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3.3KAnthem Data Breach Garners $16M Fine
The nation’s second-largest health insurer will pay the government a record $16 million due to a data breach and cyberattack that exposed...
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1.4KWhatsApp: Bug That Enabled Hackers To Take Over Has Been Fixed
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, said on Wednesday (Oct. 10) that the bug that enabled hackers to take over apps...
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1.3KIsrael Invests $24M In Cybersecurity Initiatives
The Israeli government is investing 90 million shekels ($24 million) to boost the country’s cybersecurity industry. The three-year program will enable companies...
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1.3KIntel Finds Three More Flaws In Microprocessors
Semiconductor company Intel disclosed Tuesday (August 14) that it found three more potential flaws in its microprocessors that could enable hackers to...
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1.8KMid-Sized Biz Most Damaged By Cyberattacks
A new report has found that mid-market companies — those with 500 to 999 employees — suffer greater losses when hit with...
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682Automakers’ Data Ends Up Online For Anyone To See
Automakers trying to keep their trade secrets from unwanted eyes saw those efforts hurt after a security researcher found tens of thousands...
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1.6KReg Tracker: National Tech Privacy, Facial Recognition Rules Loom (Perhaps)
New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. As reported last week by the Information Technology...
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3.3KMonzo Warned Of Ticketmaster Breach Months Before It Was Announced
One bank says it warned Ticketmaster about a malicious software breach that leaked the personal information of tens of thousands of customers...
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2.6KLiberty CEO: Customers Untouched By Recent Cyberattack
Liberty Holdings’ CEO said its customers have not suffered any financial losses so far after the company was hit with a cyberattack...
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2.8KGoldman Sachs’ Cybersecurity Training Utilizes War Games
Goldman Sachs is using cyber security war games so that its technology staff will better learn how to fight and prevent threats...
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3.4KVerint Systems Invests In Military-Grade Cybersecurity Firm NSO Group
U.S. software company Verint Systems, Inc. is looking to buy NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells military-grade technology, for around $1...
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4.7KWas A Massive Cyberattack Just Prevented?
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is dismantling a “large network of hacked routers and storage devices” that could have enabled a...
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2.1KNetwork Security Firm CUJO Raises More Capital
International expansion is on tap for CUJO, a U.S.-based company whose artificial intelligence-powered software platform enables in-home network security for network operators,...
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3.3KTidal Looks Into ‘Potential Data Breach’
After learning of a potential data breach, Tidal’s CEO Richard Sanders said that the company “immediately” tried to find the source of...
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2.4KTennessee Election Website Went Offline In Cyberattack
In a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack this week, the website of a county election commission in Tennessee went offline during a mayoral...
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1.9KAmazon Quietly Launches Home Security Service Offering
Amazon is going after the home security market in a bigger way, rolling out a home security service offering that includes a consultant...
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3.2KGoogle And Apple Absent From Cybersecurity Tech Accord That Facebook And Microsoft Signed
Technology companies are making the pledge to protect customers from cyberattacks, as well as making sure they don’t help governments advance their...
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4.3KTaskRabbit Takes Website, App Down After Computer Hack
TaskRabbit — the freelancer marketplace owned by IKEA, the Swedish furniture retailer — has been the victim of a hack that prompted...
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2.6KFIDO And W3C Launch Password-Free Browser
The FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) have announced the launch of Web Authentication (WebAuthn), a password-free browser that...
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2.7KFormer FTC Head Predicts $1B Or More Fine For Facebook
Facebook’s latest disclosure that its search tools collect data on most of its 2.2 billion users could open up the social media company...
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3.9KPhilippine Central Bank Issues Alert After Cyberattack On Malaysian Bank
The Philippine central bank is warning local financial institutions to be on the lookout for cyberattacks after the Malaysian central bank was...
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2.5KPope Calls On Hackers To Hack For Good
Computer hackers are traveling to the Vatican at the request of Pope Francis, who wants them to participate in a computer programming...
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5.2KGlitch Exposes JPMC Account Data To Other Users
Due to a glitch in JPMorgan Chase’s systems, some customers saw the personal information of other clients on Wednesday (Feb. 21). The...
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6.8KKaspersky Points to Telegram Weak Spot in Crypto Mining
Due to a vulnerability in Telegram’s messaging app, hackers have been able to rack up cryptocurrencies such as ZCash, as stated by...
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4.6KAnother Hack Opens Amazon’s Key
Amazon Key customers beware: A security researcher has discovered a hack that hinders Amazon Key’s ability to lock, allowing anyone to get...
