cybersecurity

Elder crime losses totaled more than $3.4 billion in 2023 — up 11% from the year prior.

UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a “substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business.

The theft of sensitive information belonging to millions of AT&T’s current and former customers has been recently discovered online. Here’s what you need to know.

Lifesaving technology, CT scanners, MRIs and heart monitors can all be targets for cyber criminals. Hackers are targeting hospitals at alarming rates, with 6 in 10 health care companies hit by ransomware attacks in the past year. Cyber criminals can hijack a hospital’s operating system, preventing access to data until a ransom is paid, paralyzing hospital systems for days. “When…

Medical professionals are sounding an alarm amid an increase in hospital attacks by cyber criminals. News4’s Susan Hogan looks at what they’re after and how hospitals are responding.

Hackers accessed Xfinity customers’ personal information by exploiting a vulnerability in software used by the company, the Comcast-owned telecommunications business announced this week.

As D.C. struggles with youth violence and troubling truancy rates, a new program is not only keeping teens in school, it’s also getting them free college credits before they graduate high school. At the Advanced Technical Center, up to 300 students from all grade levels in high school can enroll in college-level classes and earn college credits and certifications...

A two-year program at the Advanced Technical Center in D.C. allows students to earn up to 20 college credits in nursing or cybersecurity. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.  

Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online attacks. But lax cybersecurity means thousands of others are vulnerable to ransomware gangs that can steal confidential data and disrupt operations.

Clorox said the cyberattack has caused caused ongoing production disruptions but expects to bring systems online next week.

Clorox said a cyberattack it disclosed last month will have a material impact on its fiscal first quarter results.

Room reservations and sportsbooks were still dark across swaths of Las Vegas on Friday as the community trudged through its fifth day of a battle against hackers who struck the city’s biggest hotel chain.

Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its properties across the U.S.

A cybersecurity attack hit MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S., affecting casino floors and access to hotel rooms. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.

Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its properties across the U.S.

U.S. officials say the FBI and its partners in Europe infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network that was used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks.

Prince George’s County Public Schools said its computer system experienced a cyber-attack on Monday morning.

Prince George’s County Public Schools said its computer system experienced a cyberattack on Monday morning.

Students learned about cyber safety, cyber ethics, and network security, and even interacted with a robot. Community Reporter Molette Green reports.

The Biden administration and major consumer tech players are launching an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place.