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America covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to America, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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Starting June 9, 2025, Russian internet service providers (ISPs) have begun throttling access to websites and services protected by Cloudflare, an American internet giant. [...]
Ahold Delhaize, one of the world's largest food retail chains, is notifying over 2.2 million individuals that their personal, financial, and health information was stolen in a November ransomware attack that impacted its U.S. systems. [...]
American grocery wholesale giant United Natural Foods (UNFI) reports that it has restored its core systems and brought online the electronic ordering and invoicing systems affected by a cyberattack. [...]
Hawaiian Airlines, the tenth-largest commercial airline in the United States, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some of its systems. [...]
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to hacking multiple organizations to advertise his cybersecurity services, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday. [...]
A British national known online as "IntelBroker" has been charged by the U.S. for stealing and selling sensitive data from dozens of victims, causing an estimated $25 million in damages. [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives has banned the installation and use of WhatsApp on government-issued devices belonging to congressional staff, citing concerns over how the app encrypts and secures data. [...]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned over the weekend of escalating cyberattack risks by Iran-backed hacking groups and pro-Iranian hacktivists. [...]
Nucor, North America's largest steel producer and recycler, has confirmed that attackers behind a recent cybersecurity incident have also stolen data from the company's network. [...]