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Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Alleges Decade Of CIA Hacks Against Chinese Officials
Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 4:58pm | 423Read More...A cybersecurity company in China says it believes evidence shows the CIA has hacked government officials, scientists and industry targets in China for several years. The company, Qihoo 360, published a report online alleging a "CIA hacking group" known as APT-C-39 has been targeting...
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The Lesson From The Capital One Data Breach: The Cloud Is Vulnerable, And We Shouldn't Forget It
Friday, August 9, 2019 - 12:49pm | 812Read More...The data breach that Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) disclosed on July 29 was undoubtedly surprising. And yet, it was also entirely predictable. In terms of sheer scope—approximately 106 million impacted accounts over the course of 14 years—this is one of the largest data breaches in...
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Russians' GPS Meddling Creates Navigation Threat With Far-Reaching Consequences
Monday, April 15, 2019 - 10:33am | 811Read More...A report has surfaced from C4ADS, an organization that reports on global conflict and security issues, about Russia actively sabotaging global navigation networks to safeguard important people like President Putin and also facility protection along the coast of Russia and Crimea in the Black Sea...
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The Year Of The Breach: A Guide To The Major Hacks Of 2017
Saturday, December 2, 2017 - 10:52am | 1097Read More...Uber, which is working to vindicate itself under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi following a string of scandals, faced a setback after it was revealed by Bloomberg in a Nov. 21 report that the company was a victim of a hacking incident in October 2016 — and chose to cover it up by paying $100,000...
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Study: Hackers Say Mass Surveillance Is Cybersecurity's No. 1 Threat In 2017
Sunday, January 8, 2017 - 3:05pm | 570Read More...As the Russian hacking scandal of the U.S. election continues to gain traction in Washington, more questions are being raised about the future of cybersecurity and how businesses and citizens can ensure their information stays out of malicious hands. According to a new survey, the most likely...
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Fallout From New U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Includes Multiple Hacks, Profits For 'Cyber Bulls'
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 4:24pm | 544Read More...On Tuesday, the United States government announced that it will create a new agency to monitor cybersecurity threats. The Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) will serve as an intelligence center that "connects the dots" between various cyber threats, according to an...
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A New Reality? Sega Reports 1.3 Million Customers Affected by Cyber Attack
Sunday, June 19, 2011 - 12:05pm | 208Read More...The dramatic increase in cyber attacks showed no signs of slowing Sunday, as video game company Sega announced that 1.3 million customers were affected by a recent breach. Sega's attack is only the latest in a long string of compromises at corporations and government entities. Organizations from...
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Citigroup Says 350,000+ Accounts Were Compromised
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 7:00am | 201Read More...Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C) said that a cyber attack that compromised its customers personal information exposed more than 350,000 North American Citigroup credit card accounts. In total, 360,083 accounts were affected, and 217,657 of those customers received reissued cards. Citi is only the latest...
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Culprits Found? Spain Has 3 Suspects In Playstation Hack
Friday, June 10, 2011 - 11:52am | 190Read More...According to the New York Times, Spanish police have arrested three men they believe are connected to the recent hacks of the Sony (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation Networks, as well as a variety of other hacks around the world. The National Police identified the three as members of Anonymous, a group...
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Citigroup Admits that Customers' Data was Hacked
Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 6:05am | 195Read More...Citigroup (NYSE: C) is acknowledging that its customers were subject to a security breach that may have compromised their accounts, an unwelcome blow to the recovering bank. “During routine monitoring, we recently discovered unauthorized access to Citi's Account Online,” the bank said in an e-...
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More Hacking From Inside China, Trading Opportunities (MS, GOOG, MFE, SYMC)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 - 9:08am | 639Read More...Hackers have struck again. As Benzinga readers are already aware, there have been a plethora of recent attacks by hackers on companies and on the NASDAQ itself. Recently, Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) was the target by China-based hackers. According to Bloomberg, the hackers gained access to highly...







