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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When Small Businesses Don’t Realize They’re Cyberattack Victims
When Small Businesses Don’t Realize They’re Cyberattack Victims
October 12, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A significant portion of small businesses (SMBs) may not even know they have been a cyberattack victim due to a lack of understanding as to...

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From Russia, Via Kasperky Labs
From Russia, Via Kasperky Labs
October 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. officials believe that the Russian government used a popular antivirus software to scan computers around the world for classified U.S. information. According to news...

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Chicago Is Number One For Botnets
Chicago Is Number One For Botnets
October 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

New research reveals that 6.7 million additional bots joined the global botnet in 2016, with Chicago and Washington D.C. as the leading U.S. cities in...

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Cybercriminals Have A Particular Target In Mind For The Enterprise
Cybercriminals Have A Particular Target In Mind For The Enterprise
October 06, 2017  |  B2B Payments

New research from Deutsche Bank and Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is warning companies that cybercriminals have a particular target in mind: the corporate treasurer. Announcing...

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Dolphin Hacking And The Invisible Threats To Connected Commerce Economy
Dolphin Hacking And The Invisible Threats To Connected Commerce Economy
October 05, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

In a world where one of the three big credit bureaus can be hacked — and, as an American adult, one’s most sensitive financial information is...

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Actually, 3B Users Were Affected By 2013 Yahoo Hack
Actually, 3B Users Were Affected By 2013 Yahoo Hack
October 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Yahoo announced that it now believes a 2013 security breach exposed all 3 billion of its users at the time. According to news from Bloomberg...

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Hackers Prey On Consumer Worry Over Equifax Breach
Hackers Prey On Consumer Worry Over Equifax Breach
September 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax’s data breach, which may have impacted 143 million U.S. consumers, has resulted in digital thieves sending hundreds of thousands of phishing emails pretending to...

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Ransomware Tops List Of Hacks This Year
Ransomware Tops List Of Hacks This Year
September 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Ransomware topped almost all other types of cybercrimes on the internet so far this year, with attacks like WannaCry impacting scores of computers. According to news...

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SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
SEC Chairman Peppered With Cybersecurity Questions By Congress
September 27, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton, who was recently interrogated in a Senate hearing over a cyberattack of the government agency’s EDGAR...

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