/tags/hacking Hacking en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:36:22 GMT /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 /2018-11-30/marriott-says-up-to-500-million-customers-data-stolen-in-breach The hotel giant said information on up to 500 million customers worldwide was exposed in a breach of its Starwood reservation database. The data includes dates of birth and passport numbers. Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:13:48 GMT /2018-11-30/marriott-says-up-to-500-million-customers-data-stolen-in-breach Avie Schneider /news/2018-08-02/dhs-and-defense-department-initiatives-aim-to-thwart-cyber-attacks From Texas Standard:At a cybersecurity summit in New York this week, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen sounded an alarm about the� Thu, 02 Aug 2018 18:39:55 GMT /news/2018-08-02/dhs-and-defense-department-initiatives-aim-to-thwart-cyber-attacks Rhonda Fanning /texas/2018-04-04/new-report-shows-hackers-are-taking-aim-at-energy-infrastructure From Texas Standard.Hackers are a threat to credit card information, election data, and now � according to a report from iDefense, an arm of consulting� Wed, 04 Apr 2018 19:36:14 GMT /texas/2018-04-04/new-report-shows-hackers-are-taking-aim-at-energy-infrastructure Alexandra Hart /texas/2017-12-20/ransomware-attack-leads-to-breach-affecting-700-students-in-39-texas-school-districts From Texas Standard.Multiple school districts in north and northeast Texas were notified by the Texas Department of Agriculture recently that they were� Wed, 20 Dec 2017 19:24:34 GMT /texas/2017-12-20/ransomware-attack-leads-to-breach-affecting-700-students-in-39-texas-school-districts Alexandra Hart /2017-04-08/hacking-blamed-for-late-night-emergency-sirens-in-dallas Alarms went off around Dallas on Friday night until city officials manually shut down parts of the city's weather alert system. Sat, 08 Apr 2017 23:25:10 GMT /2017-04-08/hacking-blamed-for-late-night-emergency-sirens-in-dallas Rick Holter /texas/2015-12-21/how-us-power-grids-are-susceptible-to-foreign-hackers From Texas Standard:The next military conflict might not start with a bomb, but with a blackout.National security experts have long warned that the United� Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:30:00 GMT /texas/2015-12-21/how-us-power-grids-are-susceptible-to-foreign-hackers Rhonda Fanning /science/2014-08-05/1-2-billion-web-credentials-said-to-be-in-russian-gangs-hands From its base in south central Russia, the relatively small group has reportedly collected passwords along with user names and email addresses. Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:38:00 GMT /science/2014-08-05/1-2-billion-web-credentials-said-to-be-in-russian-gangs-hands Elise Hu, Bill Chappell /business/2014-06-11/report-stratfor-hack-orchestrated-by-fbi-informant The computer hack of Austin-based Stratfor in 2011 resulted in credit card numbers and damaging emails being leaked online. A new investigative report� Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:57:14 GMT /business/2014-06-11/report-stratfor-hack-orchestrated-by-fbi-informant Nathan Bernier /politics/2013-04-23/ap-twitter-account-hacked-tweet-about-obama-shakes-market It quickly became clear that the "news" was not true. There had been no explosions at the White House and President Obama was fine. But a message on the wire service's Twitter account rattled investors. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:57:00 GMT /politics/2013-04-23/ap-twitter-account-hacked-tweet-about-obama-shakes-market Mark Memmott