Cyberattack

In computers and computer networks an attack is any attempt to expose, alter, disable, destroy, steal or gain unauthorized access to or make unauthorized use of an asset.

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Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India

Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India
Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India
January 30, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A breach of India’s SpiceJet, one of the country’s biggest independent airlines, exposed the data of more than a million passengers, per a report on...

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Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin Paid By Ransomware Attack Victim
Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin...
January 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG) in India has published a report recommending that laws around blockchain should be based on what the technology...

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Travelex Back Online After Cyberattack
Travelex Back Online After Cyberattack
January 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Money travel service Travelex is back online after a cyberattack forced it to use paper and pen to manually complete transactions for customers over the...

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Fraud Decisioning Adapts To Shifting Conditions
Fraud Decisioning Adapts To Shifting Conditions
January 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Just when you think there are no surprises left, this statistic drops: 60 percent of organizations recently polled had no idea their customer data had...

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Dozens Of US Firms Had Same Security Flaw As Travelex
Dozens Of US Firms Had Same Security Flaw As Travelex
January 16, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The vulnerability that allowed Travelex to be attacked by hackers has existed at many other companies and institutions in the U.S., according to a report...

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Travelex Systems Back Online; Customers Receive Refunds
Travelex Systems Back Online; Customers Receive Refunds
January 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Foreign exchange company Travelex is back online with some of its electronic services after its system was brought down by hackers nearly two weeks ago, Reuters...

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Travelex Checking Employees’ Computers For Signs Of Ransomware
Travelex Checking Employees’ Computers For Signs Of Ransomware
January 11, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Some employees of Travelex, a company that was recently hit with a ransomware attack, were forced to hand over their laptops to technicians to see...

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The Troubling Ripple Effects Of The Travelex FX Hack
The Troubling Ripple Effects Of The Travelex FX Hack
January 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

It might make sense that as commerce goes ever global, and as banks do an increasing volume of business cross-border, that the hackers and fraudsters...

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The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
January 10, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The new year is still new, and those on the front lines battling cybercrimes and the hackers who work from the shadows might be exhausted...

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