cybersecurity News

BBC, British Airways Among Big-Name Victims in MOVEit Software Hack

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s cybersecurity agency on Wednesday urged companies to be vigilant after the BBC, British Airways and other firms said their employees’ personal details may have been compromised in a software hack. The companies were the first major …

Claims People: Davies, Resilience and Clyde & Co.

Davies Appoints COO for US Division Davies, a global claims administrator that opened a US headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee in 2020, has appointed Jen Morrissey to the newly created position of group chief operations officer. Davies said Morrissey will assist …

Hackers Aim to Find Flaws in AI – with White House Help

No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started “jailbreaking” the artificial intelligence chatbot – trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene. But now its maker, OpenAI, and other major AI providers such …

‘Godfather of AI’ Leaves Google, Warns of Tech’s Dangers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sounding alarms about artificial intelligence has become a popular pastime in the ChatGPT era, taken up by high-profile figures as varied as industrialist Elon Musk, leftist intellectual Noam Chomsky and the 99-year- old retired statesman Henry Kissinger. …

Banks, Financial Industry Hit by Rising Ransomware Attacks

Ransomware gangs didn’t come out with any big new innovations last year, but “what 2022 lacked in innovation it made up for in volume,” according to a report by a financial services group. In its annual outlook on cyber threats, …

Insurer Spots Cybersecurity Weakness With Model Simulating Catastrophic Attacks

Coalition Inc., a cyber-insurance provider that tries to curb digital risk, has designed technology that simulates large-scale attacks to help insurers identify potential weaknesses in their portfolios and prevent widespread losses. The San Francisco-based company’s model measures cyber risks in …

Silicon Valley Bank’s Demise Disrupts the Disruptors in Tech

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the government reprieve that saved their money while they mourned the loss of a place that served as a chummy club …

US Marshals Computer System Hit by Ransomware Attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major breach of a U.S. Marshals Service computer system this month with ransomware, hackers stole sensitive and personally identifiable data about agency employees and targets of investigations, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. The hacked system …

Ransomware Outbreak Hits Florida Supreme Court, US and European Universities

A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the U.S. and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online to stricken servers. Those organizations are among more than …

Japan Launches Intel Satellite to Watch N. Korea, Disasters

TOKYO (AP) _ Japan successfully launched a rocket Thursday carrying a government intelligence-gathering satellite on a mission to watch movements at military sites in North Korea and improve natural disaster response. The H2A rocket, launched by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., …