cybersecurity

The new Apple iOS 18 feature allows texting features between iPhone users and Androids, but U.S. officials are urging caution, citing cybersecurity concerns.

FBI and CISA officials said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.

Officials from the FBI and CISA said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.

When it comes to cybercrime, hackers don’t take holidays. Experts say cybercrime actors will become even more sophisticated next year, due in part to the rise of AI.

When it comes to cybercrime, hackers don’t take holidays. Experts say cybercrime actors will become even more sophisticated next year, due in part to the rise of AI.

Delta is seeking damages for its losses from the July IT incident, as well as litigation costs and punitive damages.

A broad Chinese hacking campaign against U.S. telecommunication networks targeted the phones of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, two sources familiar with the matter say. Another source told NBC News that people affiliated with the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris were also targeted.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and experts have some simple steps you can take to help protect your data and your wallet.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s dedicated to help you protect your information. A city of San Jose spokesperson tells us about a cybersecurity awareness event happening Wednesday.

The director of the National Security Agency said Sunday that a Chinese hack of three major telecommunications firms is under investigation but that it remains “premature” to discuss the case. 

More than 5,000 data breaches are projected this year around the world. Experian’s head of breach resolution and consumer protection told NBC Bay Area the reason is because hackers are using AI to get into systems easier and to stay longer.

One in 43 kids will have their personal information exposed, according to Javelin.

The data first appeared on April 8, when hacking group USDoD posted a database on “Breached,” a dark web forum, and claimed to have 2.9 billion rows of unencrypted records.

The FBI released a brief statement Monday that read, “We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter.” The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement.

One-time passwords have become a common method to restore consumer access to apps, but they are vulnerable to hacks.

CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers. It set off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers. CrowdStrike also outlined measures it would take to prevent the problem from repeating, including staggering...

As the world continues to recover from massive business and travel disruptions caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, malicious actors are trying to exploit the situation for their own gain.

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County announced that the Court’s internal systems were victim to a ransomware attack Friday morning.

Tech and cyber security experts say this global IT outage underscores the risks of the widespread reliance on a handful of major tech companies.

The head of CrowdStrike, the company responsible for an update that took millions of people offline, said the massive global outage was not a cyberattack nor a security incident. Alyssa Goard reports.