cyberattacks

The SEC Is Picking Up The Pace Of Cyberattack Enforcement

The SEC Is Picking Up The Pace Of Cyberattack Enforcement
The SEC Is Picking Up The Pace Of Cyberattack Enforcement
June 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber hackers are targeting the accounts of brokerage firms to steal assets and/or make illegal trades at an increasing rate, which has prompted securities regulators...

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Microsoft Buys Hexadite To Help Companies Protect Cybersecurity
Microsoft Buys Hexadite To Help Companies Protect Cybersecurity
June 09, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Microsoft announced Thursday (June 8) it has signed an agreement to acquire Hexadite, a company delivering agentless, automatic incident investigation and remediation solutions. Get the...

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Today In Data: Where Are All These Cybercriminals Coming From?
Today In Data: Where Are All These Cybercriminals Coming From?
May 23, 2017  |  News

Cybercriminals have been busy the last few years, leaving law enforcement to clean up their messes the world over. Recent cyberattacks have been traced back...

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North Korea’s Unit 180 Behind Cyberattacks?
North Korea’s Unit 180 Behind Cyberattacks?
May 22, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

What might lie behind the cyberattacks emanating from North Korea? Possibly Unit 180, which Reuters reports is a “special cell” within the country’s main spy...

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Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware
Hacker Tracker: U.S. Most Willing To Pay On Ransomware
April 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. was the number one target for ransomware last year. Its end users were also the most willing to pay. Get the Full Story...

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Hacker Tracker: New Threats And Old Classics
Hacker Tracker: New Threats And Old Classics
April 21, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cybercriminals certainly had a habit of churning out headline-worthy attacks in 2016 — from the Mirai botnet’s infamous distributed-denial-of-service attacks on domain directory Dyn and the...

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Facebook Enables Account Recovery For GitHub Users
Facebook Enables Account Recovery For GitHub Users
April 19, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Forgotten passwords are a daily occurrence for people around the world. With so many accounts from email to social media profiles to movie streaming apps...

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Today In Data: 2016 Hacking Of UK Firms
Today In Data: 2016 Hacking Of UK Firms
April 18, 2017  |  Today In Data

Companies from around the world have the probability of getting hacked at any time regardless of the security measures put in place. Get the Full...

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Symantec Finds 40 Cyberattacks Done With CIA Tools
Symantec Finds 40 Cyberattacks Done With CIA Tools
April 11, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cybersecurity firm Symantec has found that a number of past cyberattacks were conducted with tools used by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, said Reuters. What this...

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