Tag: Information security

How a faulty CrowdStike update crashed computers around the world

Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data...

Tech outage latest | Airlines rush to get back on track after global tech disruption

Transport providers, businesses and governments on Saturday are rushing to get all their systems back online after long disruptions following a widespread technology...

Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating data protection and consumer rights laws

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's government on Friday announced a fine of $220 million on Meta, saying its investigations found “multiple and repeated” violations...

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here's what we know

NEW YORK -- Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries —...

Risk-averse organizations chose CrowdStrike for cybersecurity. Now its software is causing chaos

Airlines, banks, hospitals and other risk-averse organizations around the world chose cybersecurity company CrowdStrike to protect their computer systems from hackers and data...

What's worse than thieves hacking into your bank account? When they steal your phone number, too

WASHINGTON -- One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes....