Heavy rain and wind storms hit hard in coastal Santa Cruz County. The region’s beloved Capitola Wharf pier was split in half by the 25-foot crashing waves. Crews are now clearing mudslides and damage following the storms that swept through the state. Some areas are already reopened. The state reported increased arson arrests over recent […]
A network of three hospitals in Brooklyn, New York, has had to work off paper charts for weeks following a cyberattack on its computer systems in late November, the hospital group’s chief executive told CNN Monday. The hack affected “clinical applications,” including “those used for imaging and other critical services,” but many of those applications […]
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran’s intelligence agency and its leadership in response to malicious cyberattacks on Albanian government computer systems in July. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and Esmail Khatib, who heads the ministry, for what it said were cyber-related activities […]
Warfare isn’t just missiles and military drills. Cyberattacks also go hand in hand. A form of what’s called cognitive warfare, they appear to be among the Chinese Communist Party’s top choices in its toolbox. According to a Taiwan official, the island’s government, military, and businesses have suffered nearly 300 cyberattacks in a matter of a […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—One of Iran’s major steel companies said Monday it was forced to halt production after being hit by a cyberattack that also targeted two other plants, apparently marking one of the biggest such assaults on the country’s strategic industrial sector in recent memory. The Iranian government did not acknowledge the disruption or […]
The head of the FBI says Iranian government-backed hackers were behind an attempted hack last year. It was on the computer network of Boston Children’s hospital. Christopher Wray says the FBI was able to help thwart the hackers before they damaged the computer network. But he says it’s an example of the potential high-impact hacking threats […]
The FBI’s Cyber Division issued a warning about potential cyberattacks on agricultural cooperatives and food plants amid increasing media coverage of recent fires and explosions at food processing plants across the United States. “Ransomware actors may be more likely to attack agricultural cooperatives during critical planting and harvest seasons, disrupting operations, causing financial loss, and […]
China launched a massive cyberattack on vital Ukrainian infrastructure in the leadup to Russia’s invasion, according to a report by UK media outlet The Times. The attack included efforts to degrade Ukrainian military and nuclear facilities. More than 600 websites owned by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense in Kyiv weathered thousands of hacking attempts coordinated […]
The White House is now warning of a potential attack on our critical infrastructure. The administration has not laid out any specific cyber threats, but the intelligence community says they’ve seen the Russian government exploring vulnerable spots in our electric grid. NTD spoke with documentary film producer David Tice to unpack the details.
