Tag: Technology issues
Leak of billionaires’ tax data draws GOP outcry over privacy
WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress are alarmed by the leak of confidential IRS data to the investigative news organization ProPublica, enabling it to reveal...
China denounces US bill aimed at boosting competitiveness
BEIJING — Beijing on Wednesday denounced a U.S. bill aimed at boosting U.S. technology in the face of growing competition from China and others,...
Fastly blames global internet outage on software bug
LONDON — Fastly, the company hit by a major outage that caused many of the world's top websites to go offline briefly this week,...
Have an Echo device? Amazon may help itself to your Wi-Fi
NEW YORK —
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Pipeline exec to face Congress as US recovers most of ransom
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month is expected to detail his company's response to the...
Energy chief cites risk of cyberattacks crippling power grid
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of...
Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response
RICHMOND, Va. — Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel...
Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors' ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes.
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$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands
The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands.
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NY transit officials confirm cyberattack; say harm limited
NEW YORK — Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling...