Cybersecurity

Researchers at cybersecurity company Deep Instinct identified a variant of Spora ransomware that is able to log users' keystrokes, ZDNet reports.

Hartford, Conn.-based Aetna inadvertently revealed the HIV status of some of its members when it mailed letters with information clearly visible through a window on the envelopes about filling prescriptions for HIV medications as well as pre-exposure prophylaxis, a pill…

U.S. authorities arrested a Chinese national in Los Angeles Monday who they accused of distributing malware that has been linked to the theft of government data, reports Reuters.

Government was ranked third from last in a ranking of 18 major industries based on cybersecurity practices, according to the 2017 U.S. State and Federal Government Cybersecurity Report.

All government entities surveyed see their own employees as the biggest threat to IT security, according to a report from security firm Netwrix.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., highlighted President Donald Trump's failure to produce a cyberseucrity policy within 90 days of taking office, reports The Hill.

Nearly half of business owners struck with hacking, phishing or other cyberattacks indicated they didn't realize their experience counted as a "cyberattack," according to a survey from Nationwide.

Rob Joyce, the Trump administration's cybersecurity coordinator, Kaspersky Lab software on CBS News Tuesday.

A data breach can have long-term effects on a company's share values — potentially weighing down their financial results for years — which offers a unique investment opportunity, writes financial journalist Ryan Derousseau for Fortune.

Locky, a once major ransomware variant that has waned in prevalence in recent months, has returned and is reportedly being distributed worldwide, reports Bleeping Computer.