Tag: Computing and information technology
Major US pipeline halts operations after ransomware attack
WASHINGTON — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after...
Ransomware gangs get more aggressive against law enforcement
RICHMOND, Va., — Police Chief Will Cunningham came to work four years ago to find that his six-officer department was the victim of a...
Pandemic gives boost as more states move to digital IDs
SALT LAKE CITY — The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners...
US drops Trump plan for more biometric data on immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday withdrew a Trump-era proposal to expand the amount and types of biometric data collected by U.S. immigration...
Did agents raid home of wrong woman over Jan. 6 riot? Maybe.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — “We’re looking for Nancy Pelosi’s laptop,” FBI agents told Marilyn Hueper after briefly handcuffing her.
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Microsoft pledges to let EU users keep data inside bloc
LONDON — Microsoft is pledging to let business and public sector customers in the European Union keep cloud computing data inside the 27-nation bloc...
NY AG: Broadband industry behind fake FCC comments
The Office of the New York Attorney General said in a new report that a campaign funded by the broadband industry submitted millions of...
Insurer AXA halts ransomware crime reimbursement in France
BOSTON — In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse...
GM profit surges to $2.98B on sales of higher-margin trucks
Detroit — General Motors’ first-quarter net income surged to $2.98 billion as strong U.S. consumer demand and higher prices offset production cuts brought on...
Did agents raid home of wrong woman over Jan. 6 riot? Maybe.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A U.S. Capitol Police officer traveled thousands of miles to Homer, Alaska, for an FBI raid on a woman's home, looking...
