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Cyberattacks have long been seen as a threat to financial markets, but worries are becoming even more acute following a US pipeline hack that set off a public panic and forced the company to pay a ransom.
Financial exchanges that manage daily transac… Continue reading US Exchanges Offer a Rich Potential Target for Hackers
Nuclear-armed North Korea is advancing on the front lines of cyberwarfare, analysts say, stealing billions of dollars and presenting a clearer and more present danger than its banned weapons programmes.
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Continue reading ‘World’s Leading Bank Robbers’: North Korea’s Hacker Army
A series of high-profile cyberattacks on targets in the West have highlighted the vulnerability of companies and institutions, making the issue a higher public priority but with no easy solution.
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Continue reading Rising Cyberattacks in West Highlight Vulnerabilities
The Belgian interior ministry has found itself the target of “sophisticated” cyber espionage, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday.
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Continue reading Belgium Interior Ministry Targeted in Cyber Attack
If the Pentagon’s Cyber Command launches an online attack and nobody knows about it, does it deter anyone?
Many Americans are asking what the country’s army of cyber warriors are doing after repeated attacks on US computer systems by Chinese, Russian a… Continue reading Operating in the Shadows: US Cyber Command
From paralysing the internet in Estonia to a $4.4-million ransom being paid last week after the shutdown of a major US pipeline, we take a look back at 15 years of cyberattacks.
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Over the years, Moscow has faced numerous allegations of cyberattacks that resulted in multiple sanctions and the expulsion of its diplomats. The term “hacker” has almost become synonymous with Russia.
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Continue reading Hack, Disinform, Deny: Russia’s Cybersecurity Strategy
Argentina has ordered Facebook to suspend its data use policy allowing it to collect information from users of its WhatsApp messaging app, the government announced on Monday.
The suspension will last at least six months and aims to prevent “the abuse o… Continue reading Argentina Orders Facebook to Suspend WhatsApp Data Sharing
Ireland’s High Court on Friday rejected Facebook’s bid to block an investigation that could potentially stop data transfers from the European Union to the United States.
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Continue reading Ireland Rejects Facebook Bid to Block Regulatory Data Probe
Russian Alexander Vinnik, jailed last year for money laundering, begins an appeal at a Paris court Tuesday, as prosecutors challenge his acquittal on charges that he masterminded massive ransomware attacks.
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Continue reading French Appeal Set for Convicted Russian Money Launderer