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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and U.S. Senator from Ohio and Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance attend a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City. (Photo by Adam GRAY / AFP)

Report: Chinese hackers used telecom access to go after phones of Trump, Vance

U.S. authorities said they are investigating “unauthorized access to telecommunications infrastructure” by hackers linked to China.
Ambulances lined up outside NYU Langone Health hospital on April 23, 2020 in New York City. Ransomware cases on health care facilities have led to increase in stroke and cardiac arrest cases at hospitals receiving patients from nearby facilities paralyzed by such attacks. (Getty Images)
Ambulances lined up outside NYU Langone Health hospital on April 23, 2020 in New York City. Ransomware cases on health care facilities have led to increase in stroke and cardiac arrest cases at hospitals receiving patients from nearby facilities paralyzed by such attacks. (Getty Images)

Ransomware attacks on health care sector are driving increase in emergency patient care

A rise in attacks on the sector, with Iran at the forefront, causes spillovers to other hospitals, Microsoft said.
A logo of US company Microsoft is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP / Getty Images)

Microsoft offers updates on 117 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

The vulnerabilities are tied to the Microsoft Management Console and Windows MSHTML Platform.
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CrowdStrike Senior Vice President of Counter Adversary Operations Adam Meyers speaks during a subcommittee hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security in the Cannon House Office Building on Sept. 24. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

CrowdStrike exec apologizes in front of Congress over huge global IT outage

House lawmakers struck a sympathetic tone toward the company at a hearing where they nevertheless said nothing like that could happen again.
General view of the Microsoft store on Fifth Avenue on July 19, 2024 in New York City. Businesses and transport worldwide were affected by a global technology outage that was attributed to a software update issued by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software is used by many industries around the world. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Microsoft’s security culture reboot includes cyber governance council, all-staff trainings

The tech giant launched its Secure Future Initiative after a string of major security breakdowns.
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walk onstage for a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on Aug. 20 in Milwaukee. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Russian threat groups shift attention to Harris-Walz campaign, researchers find

Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket.
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