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Sanctions imposed on Russia by the international community are having an unforeseen side effect: ransomware has taken a hit.

Clearview AI was dealt a major blow in court, agreeing to completely revamp its business within the US.

Microsoft is moving further into the realm of cybersecurity, unveiling new managed services to help its customers tackle security challenges.

Lincoln College has announced it is shutting its doors permanently, largely the result of the COVID pandemic and a recent ransomware attack.

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Mailchimp has admitted being hacked, with more than 100 customers’ data compromised.

Globant, a company that helps others prepare “for digital and cognitive future,” is the latest victim of the Lapsus$ ransomware group.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has labeled Kaspersky Lab “a threat to national security,” a first for a Russian firm.

Nvidia suffered a major attack at the hands of ransomware group Lapsus$, an attack CEO Jensen Huang is calling a “wake-up call.”

Windows has a critical, zero-day flaw and the worst part is that Microsoft has known about it for seven months and can’t seem to fix it.

Microsoft has confirmed it was at least partially compromised by hacking group Lapsus$, saying it interrupted the attack in progress.

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be the banking industry’s Achilles heel, making it more vulnerable to Russian cyberattacks.

On the heels of news Lapsus$ was claiming it breached Okta, the company’s CEO has confirmed an attempt in January.

Continuing its string of high-profile attacks, Lapsus$ may have hacked Microsoft’s code repositories.

Identification and authentication services firm Okta is investigating the possibility it may have been hacked by LAPSUS$.

President Joe Biden is warning American businesses of increased risk of cyberattacks as Russia looks to retaliate against sanctions.

A new, severe vulnerability is putting Linux computers and many Android phones at risk.

Google and Mandiant have confirmed a deal for Google to acquire the cybersecurity firm for $5.4 billion.

Microsoft has dropped out of talks to acquire security firm Mandiant, with Google taking its place as the likely buyer.

Hacker group Lapsus$ is in the news again, this time for stealing 190GB of Samsung data and Galaxy code.