Ransomware attacks are hitting energy, oil and gas sectors especially hard, report finds

Sophos survey finds that utilities appear willing to pay ransom demands.

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Phone, text message records of ‘nearly all’ AT&T customers stolen

The pilfered content, which contains aggregated metadata, was taken via the company’s Snowflake instance.

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Critical infrastructure organizations want CISA to dial back cyber reporting

Public comments from industry on the cyber agency’s draft proposal call for clearer terms and hard limits on what information can be collected.

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US businesses struggle to obtain cyber insurance, lawmakers are told

Rising premiums and restrictive policies are creating uncertainty among American businesses about whether insurance policies will cover breaches.

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DHS releases critical infrastructure priorities for next two years

The agency says AI and China are some of the biggest cyber threats to the nation’s most sensitive networks.

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CISA leads first tabletop exercise for AI cybersecurity

The Biden administration-led exercise featured 15 companies and several international cyber agencies.

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Rural hospitals are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, report finds

The most vulnerable hospitals are unprepared to deal with the impact of digital extortion as ransomware attacks target health care facilities.

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