It’s been two weeks since the city of Baltimore was hit in a sophisticated ransomware attack. On 7 May, hackers digitally seized about 10,000 Baltimore government computers. As a result, …
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Cyber researchers recently uncovered North Korean hackers deploying brand-new malware with some unique capabilities. According to reports, a group of state-sponsored North Korean hackers has developed and deployed a new …
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773 Million Accounts Now at Risk: Understanding ‘Collection #1,’ the Latest Mega-Breach
It’s official: a new record for “largest data breach in history” has been attained. The incident was first revealed by security researcher Troy Hunt on his cybersecurity blog. Hunt writes that …
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To society’s chagrin, the stubborn grind-and-groan of policy-making often requires a major catastrophe to get rolling. Nowhere is this more clearly observed than in the arena of data regulations. To …
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On 23 August, Telecom giant T-Mobile confirmed that the company suffered a security breach on its U.S. servers last week. According to company statements, the hack may have resulted in …
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Chinese Hackers Steal Navy Data from Contractor, Highlighting Major National Security Threat
In recent days, the Pentagon admitted that Chinese hackers were able to make off with over 600 gigabytes worth of data because a Stateside contractor had been storing it on …
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As the saga of America’s reconciliation with North Korea continues to surprise, federal agencies have uncovered the latest threat posed by Pyongyang’s cyber army. The diplomatic side of this story …
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International hysteria over the Russian hacker threat is often overblown. Unfortunately, the danger posed by Russian cyber capabilities is far from baseless. Moscow has shown itself willing and able to use …