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1.7KHouse Approves Bills To Prevent Financial Abuse Of Seniors
A duo of bills passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday (Jan. 29) that would curb financial abuse of senior...
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UK To Fine Critical Companies With Weak Cybersecurity
Critical companies in the United Kingdom could face a hefty fine – up to £17 million ($24 million) – if they don’t...
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4.1KAlphabet Launches AI-Focused Hacker-Fighting Business
Alphabet announced that it has launched Chronicle, a cybersecurity company that will enable companies to detect and prevent cyberattacks. Chronicle is currently...
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4.3KBlackBerry’s Jarvis Pitched To Auto OEMs As Cybersecurity Savior
BlackBerry is looking to boost business through the release of new cybersecurity software specifically designed for self-driving cars. According to Reuters, the...
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2.9KKraken Down For More Than Two Days For Maintenance
Kraken, a large cryptocurrency exchange, was pulled down last week for maintenance that was scheduled to last as long as five hours,...
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3.3KSnowden Backs Journalist Who Exposed India’s Aadhaar Breach
Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, is calling on the arrests of the people behind the breach of India’s biometric ID...
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Chip Vulnerability Takes Toll On Intel Stock
Intel shares fell nearly 2 percent last Thursday (Jan. 4) after it was revealed that security flaws might allow hackers to steal...
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India Investigates Possible Breach Of ID Database
The government of India has started looking into a report that a database with information on its more than 1 billion citizens...
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4.4KSecurity Flaw Puts Most Connected Devices At Risk
Intel, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ARM Holdings were facing flack Wednesday (Jan. 3) after the release of a new security research...
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4.3K2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
In an attempt to boost security and speed up entry, facial recognition technology will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and...
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4.7KSnowden Launches Security App
Edward Snowden wants to help protect your privacy with an app designed to transform any Android phone into a sensor for detecting intrusions....
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5.5KTrump Administration To Hold North Korea Responsible For WannaCry
The U.S. government has finally publicly acknowledged that North Korea was behind the WannaCry computer virus, which inflicted more than 230,000 computers...
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4.7KGov’t Agencies No Longer Able To Use Kaspersky Lab Products
President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab software within the U.S. government. According to...
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2.9KISIS Targeting Internet For Next Caliphate
ISIS’s goal of an Islamic State may be over, but the terrorist group is still a risk using the internet as its...
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4.4KMcAfee Won’t Let Foreign Governments Review Their Code
McAfee, the security software company, is no longer allowing foreign governments to look over the source code of its products, stopping a...
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2.7K‘BadRabbit’ Malware Targets Russia
A new malware campaign dubbed “BadRabbit” infected computer systems in Russia and other countries on Tuesday (Oct. 24), reported Reuters. According to...
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1.7KSouth Africa’s Biggest Data Breach A Mystery
In what may be South Africa’s largest data breach, hackers may have gotten away with extensive personal information, including ID numbers, income,...
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2.8KIRS Suspends Equifax Contract
Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company, was dealt another blow last week when the Internal Revenue Service suspended a contract that is...
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3.5KHyatt Hotels Gets Cyber Intruder…Again
Hyatt, the hotel operator, is alerting its customers that it was hit with a credit card breach, marking the second big breach...
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3.5KConsumer Authentication Gets Fishy In Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport has come up with a unique way to check passenger IDs: A virtual tunnel-shaped aquarium equipped with 80 invisible...
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3.2KAnalyst Warned Of Equifax’s Lax Cybersecurity Last Year
Financial company MSCI had warned Equifax a year before its massive data breach that there were signs it wasn’t protecting the data...
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2.2KTreasury Investigates Illegal Data Gathering Of Financial Records
The U.S. Treasury’s in-house watchdog is reportedly looking into claims that officials at the Treasury department broke the law by looking at...
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4.9KTransUnion Beefs Up Cybersecurity Lobbying
TransUnion, the credit reporting competitor to Equifax, has brought on a team of cybersecurity-focused lobbyists in Washington, D.C, reported Recode. Citing a...
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3.1KApple Gave Uber Permission To Record Screens
Uber now has permission from Apple to record users’ screens and anything on them, such as passwords or messages, with its iOS...
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Corporates Drive Demand For Cyberattack Insurance
Tryg, the Denmark-based insurer, is predicting 90 percent of corporate customers will spend the money to purchase cybercrime insurance during the course...
