A Ransomware Gang Wanted Its Victim to Pay Up. So It Went to the SEC.

[ad_1] Nov. 18, 2023 10:00 am ET The call is coming from inside the hack. A ransomware gang claimed this past week that it broke into the systems of the…

Israeli Private Detective Gets Nearly Seven Years in Prison for Hacking Scheme

[ad_1] An Israeli private detective was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison Thursday for his role in a hacking-for-hire scheme that involved attempts to discredit investigations into whether Exxon…

WSJ News Exclusive | ICBC Hackers Used Methods Previously Flagged by U.S. Authorities

[ad_1] The hackers who infiltrated the New York arm of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and disrupted trading in the U.S. Treasury market appeared to exploit three vulnerabilities…

Major Australian Ports Reopen After Cyberattack Halts Operations

[ad_1] Updated Nov. 13, 2023 12:47 am ET|WSJ Pro SYDNEY—Some of Australia’s biggest ports restarted operations on Monday following a cyberattack that disrupted container traffic ahead of Christmas and highlighted…

Hack at ICBC Targeted the Digital Underbelly of Financial Markets

[ad_1] Unit of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China remains unplugged for U.S. markets. [ad_2] Source link

Hackers Hit U.S. Arm of Chinese Bank

[ad_1] A U.S. subsidiary of China’s biggest bank was hacked this week, threatening a temporary logjam for some trades in the Treasury bond market. ICBC Financial Services, a New York-based…

China Unleashes Crackdown on ‘Pig Butchering.’ (It Isn’t What You Think.)

[ad_1] Beijing is pursuing scam mills that operate out of secretive, dystopian compounds and swindle people worldwide. [ad_2] Source link

Cyber Chiefs Worry About Personal Liability as SEC Sues SolarWinds, Executive

[ad_1] Oct. 30, 2023 6:43 pm ET|WSJ Pro As the Securities and Exchange Commission gets more aggressive in enforcing cybersecurity regulations, corporate cyber chiefs want to insulate themselves from potential…

Cyberattacks Intensify on Israeli and Palestinian Human Rights Groups

[ad_1] Oct. 20, 2023 1:24 pm ET|WSJ Pro Hackers have stepped up efforts to take down the websites of Israeli and Palestinian humanitarian groups since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct.…

Why the U.S. Government Has $5 Billion in Bitcoin

[ad_1] The U.S. government is one of the world’s biggest holders of bitcoin, but unlike other crypto whales, it doesn’t care if the digital currency goes up or down in…