Sentences with phrase «destructive cyberattack»
BOSTON (Reuters)- The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software to launch a destructive cyberattack in the United States, following a devastating breach last week at Sony Pictures Entertainment.
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Sony Pictures this week backtracked from its original decision to cancel the release of the $ 44 million film after major U.S. theater chains pulled out because of threats of violence by Guardians of Peace, a computer hacking group that claimed responsibility for a destructive cyberattack on Sony last month.
Not exact matches
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, meanwhile, described NotPetya as «the most destructive and costly cyberattack in history.»
«We have entered a new era of warfare, witnessing a destructive and deadly mix of conventional military might and malicious cyberattacks,» said British defense secretary Gavin Williamson.
This is the second time this year that the U.S. and UK have called out the Kremlin's hacking, last fingering the nation in February for its supposed role in last year's destructive «NotPetya» cyberattacks.
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has predicted that «because of the destructive potential of these types of breaches, critical electric and other utility infrastructure will remain highly - prized targets for future cyberattacks.»
The sanctions also address Russia's role in 2017's NotPetya cyberattack, a massively destructive global malware effort that first appeared to be ransomware.
The White House has introduced a new round of sanctions on Russia, accusing the government of launching «the most destructive and costly cyberattack in history.»
Far from the realms of the destructive Sony hack, JPMorgan Chase, the inside job at Morgan Stanley and other high - profile cyberattacks which have taken place over the past year, Hacker's List matches hackers with members of the general public who wish to hire hackers for far smaller jobs — although ones that may not be any less damaging on a personal scale.