The FBI is warning Democratic and Republican state parties that Chinese hackers are scouring their headquarters for vulnerable systems they could potentially hack ahead of the midterms, The Washington Post reported.

The apps, which were listed on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, were disguised to look like fun or useful apps, from photo editors to VPNs to fitness trackers, Meta said in a press release.

As cyberattacks continue to rise, the federal government is contemplating whether it should step in to help private insurance companies cover some of the costs related to severe cyber incidents.

Nathaniel Fick will be the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy's first-ever ambassador-at-large following its launch in April. The bureau was established to deal with international issues related to cyber and emerging technologies.

A recent report from Kroll, an investigation and risk consulting firm, found a 90 percent increase in the number of attacks against health care organizations in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter.

Lexington officials said they found out the Community Action Council did not receive the funds, which were later tracked to a private bank account through three wire transfers. The unnamed bank froze the account later that day.

Ransomware attacks on the [health care and public health] sector have skyrocketed in the past two years as opportunistic criminals recognized that hospitals may pay quickly to resolve issues and protect patient safety, the letter states.

As DHS works to finalize the Notice of Funding Opportunity for this program, states eagerly await this formal guidance on how the program, which is poised to measurably move the needle and promote cyber resilience, will be rolled out.

The Finnish parliament said in a statement on Twitter that a denial-of-service attack hit the parliament’s external websites at around 2:30 p.m. local time. The parliament announced on Twitter that the website returned to normal on Tuesday night.

Harmony, a California-based crypto firm, said on Twitter that it has partnered up with law enforcement and forensic specialists to try to identify the hackers and retrieve the stolen funds.