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A group of Russian hackers calling themselves REvil is demanding $70 million to unlock computers swept up in a widespread ransomware attack that…

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s chief executive tried to ease U.S. tech titans’ concerns about proposed changes to data-protection laws, saying new rules are…

The boss of the company at the heart of a widespread hack that has affected hundreds of businesses said he briefed the White House and that…

HONG KONG— Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google have privately warned the Hong Kong government that they could stop offering…

The ransomware group that collected an $11 million payment from meat producer JBS SA about a month ago has begun a widespread attack that could…

Kaseya Ltd. warned Friday afternoon that a key software tool used by companies to manage technology at other businesses may have been…

A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday blocked the state from enforcing key parts of a new law that makes social-media companies such as Twitter…

Critics of big tech firms cheered after prosecutors and lawmakers made moves against Facebook Inc. and its peers. Recent developments have…

Electric utilities serving about 56 million U.S. customers have either installed tools to better spot cyberattacks or have pledged to do so, a White…