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Botnets For Breakfast, Election Hacks For Snacks
Botnets For Breakfast, Election Hacks For Snacks
August 11, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Conspiracy theorists who think someone tampered with the 2016 U.S. election may actually have a case. The level of security on U.S. voting machines — or...

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In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
In A Ransom DDoS Attack, It Doesn’t Pay To Pay
August 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cyberattacks have become so common that criminals don’t even have to launch one in order to get victims to pay up; all they have to...

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It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
It’s Only ‘Hacking’ When Bad Guys Do It
July 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A virtual lynch mob has swarmed the Facebook page of the Budapest Transit Authority (BKK in Hungarian), leaving more than 45,000 one-star reviews after the...

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Are You Ready For A Cyberattack?
Are You Ready For A Cyberattack?
July 14, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The WannaCry ransomware in May crippled hospitals, railways and government in more than 150 countries: the biggest cyberattack on the books, affecting hundreds of thousands...

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Experts Say NotPetya Cyberattack Came From Russia
Experts Say NotPetya Cyberattack Came From Russia
July 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Experts are saying that the complexity and scale of the latest global cyberattack point to a hostile government, not a criminal group, as the originator...

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When Hackers Outsmart The Smart Fridge
When Hackers Outsmart The Smart Fridge
June 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Cybercrime isn’t always about stealing credit card data. In the digital world, there’s strength in numbers, and a botnet — essentially, an army of IP...

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Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes
Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes
June 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

You’ve heard about WannaCry, University College London, George Eliot Hospital and Honda shutting down a factory for a day due to malicious software in its...

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Bloomberg Reports 39 US States Were Hit By Russian Cyberattacks Before 2016 Election
Bloomberg Reports 39 US States Were Hit By Russian Cyberattacks Before 2016 Election
June 16, 2017  |  Safety and Security

In June of 2017, it’s kind of impossible to talk about hackers without talking about Russia. Russian cyberattacks hit systems in 39 U.S. states in...

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Hacker Tracker: Shadow Brokers 0-day Subscription
Hacker Tracker: Shadow Brokers 0-day Subscription
June 02, 2017  |  News

Shadow Brokers, the notorious group behind the WannaCry viral attack that plagued millions of computers and major networks worldwide, is back. This time, the group...

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