Colonial Pipeline

Bandai Namcois a video game publisher that has popular titles like -- Pac-Man, Tekken and Elden Ring under its belt. According to a new report by TechCrunch, the Japanese game publisher has confirmed that cyber attackers have invaded its…

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department said Tuesday it seized over $3.6 billion worth of digital currency stolen during a hack of a cryptocurrency exchange and arrested two suspects for allegedly trying to launder the proceeds.The value of the…

WASHINGTON—The Russian government on Friday said it had arrested members of the prolific criminal ransomware group known as REvil that has been blamed for major attacks against U.S. business and critical infrastructure, disrupting its…

The Justice Department’s seizure of $6.1 million in funds tied to alleged ransom payments, announced alongside fresh sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange and arrests of alleged hackers, marked an escalation in Washington’s…

Ransomware is likely to remain a threat to U.S. economic and national security for years to come, the country’s top military cyber official said Tuesday. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, the director of the…

WASHINGTON—President Biden is expected to host executives from major technology, financial and energy companies on Wednesday for a summit on national cybersecurity, a gathering that comes amid heightened fears about proliferating…

Colonial Pipeline storage tanks in Woodbridge, N.J., on May 10. A ransomware attack on Colonial shut down a major fuel…

A ransomware attack forced the largest U.S. fuel pipeline to shut down for six days in May and led to gasoline shortages across several Southeastern states. In its wake, U.S. officials have sought to bolster the defenses of an industry that…

Ransomware is to bitcoin as the Internal Revenue Service is to the dollar. Just as the taxman forces you to use dollars to pay your taxes, electronic ransom demands have been set in bitcoin, forcing companies, individuals and…

Electric utilities serving about 56 million U.S. customers have either installed tools to better spot cyberattacks or have pledged to do so, a White House official said Tuesday, providing a blueprint for the gradual securing of…