Cybersecurity

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.

The data first appeared on April 8, when hacking group USDoD posted a database on “Breached,” a dark web forum, and claimed to have 2.9 billion rows of unencrypted records.

The FBI released a brief statement Monday that read, “We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter.” The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement.

Credit card skimmers are popping up at locations across our state. Plainville police say their number one safety tip is to be cautious about self-checkouts and ATMS.

Credit card skimmers are popping up at locations across our state. They are a malicious tool used to steal people’s credit card information. Plainville police say their number one safety tip is to be cautious about self-checkouts and ATMS. “It comes in different styles. In a case that we’re working out with Big Y, it looked just like a...

A TRIUMPH employee tipped NBC CT Responds off about an unauthorized cyber “incident” at a worldwide company that overhauls and repairs aerospace and defense systems and components. TRIUMPH Group’s Systems, Electronics and Controls business has locations in West Hartford and Windsor, which specialize “in design, development, certification, manufacture and repair of fuel pumps, fuel metering units, fuel controls and...

One-time passwords have become a common method to restore consumer access to apps, but they are vulnerable to hacks.

Experts are asking people to protect their credit card information as police across the state are finding card skimming devices that are stealing that information at supermarkets.

Experts are asking people to protect their credit card information as police across the state are finding card skimming devices that are stealing that information at supermarkets. “I find myself checking when I’m going to pay,” Jonnie Reboira, of Naugatuck, said. Shoppers are being extra cautious while paying for groceries at Walmart in Naugatuck. Police said a card skimming...

CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers. It set off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers. CrowdStrike also outlined measures it would take to prevent the problem from repeating, including staggering...