Marvin Ruckle, who has worked as a NICU nurse at an Ascension hospital in Kansas, said problems caused by the cyberattack nearly led him to administer the wrong dose of a narcotic to a baby. Travis Heying for KFF Health News hide caption
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The logo of NSO Group displayed on a building where the Israeli cybersecurity company previously had offices, in Herzliya, Israel, in 2016. Daniella Cheslow/AP hide caption
What To Know About The Spying Scandal Linked To Israeli Tech Firm NSO
U.S. President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as Swiss President Guy Parmelin (right) looks on during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16 in Geneva, Switzerland. Peter Klaunzer/Getty Images hide caption
An NPR investigation into the SolarWinds attack reveals a hack unlike any other, launched by a sophisticated adversary intent on exploiting the soft underbelly of our digital lives. Zoë van Dijk for NPR hide caption
A 'Worst Nightmare' Cyberattack: The Untold Story Of The SolarWinds Hack
Army Gen. Paul Nakasone, director of the National Security Agency, says the U.S. has a "blind spot" when it comes to foreign intelligence services that effectively carry out cyberspying from inside the U.S. Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP hide caption
The U.S. is "disappointed" by the U.K.'s decision to allow Huawei to be part of its 5G network, a senior Trump administration official told NPR. Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Experts say Iran may retaliate for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, its top military leader, with cyberattacks on American companies. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption
Nick Selby and NYPD officer Luis Sayan interview a retired New York City teacher who lost more than $300,000 to online scammers posing as Chinese police. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption
The BBC made a more secure version of its website available on the Tor, a privacy-focused browser that makes it more difficult to monitor a user's online activity. Dave Caulkin/AP hide caption
In a country of 7 million, more than 5 million people in Bulgaria had personal data such as social security information, addresses, incomes and names leaked online. Bill Hinton/Getty Images hide caption
At the European Union law enforcement agency Europol on Thursday, authorities announced details of a coordinated operation to dismantle an international cybercrime network. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
A technician works in a lab at GeseDNA Technology in Beijing. To counter China, the U.S. plans to impose new export restrictions on "emerging and foundational technology" that researchers say could affect the way they share genetic materials with international labs. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Stopping Key Tech Exports To China Could Backfire, Researchers And Firms Say
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a cabinet meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday. Alexei Druzhinin/AP hide caption
Men use tablets and laptops to check news at a coffee shop in Hanoi in 2014. Today almost half of Vietnam's population of over 95 million have access to the Internet. A new and controversial cybersecurity law goes into effect nationwide Tuesday. Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A 2-year-old waits between her father's legs as he and other voters cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Grady High School in Atlanta on Election Day. The state is one of a handful that still use voting machines that don't provide a paper record. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Voters cast their ballots in August among an array of electronic voting machines in a polling station at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Dublin, Ohio. The machines were manufactured by Elections Systems and Software, the largest manufacturer of voting equipment in the country. John Minchillo/AP hide caption
Facebook says it is still in early stages of an investigation and is sharing information with U.S. law enforcement and Congress. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption
Facebook Says It Removed Pages Involved In Deceptive Political Influence Campaign
Journalist Warns Cyber Attacks Present A 'Perfect Weapon' Against Global Order
Voters are escorted to voting machines on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Not Just Ballots: Tennessee Hack Shows Election Websites Are Vulnerable, Too
An ethernet cable connects a router device inside a communications room at an office in London on May 15, 2017. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
The National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md., where the U.S. Cyber Command is located. Acting Homeland Security Adviser Rob Joyce said Monday he would leave the White House to return to the NSA. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
The entrance of the New Interior Ministry Headquarters seen in June 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Axel Schmidt/Getty Images hide caption