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Over two dozen nations resolved Thursday to battle collectively against the global and escalating threat posed by cyber-extortionists, following a Washington-led anti-ransomware summit.
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An Israeli hospital was targeted Wednesday by a ransomware attack, officials said, with the state’s cyber directorate calling it the first such attack on a hospital in the country.
The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center is “currently using alternative systems… Continue reading Israeli Hospital Targeted in Ransomware Attack
A digital “disaster” in Germany, growing attacks in the United Arab Emirates and even Israel announcing a blitz underway: nations disclosed their struggle Wednesday against cyber-extortionists at a Washington-led anti-ransomware summit.
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Twitch, Amazon’s popular live video streaming platform, on Thursday said hackers took advantage of a mistake in a server configuration tweak to steal data.
A massive trove of confidential Twitch data dumped on the internet included records showing top … Continue reading Twitch Struggles With Hackers and Hate Raid Bots
Amazon’s popular live video streaming platform Twitch said Wednesday hackers had broken into its network after reports of exposed confidential company data surfaced online.
The service, where users often stream live video game play, confirmed the bre… Continue reading Streaming Site Twitch Confirms Hack
A Moscow court on Wednesday ordered the co-founder of one of Russia’s leading cybersecurity firms, Group-IB, to be detained on charges of treason.
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A prominent American cryptocurrency promoter and former hacker has pleaded guilty to advising North Korea on using virtual money to avoid international controls, a New York court said Monday.
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Encrypted instant messaging app Signal was hit by a brief outage late Sunday that interrupted services on the platform at the same time as localised interruptions on other social media services.
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The European Union on Friday condemned alleged Russian cyber attacks that have targeted Germany in the run up to this weekend’s election for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor.
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Facebook said Wednesday that Apple’s iPhone privacy changes, which allow users to block tracking, significantly affected its advertising revenues because less data could be collected.
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