All posts tagged "hackers"
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CyberSecurity
The Only Thing Surprising About The Crippling Ransomware Attack On A Major US Fuel Pipeline Is That Anyone Is Surprised That The Attack Succeeded
May 12, 2021Colonial Pipeline, which operates a 5,500-mile system that transports nearly 45% of the fuel consumed on...
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CyberSecurity
We Must Condemn, Not Celebrate, The Download of Parler’s Data: Hacker Vigilantism May Even Help Criminals More Than Law Enforcement
January 19, 2021Last week, shortly before Amazon took the Parler social network offline by terminating the latter’s hosting...
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CyberSecurity
Uber’s Former Chief Security Officer (CSO) Charged With Crimes For Allegedly Trying To Cover Up Data Breach
August 25, 2020A criminal complaint filed last Thursday in federal court charges Uber’s former Chief Security Officer (CSO),...
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CyberSecurity
US Offers Unprecedented $5-Million Reward For Information Leading To The Capture of 2 Russian Hackers
December 5, 2019The United States Department of Justice has offered a $5-Million reward for information leading to the...
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CyberSecurity
In A Cyberwar First, Israel Destroys Cyber-Terrorist Operations Center With An Air Strike
May 6, 2019Israel’s military said yesterday that it neutralized a major cyberattack by Hamas, and subsequently destroyed the...
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Cool Tech
14 Signs Your Smartphone Has Been Hacked
January 24, 2019Today’s smartphones are powerful computers that allow us to perform tasks that only a generation ago...
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CyberSecurity
Facebook Security Breach Allowed Hackers To Control Up To 50 Million Users’ Accounts
September 28, 2018Facebook revealed today that attackers successfully exploited a vulnerability in its code in such a manner...
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CyberSecurity
For Over A Month Hackers Stole Credit Card Data From Newegg.com Customers As They Made Purchases
September 20, 2018By simply inserting 8 lines of code into the checkout process used by the Newegg.com website,...
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CyberSecurity
Do Not Believe These 8 Dangerous Myths About Scams
May 1, 2018One of the most important defenses that you can possess against scammers is knowledge, including an...
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CyberSecurity
Hackers Create Master Keys For Millions Of Hotel Rooms
April 29, 2018Security researchers have successfully created master keys that can open millions of hotel rooms, as well...
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