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Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS

Wednesday, April 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to a new federal assessment – and any vulnerability in those critical networks can expose victims... Read More.

Cyberattacks on hospitals are growing threats to patient safety, experts say

Wednesday, May 10 by ABC News

(BURLINGTON, Vt.) -- Jes Kraus was supposed to be going to the University of Vermont Medical Center every day for aggressive radiation and chemotherapy treatments to fight stage three colorectal cancer, for which he was diagnosed in September 2020.But at the end of October... Read More.

FBI director sees threat from China’s AI program, talks Russia cyberattacks in Ukraine

Friday, January 20 by ABC News

(DAVOS, Switzerland) -- Speaking Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, FBI Director Christopher Wray described how his agency saw an increase in cyberattacks from Russia at the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine last year and he hammered the Chinese for... Read More.

‘Too soon to know’ whether Kremlin was behind cyberattacks on US airports, Kirby says

Tuesday, October 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- It's still "too soon to know" whether the Russian government was behind Monday's cyberattacks on over a dozen U.S. airports, according to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby."We just don't really understand fully who's behind this, what the motivation... Read More.

Cyberattacks reported at US airports

Monday, October 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Some of the nation's largest airports have been targeted for cyberattacks Monday by an attacker within the Russian Federation, a senior official briefed confirmed to ABC News.Importantly, the systems targeted do not handle air traffic control, internal airline communications and coordination,... Read More.

FBI ‘concerned’ about Russian cyberattacks on critical US infrastructure: Wray

Tuesday, March 22 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday the FBI is "concerned' with the possibility of Russian cyberattacks against critical U.S. infrastructure in the wake of Russia's war with Ukraine."The reason we're concerned about it is not just based on our longstanding understanding of... Read More.

‘What’s at stake is obviously the security of our nation,’ NSA chief says of defending US from cyberattacks

Friday, November 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Every day, foreign adversaries make millions of attempts to scan America's military networks, Director of the National Security Agency and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Paul Nakasone says, and there is incredible pressure to defend the nation from those adversaries."What's at... Read More.

Why ransomware cyberattacks are on the rise

Sunday, June 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- What often begins as an employee clicking a seemingly innocuous link in their email can result in a crisis that brings multi-billion dollar businesses to their knees, stokes geopolitical tensions and has ripple effects throughout the global economy.A recent spate of... Read More.