cyberattacks

FBI’s Christopher Wray: Ransomware Threats Akin To 9/11 Attacks

FBI’s Christopher Wray: Ransomware Threats Akin To 9/11 Attacks
FBI’s Christopher Wray: Ransomware Threats Akin To 9/11 Attacks
June 04, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating roughly 100 varieties of ransomware, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (June 4). These challenges, many of...

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World’s Biggest Meat Producer, JBS, Hacked In Organized Attack
World’s Biggest Meat Producer, JBS, Hacked In Organized Attack
June 01, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

JBS USA, the world’s largest meat processor, was the victim of a cyberattack that the Greeley, Colorado company called “organized,” which affected its IT systems...

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Microsoft: Nobelium Cyberattackers Targeting Governments, NGOs
Microsoft: Nobelium Cyberattackers Targeting Governments, NGOs
May 28, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft said this week that the group behind the cyberattacks on SolarWinds customers last year has turned its focus on government agencies, think tanks and...

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Israeli Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $120 Million In Add’l Funding
Israeli Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $120 Million In Add’l Funding
May 25, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Cyberattacks are the greatest threat to the world’s financial system, the head of the Federal Reserve Board said last month. Investors and cybersecurity industry experts seem...

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Hackers Infiltrate Omiai, Japan’s Biggest Dating App
Hackers Infiltrate Omiai, Japan’s Biggest Dating App
May 24, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Fraudsters hacked Omiai, Japan’s biggest dating app, exposing personal data like drivers’ licenses, insurance cards and passports, Bloomberg reported on Monday (May 24). The Omiai...

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Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
Hardening Merchants’ Digital Defenses Against Incursions From The Dark Web
May 14, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

A great description of the criminal craze in credential stuffing is found in PYMNTS’ May 2021 edition of the Digital Fraud Tracker®, done in collaboration...

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Bringing Clarity To The Messy World Of Corporate Ransomware
Bringing Clarity To The Messy World Of Corporate Ransomware
May 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Ransomware is, yet again, snatching up headlines, with one of the U.S.’ largest pipelines, operated by Colonial Pipeline, the latest victim of cyberattacks. Before that,...

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Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
Colonial Pipeline Latest Target In High-Profile Ransomware Attacks
May 09, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

The Biden administration is looking to crack down on ransomware, especially as a series of major cyberattacks has recently occurred, Bloomberg reported. In the span...

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