Carnival Cruises Hacked; Guest, Worker Information Compromised
"Carnival Corp. announced Wednesday that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that likely got some personal information about the...
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- Jul 29, 2020
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Cosmetics firm Avon faces new cyber security incident
"Technical information relating to Avon’s web and mobile sites was inadvertently left exposed on an unsecured Microsoft Azure server....
- Jul 28, 2020
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Garmin confirms a cyber attack took its systems offline
"Garmin is finally giving its users more information about the system outage the company has been dealing with since the morning of July...
- Jun 17, 2020
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'Woefully lax': report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak
"Many of the Central Intelligence Agency’s most sensitive hacking tools were so poorly secured that it was only when WikiLeaks published...
- Jun 11, 2020
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Alabama City to Pay Cyber-Ransom
"An Alabama city is paying over a quarter of a million dollars to cyber-criminals to recover data encrypted in a ransomware attack....
- Jun 10, 2020
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Nintendo admits number of hacked accounts is almost double what it originally said
Up to 300,000 Nintendo Accounts were accessed. "Nintendo has revealed that an additional 140,000 user accounts were accessed by...
- Jun 8, 2020
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US subsidiary of ST Engineering Aerospace suffers massive data breach
"SINGAPORE: About 1.5 terabytes of sensitive data was reportedly stolen from a US subsidiary of ST Engineering Aerospace in a massive...
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Chinese and Iranian hackers targeted Biden and Trump campaigns, Google says
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State-backed hackers from China have targeted staffers working on the U.S. presidential campaign of Democrat Joe...
- Jun 2, 2020
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Protest goes online in Minneapolis as city, police websites hit by cyberattacks
"The clash is now online in Minneapolis. Cyberattacks struck city government and law enforcement computers as mass anger over the killing...
- May 29, 2020
- 1 min
The Unaddressed Gap in Cybersecurity: Human Performance
"High-reliability cybersecurity operations leverage human performance as a critical layer of defense. An employee at Maersk, the world’s...
- May 15, 2020
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Ransomware Gang Demands $42M or it Releases Trump’s ‘Dirty Laundry’
"The ransomware gang responsible for stealing almost 1TB of legal secrets from celebrities and entertainers last week is now targeting...
- May 11, 2020
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Ransomware Attack Allegedly Hits NYC Law Firm To Superstar Musicians Including Lady Gaga and Elton J
"A New York City law firm that represents superstar musicians such as Lady Gaga, Elton John and Madonna has allegedly been hit with a...
- May 8, 2020
- 1 min
Spike in Snake Ransomware Activity Attributed to New Campaign
"Security researchers attributed a spike in Snake ransomware activity to a new campaign that’s targeted organizations worldwide. Snake...
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
5 Things Ransomware Taught Me About Responding in a Crisis
What happened in Atlanta is worth studying because it was one of the earliest cases of a major city ransomware attacks and because it...
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
Travelex reportedly paid millions to hackers after ransomware attack.
"Travelex reportedly paid hackers $2.3 million to regain access to its own computer systems after they were compromised in a ransomware...
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Coronavirus Widens the Money Mule Pool.
"With many people being laid off or working from home thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, cybercrooks are almost certain to have more...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Most ransomware attacks take place during the night or over the weekend
"FireEye: 27% of all ransomware attacks take place during the weekend, 49% after working hours during weekdays. The vast majority of...
- Mar 4, 2020
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Casinos in Las Vegas Hit by Suspected Ransomware Attack
“We are actively monitoring the situation” "Slot machines in two Las Vegas casinos were out of action for almost a week in an incident...
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
Over 120 Million US Consumers Exposed in Privacy Snafu
Security researchers have discovered a publicly exposed cloud database containing personal data and behavioral profiles on 120 million...
- Feb 18, 2020
- 1 min
Bug in WordPress plugin can let hackers wipe up to 200,000 sites.
Same bug can also let attackers gain access to the admin account. WordPress site owners who use commercial themes provided by ThemeGrill...
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