#Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war

#Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war

Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few loom larger than the potential sabotage capabilities posed by China-backed hackers, which senior U.S. national security officials have described as an “epoch-defining threat.” The U.S. says Chinese government-backed hackers have — in some cases for years — been burrowing deep into the networks of U.S….

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#Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war

#Meet the Chinese ‘Typhoon’ hackers preparing for war

Of the cybersecurity risks facing the United States today, few loom larger than the potential sabotage capabilities posed by China-backed hackers, which top U.S. officials have described as an “epoch-defining threat.” In recent months, U.S. intelligence officials said Chinese government-backed hackers have been burrowing deep into the networks of U.S. critical infrastructure, including water, energy…

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#Brooklyn hospital network victim of cyber hack crash

#Brooklyn hospital network victim of cyber hack crash

“Brooklyn hospital network victim of cyber hack crash” New York State health officials acknowledged that a network of Brooklyn hospitals whose computer systems crashed last month — causing chaos for patients and staffers — had been subjected to a cyber hack attack. “The New York State Department of Health is aware of an incident and…

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#NY ambulance company downplayed Hive Gang hack of 300K users

#NY ambulance company downplayed Hive Gang hack of 300K users

“NY ambulance company downplayed Hive Gang hack of 300K users” One of the state’s largest private ambulance companies is facing a potentially massive class action lawsuit for waiting months to tell over 318,000 of their clients that their personal information was stolen by hackers.  Empress Ambulance Services also allegedly downplayed the hack by Hive Gang,…

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#Massive ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ leak confirmed by Rockstar Games

#Massive ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ leak confirmed by Rockstar Games

“Massive ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ leak confirmed by Rockstar Games” A massive leak of early gameplay footage from the highly anticipated “Graft Theft Auto VI” video game is authentic, devastated developer Rockstar Games confirmed on Monday. The developer said it had “suffered a network intrusion” in which a hacker illegally breached its systems and “downloaded…

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#Uber says alleged teen hacker breached systems, taunted workers

#Uber says alleged teen hacker breached systems, taunted workers

“Uber says alleged teen hacker breached systems, taunted workers” Uber confirmed it is dealing with a “cybersecurity incident” after a teenage hacker reportedly breached the ride-sharing giant’s internal systems and began taunting workers with explicit messages and images. The hacker who took responsibility reportedly claims to be just 18 years old, and gained access to…

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#Hackers pose as Twitter employees, journalists in breach tactics

#Hackers pose as Twitter employees, journalists in breach tactics

“Hackers pose as Twitter employees, journalists in breach tactics” Hackers from China, Iran and Turkey are using new tactics including posing as Twitter employees and journalists in their latest attempts to breach victims’ devices, according to a new cybersecurity study.  The report shows how governments around the world are responding to increased political tension by…

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