More than two weeks after a cyberattack, financially strapped doctors, hospitals and medical providers on Friday sharply criticized UnitedHealth Group’s latest estimate that it would take weeks longer to fully restore a digital network that funnels hundreds of millions of dollars in insurance payments every day. UnitedHealth said that it would be at least two […]
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Haley Expected to Drop Out, and Bitcoin Completes Comeback
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Read MoreCyberattack Paralyzes the Largest US Health Care Payment System
An urgent care chain in Ohio may be forced to stop paying rent and other bills to cover salaries. In Florida, a cancer center is racing to find money for chemotherapy drugs to avoid delaying critical treatments for its patients. And in Pennsylvania, a primary care doctor is slashing expenses and pooling all of her […]
Read MoreU.S. Disrupts Hacking Operation Led by Russian Intelligence
The F.B.I., working with other countries, disrupted a Russian hacking operation that infiltrated more than 1,000 home and small-business internet routers in the United States and around the world, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Russian intelligence, collaborating with cybercriminals, created a botnet, or a network of private computers infected with malicious software, to spy […]
Read MoreU.S. Hits Back at Iran With Sanctions, Criminal Charges and Airstrikes
In the hours before the United States carried out strikes against Iran-backed militants on Friday, Washington hit Tehran with more familiar weapons: sanctions and criminal charges. The Biden administration sanctioned officers and officials of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Iran’s premier military force, for threatening the integrity of water utilities and for helping manufacture Iranian […]
Read MorePhantom Artists Stole Their Songs. They Couldn’t Get Them Back.
The guys in Bad Dog, a folkie duo from Washington, D.C., weren’t hoping to get rich off the album they recorded this summer. David Post and Craig Blackwell have been devoted amateurs for decades, and they’re long past dreams of tours and limos. Mostly they wanted a CD to give away at a house party […]
Read MoreS.E.C. Social Media Hack That Sent Bitcoin Soaring Prompts Investigation
The hack of a social media account used by the Securities and Exchange Commission is prompting both internal and external investigations into how the security breach occurred and whether anyone tried to profit from it, said the commission and several legal experts. The S.E.C. said in a statement on Wednesday that it was coordinating an […]
Read MoreSEC’s X Account Hacked, Causing Frenzy Over Bitcoin ETF
For 15 minutes, the cryptocurrency industry was euphoric. At 4:11 p.m. on Tuesday, the official X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that regulators had approved a new investment product tracking the price of Bitcoin, an apparent victory for the embattled crypto industry. Coinbase, a giant crypto exchange, posted a celebratory banner. Crypto […]
Read MoreKyivstar, Ukraine’s Largest Mobile Operator, Is Hit by a Cyberattack
Ukraine’s largest mobile operator said it had come under a powerful cyberattack on Tuesday morning that knocked out service to millions of people. The company, Kyivstar, said that the attack also affected internet access and that it was “unclear” when service would be restored. The interruption poses real danger in a country where many rely […]
Read MoreChinese Hackers Stole 60,000 State Dept. Emails in Breach Reported in July
Chinese hackers who gained access to the email accounts of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and other government officials this year stole 60,000 emails from the State Department alone, according to two people familiar with a briefing Senate staff members received on the matter Wednesday. The emails came from 10 State Department email accounts, department officials […]
Read MoreYou’ve Got (Scam) Mail
SCRATCH Is everyone being swindled all the time and just not talking about it? By Julia Rothman and Shaina Feinberg Julia is an illustrator. Shaina is a writer and filmmaker. Sept. 22, 2023 A few months ago, I received an email that, at first glance, looked like dozens of others that arrived in my inbox […]
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