JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A ransomware attack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all of its roughly three dozen clinics around the state and cancel elective procedures for a second day on Friday, hobbling one of the state’s largest health care providers. University officials warned that the shutdown could continue for days...Read More
Key Points The White House has released its long‑anticipated National Cyber Strategy, which centers on deterring adversaries, strengthening critical infrastructure security, modernizing federal systems and maintaining superiority in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency and quantum computing. An accompanying executive order (EO) directs federal agencies to intensify efforts against transnational cybercrime through coordinated...Read More
Cybersecurity experts usually advise victims against paying ransomware crooks, but that advice goes double for those who have been targeted by the Nitrogen group. There’s no way to get your data back from them! According to Coveware, which peered under the hood of Nitrogen’s ransomware program, a programming error prevents the gang’s decryptor from recovering...Read More
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant from El Salvador wanted for alleged child rape and living near a school was arrested last week, a month after anti-ICE agitators blew an operation conducted by federal authorities to capture him, Fox News has learned. Video footage taken by a U.S. Immigration and...Read More
A vendor contracted by the agency in charge of overseeing Ontario’s home care system suffered a ransomware attack, Global News can reveal – details the province didn’t share after the incident. Ontario Health atHome, a body created by the Ford government to coordinate resources for home care and palliative patients, came under scrutiny last year...Read More
On March 6, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens.” The EO announces a plan by the Administration to counter transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that leverage cyber-enabled tools to target American families, businesses, and critical infrastructure. This EO outlines a framework for a more centralized...Read More
The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure said crosswalks on E. Colfax Avenue at Washington and Pearl streets were impacted. DENVER — Some crosswalks on East Colfax Avenue had an extra message for Denver pedestrians this past weekend. When the “Walk” sign was activated, it also prompted derogatory comments against President Donald Trump, including an expletive....Read More
CISA confirmed on Wednesday that ransomware gangs have begun exploiting a high-severity VMware ESXi sandbox escape vulnerability that was used in zero-day attacks since at least February 2024. Broadcom patched this ESXi arbitrary-write vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2025-22225) almost one year ago, in March 2025, alongside a memory leak (CVE-2025-22226) and a TOCTOU flaw (CVE-2025-22224), and tagged...Read More
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: In 2025, there were 251 ransomware attacks on educational institutions worldwide — of which 94 incidents were confirmed by the targeted organizations, according to a report released Thursday by Comparitech, a cybersecurity and online privacy...Read More
The Administration has released its “Cyber Strategy for America” (Cyber Strategy) and issued an Executive Order, entitled “Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens”. Together, these actions outline the Administration’s intended approach to cybersecurity, aligning high‑level strategic policies and priorities with near‑term operational directives. The Cyber Strategy provides overarching policy architecture, while the...Read More
