'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...
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- Jun 16, 2020
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Claire's: Magecart E-Commerce Hackers Stole Card Data
Magecart Gangs Targeting Larger Organizations During Lockdown, Researcher Warns "Jewelry and accessories retailer Claire's says...
- 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
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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 4, 2020
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Huge Cyberattacks Attempt To Silence Black Rights Movement With DDoS Attacks
"After the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests across the U.S., cyberattacks on advocacy groups spiked by an astonishing...
- 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...
- Jun 1, 2020
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Judge demands Capital One release Mandiant cyberforensic report on data breach
"Attorneys suing the company will now have access to the report in preparation for a potential trial. A judge has ruled that Capital One...
- May 28, 2020
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Majority of COVID phishing attacks coming from US IP addresses, report finds
"COVID-19 phishing emails have been bombarding inboxes since the virus began to spread in December and January. Cybercriminals have tried...
- May 26, 2020
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New Uncover jailbreak released, works on all recent iOS versions
New "Unc0ver" jailbreak unlocks devices, even those running the current iOS 13.5 release. A team of hackers, security researchers, and...
- 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 6, 2020
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Look out - that Microsoft Teams alert might be a phishing scam.
"Criminals use fake Microsoft Teams alerts to gain Office 365 access. Remote workers are being urged to take extra care following the...
- May 4, 2020
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Kaspersky: RDP brute-force attacks have gone up since start of COVID-19
"Cyber-security firm Kaspersky says the number of brute-force attacks targeting RDP endpoints rose sharply since the onset of the...
- May 1, 2020
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Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Popular Remote Learning Plug-ins
As more students move to online learning platforms, vulnerability researchers are revealing security flaws in some common software...
- Apr 29, 2020
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Ransomware Shuts Down Colorado Hospital IT Network Amid COVID-19
"Parkview Medical Center is continuing to recover from a ransomware attack that shut down its IT network over a week ago; another...
- Apr 21, 2020
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Detroit hospital network says data breach affected more than 100,000 patient accounts
"A Detroit-area health care organization is alerting patients that their information may have been compromised in a recent data breach....
- Apr 17, 2020
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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 16, 2020
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FBI Alerts to BEC Scams Targeting COVID-19 PPE Supply Procurement.
"Hackers are targeting those attempting to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) and other COVID-19-related medical supplies with...
- Apr 10, 2020
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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...
- Apr 9, 2020
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Zoom Signs-Up Ex-Facebook CSO as Google Bans Platform
"Zoom has brought former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos on board to bolster a new security push, as reports emerged that Google and the US...
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