Cybersecurity

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified Wednesday that intelligence and senior U.S. officials at the Departments of Energy, Commerce and Treasury are investigating attempts by foreign adversaries to target and encroach the American southeast.

Signal is an open-source, encrypted service used for messaging and calls.

As genetic testing company 23andMe moves through bankruptcy proceedings, consumers and experts are concerned about whether users’ genetic data will be kept safe during the potential sale. “You can change your password, you can change your credit card numbers, you can dispute fraud charges. Unfortunately, you cannot change your DNA,” Aaron Rose with Check Point Software Technologies, a company that…

Embattled genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Missouri federal court on Sunday night.

Yale New Haven Health is investigating a cybersecurity incident over the weekend that affected IT services across and they have notified federal authorities.   The health organization said Yale New Haven Health identified an issue this weekend that affected IT services across its health system and the digital and technology solutions team quickly began working to mitigate the issue and…

Protecting personal and financial information should be part of a strategy to ensure overall financial well-being, regardless of the political climate.

Tens of thousands of users reported outages in various Microsoft programs on Saturday, according to Downdetector.

Tens of millions of students appear to be impacted by what is described as the largest breach of American children’s personal information to date.

As uncertainty hovers around the TikTok ban that could go into effect in the U.S. on Sunday, users are flocking to a Chinese app called RedNote.

An executive order issued by President Joe Biden just days before he leaves office aims to shore up America’s cyber defenses while making it easier to go after foreign countries that launch cyberattacks.

Many parents were alerted this week that PowerSchool had experienced a data breach. PowerSchool is a tech software that – according to some letters from superintendents to parents – is used in 9 out of every 10 Connecticut schools.   In some cases, students’ social security numbers were stolen in the breach.   Cyber security experts recommend safeguarding your children’s information...

Some Connecticut school districts have been impacted by a cybersecurity breach affecting the PowerSchool Student Information System.

Some Connecticut school districts have been impacted by a cybersecurity breach affecting the PowerSchool Student Information System. PowerSchool is a software used to keep track of your child’s report cards, fill out their school forms or put money in their cafeteria accounts. Dozens of Connecticut school district had their data breached in a cybersecurity hack at the end of...

The Treasury Department says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider.

A top White House official says a ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans.

The holiday season is a busy one and bad actors are trying to take advantage of that. If you have been receiving unsolicited texts about package deliveries and other topics, you’re not alone. Just ask NBC CT Responds Consumer Reporter Caitlin Burchill. She has received multiple just these last two weeks. And if they’re messing with someone who investigates...

The new Apple iOS 18 feature allows texting features between iPhone users and Androids, but U.S. officials are urging caution, citing cybersecurity concerns.

FBI and CISA officials said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.

Officials from the FBI and CISA said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.

Almost a week after a cybersecurity issue with its parent company Ahold Delhaize, Stop & Shop stores are still experiencing shipment issues and empty shelves.