Tag: Information security

FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign

WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in...

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting off a big legal project that...

One Tech Tip: Home for the holidays? Show relatives you care with some tech support

NEW YORK -- It's time for the holidays, which means robust family conversations and seemingly never-ending courses of food. But for the more...

Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says

BANGKOK -- A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the Tibetan community in...

Delta sues cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike over tech outage that canceled flights

ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines sued CrowdStrike on Friday, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that...

Cyprus thwarted a digital attack against the government's main online portal

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus said Sunday that it has successfully thwarted a digital attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online...