Tag: cyberattacks
The TechCrunch Cyber Glossary
Cybersecurity is a world full of technical lingo and jargon. At TechCrunch, we have been writing about cybersecurity for years, and even we...
US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia’s military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed...
Security bugs in ransomware leak sites helped save six companies from paying hefty ransoms
A security researcher says six companies were saved from having to pay potentially hefty ransom demands, in part thanks to rookie security flaws...
US cyber agency CISA says malicious hackers are ‘taking advantage’ of CrowdStrike outage
As much of the world slowly gets back online after an outage caused by cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike led to global travel and business...
US charges Russian for allegedly helping GRU spies target Ukrainian government systems with data-destroying malware
The Department of Justice has charged a Russian civilian with conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian government computer systems as part of a widespread hacking...
Car dealership outages drag on after CDK cyberattacks
Software maker CDK says it will take “several days” to bring its systems back on line following back-to-back cyberattacks, as car dealerships and...