Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister says the province’s health system has suffered a suspected cyberattack, but did not confirm media speculation that ransomware was used in the attack, which caused serious disruptions. Disruptions to the health-care IT system started on the morning of Oct. 30, causing “progressive failure” to what Health Minister John Haggie said…
Cyberattack Disrupts NL Health-Care System, Ransomware Not Confirmed: Health Minister
Former Kansas Water Facility Employee Pleads Guilty to Remotely Shutting Down Water System While ‘Intoxicated’
A former employee of a rural central Kansas water facility pleaded guilty on Wednesday to tampering with its computer system and shutting down the plant, the Justice Department announced. Wyatt Travnichek, 23, of Lorraine, pleaded guilty to one count of tampering with a public water system and one count of reckless damage to a protected computer system during…
Cyberattacks Concerning to Most in US: Pearson/AP-Norc Poll
RICHMOND, Va.–Most Americans across party lines have serious concerns about cyberattacks on U.S. computer systems and view China and Russia as major threats, according to a new poll. The poll by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about 9 in 10 Americans are at least somewhat concerned…
Seven in 10 Canadian Organizations Facing Ransomware Attack Paid Demands: Survey
OTTAWA—A new poll suggests nearly 70 percent of Canadian organizations facing a ransomware attack last year paid the demands to avoid downtime, reputational damage and other costs. The annual Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) Cybersecurity Survey says the high number of groups that pay ransoms comes from the 17 percent that say they were attacked…
Germany Protests to Russia Over Preelection Cyberattacks
BERLIN—Germany has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from lawmakers in what it suspects may have been preparation to spread disinformation before the upcoming German election, the Foreign Ministry in Berlin said Monday. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse said that a hacker outfit called Ghostwriter has been “combining conventional cyberattacks with disinformation and…
Cyberwar—Part One
Commentary Cybercrime often merges with cyberwarfare. The techniques of both are similar, even if their intentions are not. Yet, unlike their “real-world” counterparts, we cannot afford to treat the former as merely a law enforcement problem and the latter as a military problem. Today’s gnat is tomorrow’s nuclear-tipped missile. In a recent article, former U.S….
The At-Sea Cyberhack Hijack Is Now a Real Threat
Commentary On Aug. 9, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised to punish Iran for attacking an oil tanker near the entrance to the Persian Gulf. He specifically mentioned an attack that occurred in late July. An explosive blast killed two crewmen. The Defense Department believes Iran used drones to deliver the munitions. The safety…
Cyberattacks From China
For years, cyberattacks have been a huge headache for the United States and its allies. Now for the first time, they’re formally calling out one of the biggest sources in charge behind the scenes. “The U.S. is joining allies around the world to call out the Chinese government for a series of cyber intrusions,” CBS This…
Will China Attack the United States?
Commentary On July 11, shortly after the United States added 23 Chinese entities to an economic blacklist, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responded with an inflammatory statement. The Party, we’re told, “resolutely opposes” the “unreasonable suppression” of Chinese companies. The irony of the CCP, very much the masters of “unreasonable suppression,” releasing such a statement is as…
Hackers Breached Several MPs’ Email Accounts, Poland Says
WARSAW—The email accounts of about a dozen members of Parliament were hacked recently, Polish counter-intelligence said on Friday, disclosing further details of one of the biggest cyberattacks on the country in recent years. The revelations come two weeks after the authorities said top Polish government officials had been hit by a far-reaching cyberattack conducted in…
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