A digital learning platform that thousands of schools across the country, including DeKalb High School, use was offline this week after a cyberattack, though a district official said he wasn’t aware of any major impact to local students.

Some McHenry County school districts and McHenry County College use an online system for learning that went down this week following a cyberattack with possible data access.

A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology.

St. Charles-based Teqworks, an IT and cybersecurity managing company, has been listed by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 100 fastest growing private companies in the Midwest.

Ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is reminding residents to use caution when shopping online or in stores.

A Missouri man has been accused of extorting $400 from a Bolingbrook woman and threatening to release nude photos her.

Several DuPage County offices have been affected by a cyber outage, according to a news release.

Three news outlets were recently leaked confidential material from inside the Trump campaign, but have chosen not to reveal any of the details about what they received

DuPage County has formed a Cybersecurity Task Force

A security breach in 2022 compromised the data of nearly all of AT&T’s cellular customers, customers of mobile virtual network operators using AT&T’s wireless network, as well as its landline customers interacted with those cellular numbers

Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector.

The Environmental Protection Agency warns that cyberattacks against water utilities around the U.S. are becoming more frequent and more severe

Health services continue but patients are being instructed to bring in records at Ascension Saint Joseph–Joliet hospital

Ascension Health on Thursday said it believes its technology network was hit by a cyber attack. Patient care at the Joliet hospital has not been affected.

Court records accuse Andrew Gornick of cyberstalking a Byron woman by sending her emails in December 2023 that he knew would cause a reasonable person to fear for her safety or the safety of a third person.

While a ransomware-infected computer is difficult (if not impossible) to disinfect, basic safety precautions go a long way toward reducing the risks.

Here’s how you can reconfigure your cloud storage so you can protect your data without sacrificing convenience.