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Delta sues CrowdStrike after widespread IT outage that caused thousands of cancellations
Delta is seeking damages for its losses from the July IT incident, as well as litigation costs and punitive damages.
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China targeted phones of Trump, Vance and Harris campaign affiliates, sources say
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.
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Steps to protect yourself from cyber crimes
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and experts have some simple steps you can take to help protect your data and your wallet.
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Watch: Cybersecurity awareness the focus of San Jose event
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.
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Chinese hack of telecommunications companies under investigation, NSA chief says
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.
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Expert discusses thousands of data breaches projected this year
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.
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Why you should freeze your child's credit, and how to do it
One in 43 kids will have their personal information exposed, according to Javelin.
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2.9 billion records may have been exposed in a data breach. Here's what to know
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.
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FBI says it is investigating after Trump campaign said sensitive documents were hacked by Iran
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.
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Why you should avoid the use of one-time passwords sent by text
One-time passwords have become a common method to restore consumer access to apps, but they are vulnerable to hacks.
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CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
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...
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Malicious actors trying to exploit global tech outage for their own gain
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.
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LA County Superior Court hit by ransomware attack
The Superior Court of Los Angeles County announced that the Court’s internal systems were victim to a ransomware attack Friday morning.
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Global IT outage highlights societal reliance on big tech companies
Tech and cyber security experts say this global IT outage underscores the risks of the widespread reliance on a handful of major tech companies.
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Organizations recovering from global technology outage
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.
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Feds investigate massive data breach for AT&T
Someone illegally downloaded call and texting records to a third party cloud platform for six months in 2022. Scott Budman reports.
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How to protect yourself after a data breach
As our reliance on technology increases, data breaches revealing sensitive information are becoming more common.
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Was your data part of a breach? Here's what to do
If your information was leaked as part of a data breach, here are a few easy ways to protect your sensitive details.
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AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cell and landline customers' calls and texts
A security breach in 2022 compromised the data of nearly all of AT&T’s cellular customers, customers of mobile virtual network operators using AT&T’s wireless network, as well as its landline customers interacted with those cellular numbers.
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Patelco customers struggle after cyberattack
A Bay Area-based credit union says it has stabilized its network after a ransomware attack and is processing transactions again. Emma Goss reports.