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A water supplier in Greenville, North Carolina has suffered a targeted cyber-attack that affected online payments for half a million a people. The outage is expected to last at least two more days as experts investigate the hack. Greenville Water, whic… Continue reading North Carolina water supplier targeted in ‘international cyberattack’
Cyber-attacks on government institutions and critical infrastructures have increased considerably in recent years, with the United States seemingly painted as the bullseye for ransomware operators in 2019. Infosec experts argue that state institut… Continue reading Success of Cyber-Attacks on U.S. Govts May Stem from Innovation Paralysis
Despite growing risks, many companies are still poorly protected against the type of reputational crisis that a cyber incident can deliver, according to research by Allianz.
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Credit reporting agency Equifax continues to pay through the nose after the mega breach it suffered in 2017 resulted in the leak of 147 million customer records and the firing of three executives.
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Cybersecurity shot up to the #1 spot as the top peril for companies globally this year, from #2 last year and as low as #15 seven years ago, according to financial services firm Allianz.
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Facebook this week launched a new login feature aimed at giving users more transparency about the data it shares with third parties, as well as to offer users more control over how their information is used and shared. “Login Notifications,”… Continue reading Facebook gives users more control over their security and privacy with new Login feature
The Manor Independent School District in Texas is investigating a cyber incident that inflicted a loss of $2.3 million because of an employee opening an email and failing to notice anything “phishy.” A tweet sent January 10 by Manor ISD rev… Continue reading $2.3 million Texas phishing incident underscores importance of employee cyber-training
Travelex is still struggling to get back on its feet after it was infected with Sodinokibi ransomware on New Year’s Eve, but the foreign exchange firm says the hack compromised no customer data. Two weeks ago, Travelex learned it had fallen victi… Continue reading Travelex still down two weeks after Sodinokibi ransomware infection
Companies that fail to protect themselves online no longer need to fear only the bad guys lurking in the hidden corners of the internet. Increasingly, they need to worry about the good guys as well. The UK is one country leading this push to for… Continue reading British retailer fined half a million pounds for poor cybersecurity hygiene
Beleaguered social media platform Facebook is stepping up its game against media manipulation. Recognizing that deepfake content poses a real threat to society, Zuck’s social network swears to ban all such content from its platform, starting now…. Continue reading Facebook declares war on ‘deepfakes’