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Attacks after a recent wave of hacks crippled several major companies. u.s. officials tell nbc news that the white house is looking to treat these attacks as national security threats, using intelligence agencies to spy on hacking groups and considering cyber responses of their own. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer reports. >> reporter: the controversial move comes after an urgent white house warning that no company or corporation is safe. in the face of damaging cyber attacks, a new white house memo reads, the number and size of ransomware incidents have increased significantly...

Intelligence agencies to spy on hacking groups and considering cyberresponses of their own. national correspondent miguel almagure reports. >> reporter: no company or corporation is safe in the face of damaging cyberattacks a new white house memo reads the number of ransomware incidents have increased and they should convene their leadership teams to discuss the ransomware threat and ensure you have the ability to quickly restore operations. >> these criminal groups are able to make a profit off the backs of businesses, schools, local governments and more. >> reporter: a threat to core operati...

At a confluence of factors. you have the consolidation in these industries, which makes single players like jbs an enormous target for ransomware, and you have the affordability of ransomware to criminal gangs. they can find somebody they know to be wealthy, doesn't have a big i.t. infrastructure, and hit them very hard. in the end, the reverberations go on and on, even here to a ranch deep in rural california. >> clint, you have jbs now, colonial a couple weeks ago, the massachusetts steam ship authority. we're learning of an attack on the mta with suspected links to the chinese government. w...

At least 10 hacking groups using Microsoft software flaw FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 7, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (REUTERS)Premium . Updated: 11 Mar 2021, 10:34 AM IST Reuters The breadth of the exploitation adds to the urgency of the warnings being issued by authorities in the United States and Europe about the weaknesses found in Microsoft's Exchange software Share Via Read Full Story WASHINGTON : At least 10 different hacking groups are using recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Corp's mail server software to break in to targets aro...

Story highlights A hacking group from China is suspected of attacking the airline industry over the last few years to obtain data of passengers. Reportedly, this was done to track the movement of people of interest to China A hacking group from China is suspected of attacking the airline industry over the last few years to obtain data of passengers. Reportedly, this was done to track the movement of people of interest to China. Zdnet reported that the hackers have been attacking the data under the name of Chimera. Additionally, the group operates for the Chinese state. Initially, the activiti...