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US and Allies See Yearslong Hack as China's Most Ambitious Yet

China has hacked into American power grids and companies for decades, stealing sensitive files and intellectual property such as chip designs as it seeks to gain an edge over the United States.

Adam Goldman, New York Times

Ex-Disney worker who hacked menus gets 3 years in prison

A former employee of Walt Disney World who hacked into menus used by its restaurants and edited them -- changing prices, adding profanity and altering listed allergens -- was sentenced to three years in prison by a federal judge in Florida this past week.

Adeel Hassan, New York Times

Coach's hack of student-athlete personal photos has potential victims in NC

Former student-athletes from North Carolina are suing a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant coach accused of orchestrating a massive cyber hack. Matthew Weiss faces 24 federal charges for allegedly stealing intimate photos and videos from student accounts nationwide.

NC college students say they're victims of coach's massive cyber hack

Former student-athletes from North Carolina are suing a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant coach accused of orchestrating a massive cyber hack. Matthew Weiss faces 24 federal charges for allegedly stealing intimate photos and videos from student accounts nationwide.

Thousands of intimate images found in hacking investigation of former NFL, college coach

A former NFL and college assistant football coach got access to the social media, email and cloud storage accounts of more than 2,000 athletes, as well as more than 1,300 students or alumni from schools across the U.S., in an effort to find private images, primarily of women, the U.S. Justice Department told victims.

ED WHITE, Associated Press

NC student data compromised in breach, NC and PowerSchool say

Data from the North Carolina's student and teacher information system -- containing personal and private information about the state's schoolchildren and teachers -- was compromised last month.

Biggest health information hack in US history impacts 100 million people

A health care cyberattack reported by WRAL News in March has turned into the biggest health information hack in U.S. history.

Pritchard Strong, 5 On Your Side producer

Cyberattack on NC SBI network under investigation

A cyberattack from May targeted a vendor-managed system of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, the agency confirms. It's one of several cyberattacks reported by WRAL News in the last month.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

No leads in Apex ransomware attack

Apex leaders on Thursday said that the hack that knocked the town network offline was an attempted ransomware attack, but the town has yet to get any demands.

WRAL Staff

Cybersecurity expert discusses warning about iPhone vulnerability

Trust Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet company, has raised concerns about a potential scam involving an exploit for sale on the dark web.

How worried should you be about viral iPhone security warning?

Trust Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet company, has raised concerns about a potential scam involving an exploit for sale on the dark web.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Tom Snyder: Tiny code, human vulnerability put the world close to crippling cyber attack

Last week, the world narrowly escaped what could have been one of the largest and most crippling cyber attacks in history. And yet, there has been minimal media coverage of what (almost) happened.

U.S. and Britain accuse China of cyberespionage campaign

The United States and Britain imposed sanctions on China’s elite hacking units Monday, accusing China’s top spy agency of a yearslong effort to place malware in America’s electrical grids, defense systems and other critical infrastructure, and of stealing the voting rolls for 40 million British citizens.

Hacked health care giant makes progress in recovery, but concerns for small clinics remain

(CNN) -- The health insurance billing system in the United States is stabilizing following an unprecedented cyberattack on a key company last month, but smaller health clinics may still need help to ensure they can stay in business, senior Biden administration officials said Monday after meeting with health care executives.

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN

US welcomes new governments to fight against spyware as it finds more American personnel have been targeted

(CNN) -- The Biden administration is welcoming six new countries to a US-led pact to crack down on phone-hacking spyware as US officials tell CNN that the administration continues to find new cases of American government personnel being targeted by a technology that is deemed a national security and counterintelligence threat.

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN

Prince Harry to become 1st royal in centuries to take witness stand

Prince Harry is set to become the first royal to take the witness stand in more than a century this week. This is part of a lawsuit that accuses the publisher of British tabloids of phone hacking and other unlawful acts.

Cyber attack shuts down Raleigh Housing Authority computer system

State and federal authorities are working with the Raleigh Housing Authority Thursday afternoon.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

Raleigh Housing Authority cyber attack

State and federal authorities are working with the Raleigh Housing Authority Thursday afternoon following a cyber attack.

Cyber attack leaves 6 NC counties locked out of their online records

They're responsible for keeping and protecting your most important records, but Thursday, a company that works with local governments across North Carolina has been paralyzed by a cyber attack with no end in sight.

Eric Miller, WRAL multiplatform producer

'Don't trust anything in your inbox': Holiday is peak season for scammers, hackers

Holiday shopping season is the busiest time of the year for scammers and hackers. Here's how a security expert says you can protect yourself and your family.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Election officials discuss safeguards for ballots

After the 2020 election, allies of former president Donald Trump claimed foreign powers had hacked into voting machines and changed the outcome of the presidential election. NC voting officials say that wouldn't be possible here.

NC Votes 101: Could your vote be hacked in NC?

After the 2020 election, allies of former president Donald Trump claimed foreign powers had hacked into voting machines and changed the outcome of the presidential election. NC voting officials say that wouldn't be possible here.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief

After two months of effort, animal rescue gets access to Facebook back

A local nonprofit's Facebook page was hacked and it put the animal rescue's program at risk. But, 5 On Your Side was able to reach out to Facebook, who has finally helped the animal rescue regain control of their page.

Hackers took over an animal rescue's Facebook page. 5 On Your Side helped regain control.

A local nonprofit's Facebook page was hacked and it put the animal rescue's program at risk. But, 5 On Your Side was able to reach out to Facebook, who said they would help the animal rescue regain control of their page.

Keely Arthur, 5 On Your Side reporter

5 On Your Side steps in to help rescue organization with hacked Facebook page

A local nonprofit's Facebook page was hacked and it put the animal rescue's program at risk.