Security News

Cyberattack Exposes PHI in Email Accounts
2019-04-05 19:48

Meanwhile, Regulators Issue Alert on Advanced Persistent ThreatsAfter months of review, a Georgia-based healthcare system has determined that a cyberattack last year exposed the protected health...

Norsk Hydro May Have Lost $40M in First Week After Cyberattack
2019-03-26 19:30

Norwegian aluminum giant Norsk Hydro estimates that it may have lost more than $40 million in the first week following the ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. read more

CyberX raises $18 million to protect industrial control systems from cyberattack
2019-03-26 00:00

CyberX, the IIoT and industrial control system (ICS) security company, announced that it has raised $18 million in a strategic funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures and Inven Capital. Existing...

Major U.S. Chemical Firms Hit by Cyberattack
2019-03-25 16:16

Operations at two major US-based chemical companies, Hexion and Momentive, were disrupted recently by a cyberattack reportedly involving LockerGoga, the ransomware that recently hit Norwegian...

EU Seeks Better Coordination to Battle Next Big Cyberattack
2019-03-22 11:48

Life After WannaCry and NotPetya: Europol Wants EU Member States To Be ReadyLife after WannaCry and NotPetya: Europol, the EU's law enforcement intelligence agency, wants member states to be able...

Podcast: The High-Risk Threats Behind the Norsk Hydro Cyberattack
2019-03-19 19:40

Threatpost talks to Phil Neray with CyberX about Tuesday's ransomware attack on aluminum producer Norsk Hydro, and how it compares to past manufacturing attacks like Triton, WannaCry and more.

Norway's Norsk Hydro Hit by 'Extensive' Cyberattack
2019-03-19 12:22

One of the world's biggest aluminium producers, Norway's Norsk Hydro, said Tuesday it had been hit by a cyber-attack of unknown origin. "Hydro became victim of an extensive cyberattack in the...

EU Adopts New Response Protocol for Major Cyberattacks
2019-03-18 15:45

Europol on Monday announced the adoption of a new protocol for how law enforcement authorities in the European Union and beyond will respond to major cross-border cyberattacks. read more

U.S. Senators Want Transparency on Senate Cyberattacks
2019-03-14 15:00

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Tom Cotton believe all senators should receive information on successful cyberattacks aimed at the Senate. read more

US Warns of Sophisticated Cyberattacks From Russia, China
2019-03-14 13:50

Cyberattacks from Russia, China, North Korea and Iran are increasingly sophisticated and, until recently, were done with little concern for the consequences, the top Pentagon cyber leaders told a...