Tami Abdollah

Associated Press

Manufacturing Consultant’s Insights After Hundreds of Projects

Manufacturing Consultant’s Insights After Hundreds of Projects

January 23, 2025

The 2026 Cadillac LYRIQ-V.

GM Debuts the Quickest Cadillac Ever

January 23, 2025

A Stellantis transmission plant.

Stellantis to Resume Work at Illinois Plant in 2027

January 23, 2025

Undersea Cable Plant Canceled Among Shift in Political Offshore Winds

January 22, 2025

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

Industrial Media Unboxing Video

IEN Unboxed is a new show in which our editors unbox new tools on the market and discuss their features.

January 15, 2025

Elections

Software Leaves Electoral Systems Ripe for Hacking

The majority of election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts.

July 15, 2019

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Mystery of NSA Leak Lingers

The arrest followed news of a devastating disclosure of government hacking tools by a mysterious internet group calling itself the Shadow Brokers.

July 11, 2019

In this Oct. 19, 2017, file photo, homes in the Cantera area are covered with FEMA tarps, where buildings from the Hato Rey area stand in the background in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A new law requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to investigate how it came to award Hurricane Maria relief contracts to a company with an unproven record. The Associated Press reported last year that the newly-formed contractor, Florida-based Bronze Star, LLC, won more than $30 million in FEMA contracts but never delivered the emergency tarps and plastic sheeting for repairs of damaged homes in Puerto Rico.

Audit Required of Failed FEMA Contracts

One company was formed less than two months before bidding on FEMA's tarp and sheeting contracts, then failed to deliver on the $30M agreement.

October 10, 2018

In this Nov. 15, 2017 photo, some roofs damaged by the whip of Hurricane Maria are still exposed to rainy weather conditions, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide emergency tarps and plastic sheeting for repairs to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. Bronze Star LLC never delivered those urgently needed supplies, which even months later remain in demand on the island.

Contractor Failed to Deliver

A newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts.

November 29, 2017

The U.S. says security patches will be rolled out automatically over several months to patients with affected St. Jude Medical device transmitters at home, as long as they are plugged into the network.

Cybersecurity Flaw in Heart Devices

Hackers could remotely take control of a person's defibrillator or pacemaker.

January 11, 2017

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New Generation of Ransomware Emerges

Last year, 2,453 reports of ransomware hackings to the FBI totaled a reported loss of $24.1 million.

April 11, 2016

FBI Director James Comey addresses the media after visiting with employees and other law enforcement officials, Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Detroit.

FBI May Not Share Hacking Details

Bureau director: 'If we tell Apple, they're going to fix it and we're back where we started.'

April 8, 2016

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Apple Puzzled Over FBI iPhone Break

Apple software engineers, and outside experts, remain perplexed over how the FBI broke the digital locks on the phone without Apple's help. It also complicated Apple's job repairing flaws that jeopardize its software.

March 30, 2016

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U.S. Hacks iPhone, Ends Legal Battle

The FBI said it used a mysterious method without Apple's help to hack into a California mass shooter's iPhone. Left unanswered, however, were questions about how the sudden development would affect privacy in the future.

March 29, 2016

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U.S. Rebuts Apple Claim on Password

Apple said that if the FBI had not changed the iCloud password, its engineers could have helped investigators use a known — and therefore trusted — wireless connection to trick the iPhone.

March 11, 2016

In this Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, file photo, protesters carry placards outside an Apple store in Boston. Tech companies, security experts and civil liberties groups are filing court briefs supporting Apple in its battle with the FBI. The groups oppose a judge’s order that would require Apple to help federal agents hack an encrypted iPhone used by a San Bernardino mass shooter.

Tech, Security Experts Back Apple

"If the government prevails, then this case will be the first of many requiring companies to degrade the security and to undermine the trust in their products," warns the ACLU.

March 4, 2016

Empty reserved chairs are marked before the arrival of FBI Director James Comey, and others, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, prior to the House Judiciary Committee hearing on 'The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy.'

Apple, FBI Stake Out Conflicting Positions Before Congress

The Obama administration and Apple Inc. stake out competing positions that could have sweeping ramifications.

March 2, 2016

FBI Director James Comey, center, departs following a House Intelligence Committee hearing on world wide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Comey says Apple had been 'very cooperative' in the dispute and that there have been 'plenty' of negotiations between the two sides.

Apple: FBI Seeks 'Dangerous Power' in Phone Fight

This marks the latest salvo in a court fight that could create meaningful precedent and establish new legal boundaries.

February 25, 2016

Apple: Congress, Not Courts, Must Decide

Apple will argue that the request to help it hack into an iPhone is improper under an 18th century law.

February 24, 2016