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

80K Breached In UC Berkeley Cyberattack
80K Breached In UC Berkeley Cyberattack
February 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Late last week, officials at the University of California Berkeley notified 80,000 people of a cyberattack on a system that compromised the Social Security numbers...

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HSBC Hit By Cyberattack
HSBC Hit By Cyberattack
January 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

HSBC customers are experiencing yet another outage, but this time it’s due to a cyberattack. The bank, which has experienced recent outages and service issues...

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China-US OPM Hack Blame Game, VTech’s Hacking Investigation
China-US OPM Hack Blame Game, VTech’s Hacking Investigation
December 03, 2015  |  International

Could a recent investigation prove the OPM data breach was not state-sponsored after all, or is it just a move by the Chinese government to...

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Security Experts Warn Toymaker Hack Just The Start
Security Experts Warn Toymaker Hack Just The Start
December 02, 2015  |  International

Hong Kong-based toymaker VTech disclosed that the sensitive information of nearly 5 million adults and more than 200,000 children was compromised during the breach of...

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Financial Risk Managers Fear ‘High-Impact Event’ Likely
Financial Risk Managers Fear ‘High-Impact Event’ Likely
December 02, 2015  |  Security & Fraud

The impending threat of cyberattacks has cast a shadow of concern over the financial services industry. According to a recent study from The Depository Trust...

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US Officials Mum About Fed’s Massive Breach
US Officials Mum About Fed’s Massive Breach
November 19, 2015  |  News

Officials from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reportedly refused to attend a congressional briefing on Tuesday (Nov. 17) to examine how the agency...

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Is FireEye’s Earnings Miss Really About Less Cyber Attacks?
Is FireEye’s Earnings Miss Really About Less Cyber Attacks?
November 13, 2015  |  In Depth

Last week cybersecurity firm FireEye not only fell short of investor expectations when their earnings were released, but the company also laid part of the...

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Three Charged In Massive JPMorgan Hack
Three Charged In Massive JPMorgan Hack
November 10, 2015  |  News

Three men have been indicted in a huge cyberattack that rocked JPMorgan back in 2014, but according to prosecutors their cybercriminal activities include many more...

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ProtonMail Crowdfunds Cyber Defense Against DDoS Attack
ProtonMail Crowdfunds Cyber Defense Against DDoS Attack
November 09, 2015  |  News

Swiss encrypted email provider ProtonMail has been held hostage by continued distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) since last week, but the company is fighting...

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