Cybersecurity

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.

How many notices of data breach letters have you received in the mail? And by the time you get the letter, are you able to take action to protect your information?  Is the government helping to protect you? NBC Responds and Telemundo Responde reporters working around the country have teamed up to investigate. Here in our state, 1,478 businesses reported…

Delta is seeking damages for its losses from the July IT incident, as well as litigation costs and punitive damages.

A broad Chinese hacking campaign against U.S. telecommunication networks targeted the phones of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, two sources familiar with the matter say. Another source told NBC News that people affiliated with the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris were also targeted.

The director of the National Security Agency said Sunday that a Chinese hack of three major telecommunications firms is under investigation but that it remains “premature” to discuss the case. 

One in 43 kids will have their personal information exposed, according to Javelin.