/tags/cybersecurity Cybersecurity en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:48 GMT /politics/2025-03-20/texas-cyber-command-center-ransomware-cyberattacks The government entity would be tasked with creating a strategy to anticipate and detect cyber threats and promote cybersecurity awareness. The center’s creation was one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items for state legislators this year. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:56:48 GMT /politics/2025-03-20/texas-cyber-command-center-ransomware-cyberattacks Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-02-02/gov-abbott-lays-out-his-agenda-for-texas-with-emphasis-on-vouchers-water-and-property-taxes The governor touted Texas� strong economy in his State of the State address Sunday, where he also laid out priorities he wants lawmakers to focus on in the months ahead. These include creating a school voucher-like program and lowering property taxes. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:44:23 GMT /politics/2025-02-02/gov-abbott-lays-out-his-agenda-for-texas-with-emphasis-on-vouchers-water-and-property-taxes Rachel Osier Lindley, Nina Banks /crime-justice/2024-08-05/911-technical-difficulties-austin-central-texas-cyberattack Robocalls from AT&T numbers overloaded the system for several hours on Sunday. Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:36:22 GMT /crime-justice/2024-08-05/911-technical-difficulties-austin-central-texas-cyberattack Andrew Weber /health/2024-06-04/ascension-seton-regains-access-to-electronic-health-records-after-ransomware-attack Staff at local Ascension hospitals had been forced to rely on paper charting methods for nearly a month following a major cybersecurity breach. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 15:40:38 GMT /health/2024-06-04/ascension-seton-regains-access-to-electronic-health-records-after-ransomware-attack Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-05-21/ascension-seton-cybersecurity-crisis-workflow-disruption A ransomware attack has rendered multiple digital technology systems integral to the hospital's typical operations inaccessible. Tue, 21 May 2024 18:00:55 GMT /health/2024-05-21/ascension-seton-cybersecurity-crisis-workflow-disruption Olivia Aldridge /health/2024-05-08/ascension-hospitals-health-care-cyber-security-disruptions An investigation into the "unusual activity" on Ascension's technology systems is ongoing. Wed, 08 May 2024 19:36:33 GMT /health/2024-05-08/ascension-hospitals-health-care-cyber-security-disruptions Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-06-07/ascension-seton-austin-hospital-data-breach A security event affecting two of the local hospital system's websites in March may have put some patients' sensitive information at risk. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 15:50:02 GMT /health/2023-06-07/ascension-seton-austin-hospital-data-breach Olivia Aldridge /crime-justice/2021-05-13/in-wake-of-pipeline-hack-biden-signs-executive-order-on-cybersecurity The order follows a ransomware attack on a company that operates a pipeline that provides nearly half of the gasoline and jet fuel for the East Coast. Thu, 13 May 2021 13:25:20 GMT /crime-justice/2021-05-13/in-wake-of-pipeline-hack-biden-signs-executive-order-on-cybersecurity Franco Ordoñez /energy-environment/2021-05-10/what-we-know-about-the-ransomware-attack-on-a-critical-u-s-pipeline The massive pipeline, which supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline and jet fuel, was forced to shut down over the weekend. The company says it has one line operating under manual control. Mon, 10 May 2021 21:03:35 GMT /energy-environment/2021-05-10/what-we-know-about-the-ransomware-attack-on-a-critical-u-s-pipeline Scott Neuman /crime-justice/2021-04-16/a-worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack Russian hackers exploited gaps in U.S. defenses and spent months in government and corporate networks in one of the most effective cyber-espionage campaigns of all time. This is how they did it. Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:32:32 GMT /crime-justice/2021-04-16/a-worst-nightmare-cyberattack-the-untold-story-of-the-solarwinds-hack Dina Temple-Raston