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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
Data Breaches Are Stressing Americans, Canadians Out
May 01, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab, the cybersecurity company, revealed in a new survey on Tuesday (May 1) that 81 percent of Americans and 72 percent of Canadians are...

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Three Banks In Mexico Report Attempted Cyberattack On Payment Systems
Three Banks In Mexico Report Attempted Cyberattack On Payment Systems
May 01, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Three banks in Mexico were the victims of an attempted cyberattack that aimed to gain access to the country’s electronic payment systems. According to American...

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Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
Kaspersky Lab Sees Rise In Botnet Activity
April 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab saw an increase in activity by both old and new botnets as well an increase in popularity of amplification distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the...

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Keeping The World A More Secure Place
Keeping The World A More Secure Place
April 25, 2018  |  Today In Data

Keeping the world safe from the bad guys is no small job, no matter where they show up. It could be in the gig economy,...

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US And UK Blame Russia For NotPetya Virus
US And UK Blame Russia For NotPetya Virus
April 17, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

The United States and Britain have accused Russia of releasing a cyberattack that impacted computers around the world and could be used to launch offensive...

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Employee Phishing Likely To Blame For Saks, Lord & Taylor Breach
Employee Phishing Likely To Blame For Saks, Lord & Taylor Breach
April 03, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Experts say an employee phishing scam is likely to blame for the data breach affecting millions of Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor payment...

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Spanish Police Arrest Leader Of Hacking Gang Behind Cobalt, Carbanak Attacks
Spanish Police Arrest Leader Of Hacking Gang Behind Cobalt, Carbanak Attacks
March 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The leader of a cybercriminal gang responsible for the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks was arrested by Spanish police. Citing Europol, Reuters reported that Spanish police...

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Feds Charge Nine Iranians In Hacking Case
Feds Charge Nine Iranians In Hacking Case
March 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In one of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) largest state-sponsored cyberattack cases, federal prosecutors have unsealed criminal charges involving nine Iranians who allegedly stole data...

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Orbitz Hit By Data Breach Exposing Customer Info
Orbitz Hit By Data Breach Exposing Customer Info
March 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Orbitz, a subsidiary of online travel agency Expedia, has announced that it was hit with a data breach in 2016. The company stated that hackers...

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