Cybersecurity

Rhode Island’s governor announced Friday that a state health care system was targeted in a cyberattack that may have resulted in personal information being stolen. RIBridges, part of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, is described by the agency as “a state-of-the-art eligibility system” used to determine if residents are eligible for state programs and Medicaid, and...

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.

Concerned about the vulnerability of our mobile messaging systems, the FBI and CISA want Americans to use encrypted messaging to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers.

After a major cyberattack by foreign hackers, increasing concerns about the vulnerability of our mobile messaging systems, the FBI and CISA want Americans to use encrypted messaging to keep their messages protected — and common ways of communicating are affected.

Officials from the FBI and CISA said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.

Several New England grocery stores, including Stop & Shop and Hannaford locations, are facing product shortages after their parent company’s announcement of cybersecurity issues. Customers told NBC10 Boston they noticed a sparse inventory of fresh foods like meat and produce, with signs thanking them for their patience as stores worked to restock. Ahold Delhaize USA, the parent company of Stop...

People have their personal information compromised in a data breach more and more often, impacting millions of people in Massachusetts.

You’ve probably received at least one notification that your information has been compromised in a cyberattack. In Massachusetts, about 2 million people have had data compromised in 1,900 incidents disclosed to the state.

October isn’t just about tricks and treats — it’s also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And some scams can be scarier than anything you see on Halloween. Truman Kain, a security researcher at Huntress, a cybersecurity company, has some tips to help keep people safe. “Borderline on paranoia, I like to say, is going to keep you the most secure,” he...

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.

Officials in Massachusetts are investigating an apparent cyberattack that led to “unauthorized access” to some state employees’ online payroll account and direct deposit information. Comptroller William McNamara’s office said someone created a fake website resembling the”Self-Service Time and Attendance,” or SSTA portal for Massachusetts workers. An unspecified number of employees used the spoofed version of the site, “allowing for...

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. 

A Newton, Massachusetts, man got a lesson in how important a small security step is when he had pricey Taylor Swift concert tickets, a present for his daughter, taken from his email.

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.

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

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...