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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ShipManager Hack Puts 1,000 Vessels’ Data at Risk
ShipManager Hack Puts 1,000 Vessels’ Data at Risk
January 18, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

ShipManager servers fell victim to a ransomware attack on Jan. 7. DNV, the Oslo-based company that operates the fleet management platform, announced the cybersecurity breach...

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Hacked US Companies Must Report to Government Under New Law
Hacked US Companies Must Report to Government Under New Law
March 13, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Companies important to the U.S.’s national interests will now have to report when they’re hacked or if they pay ransomware, an Associated Press report said,...

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Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common Foe
Rivalries, Regulators Put Aside As Big Tech, FinTech Join Forces To Help Ukraine, Fight Common...
March 11, 2022  |  International

As Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba continues pressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for a ceasefire in Ukraine that hasn’t held so far, FinTechs are...

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Nvidia Investigates Cyberattack, Reports Business ‘Uninterrupted’
Nvidia Investigates Cyberattack, Reports Business ‘Uninterrupted’
February 27, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Nvidia is looking into a cyberattack on its computer systems, Bloomberg wrote Friday. The report cites an earlier Telegraph report saying Nvidia’s systems had been...

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Maryland’s Department of Health Faces Ransomware Attack
Maryland’s Department of Health Faces Ransomware Attack
January 12, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Maryland’s state Department of Health (MDH) is in the throes of a ransomware attack, which has only compounded on issues from the staggering COVID-19 hospitalization...

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Ransomware Attack Hits UK Northern Railway Ticketing Terminals
Ransomware Attack Hits UK Northern Railway Ticketing Terminals
July 20, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The self-ticketing terminals at Northern Railway were hit by a ransomware cyberattack, and the system has been offline while regulators investigate the issue, the BBC...

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How To Stop Online Fraud: Crush The Fraudsters’ ROI
How To Stop Online Fraud: Crush The Fraudsters’ ROI
July 07, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

There isn’t much good to be said about the motives and mindset of cybercriminals, given that they tend to be focused on fraudulently depriving others...

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Cyberattacks, Internal Fraud Overwhelm Businesses With Massive Losses
Cyberattacks, Internal Fraud Overwhelm Businesses With Massive Losses
June 14, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B fraud and cybersecurity technology are surging as cyber threats ramp up against the enterprise and as multimillion-dollar hauls from cybercriminals make headlines. Just this...

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JBS Meat Supplier Paid Cybercriminals $11 Million Ransom
JBS Meat Supplier Paid Cybercriminals $11 Million Ransom
June 10, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

JBS, the world’s biggest meat processing company, said it paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom after its company was hacked by cyber thieves...

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