers Used AI Images, Microsoft Flaw in Campaign
A group of ransomware hackers used a variety of techniques to try breaching hundreds of companies last year, exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows and using artificial intelligence ...
Google Accused in Lawsuit of Systemic Bias Against Black Employees
A lawsuit filed on Friday accuses Google of systemic racial bias against Black employees, saying the search engine company steers them to lower-level jobs, pays them less and denies them ...