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Phishing remains the top attack vector of choice for cybercriminals, resulting in 23,000 incidents per organization annually, according to respondents in a new survey. Organizations spend on average $4.3 million to investigate phishing incidents.
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Hackers stole data on Airbus employees in a cyber attack on systems of the French aircraft maker, according to a company press release. Airbus said it detected a cyber incident on its “Commercial Aircraft business” information systems, R… Continue reading Hackers Breach Airbus, Steal Employee Information
Bitcoin’s legendary ascension to the $20,000 mark a little more than a year ago inspired legions of fast-buck makers to hop on the bandwagon and invest in this intriguing yet volatile asset. Mining cryptocurrency worked for a while, but it is no … Continue reading Thieves stole $1.7 billion in cryptocurrency in 2018 as mining gives way to stealing in crypto space
Authorities in New Zealand are not ruling out the possibility of an exit scam during their investigation into a crypto exchange hack that occurred earlier this month. According to an update by the NZ Police Media Center, the amount of stolen funds is &… Continue reading NZ Police issues update on suspicious Cryptopia hack, says “significant amount” stolen
2018 was a busy year for the cybersecurity sector, as independent cyber-criminals and state-sponsored actors alike further advanced their motives and tactics. Legislators in turn have flipped on the GDPR switch to punish organizations with lax sec… Continue reading ENISA Calls for Automated Defense against Automated Threats
A breach of peer-to-peer exchange trading platform LocalBitcoins led to a series of unauthorized transactions from a number of accounts. The exchange, which covers more than 16,000 cities around the globe, lets traders buy and sell Bitcoin in their vic… Continue reading At least six accounts robbed in hack of Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins
Chief Information Officers in government are recognizing the importance of investing in game-changing technologies, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics and blockchain. Spending on cybersecurity is projected to continue t… Continue reading Government CIOs to Focus Technology Investments on Data Analytics and Cybersecurity in 2019, Gartner Says
After tinkering with the latest iteration of Apple’s mobile operating system, a Chinese researcher has published a proof-of-concept of what he claims is a working exploit that can jailbreak iOS 12 on an iPhone X – and remotely, at that. Cri… Continue reading Researcher Releases Jailbreak PoC for iOS 12 on iPhone X
After scandalizing the world with the Cambridge Analytics affair, Facebook is finally coming under legal fire for letting the political consultancy access personal information on 87 million users without their knowledge. The U.S. Federal Trade Commissi… Continue reading Facebook to finally answer for Cambridge Analytica scandal; record fine expected
Most IT decision makers agree cybersecurity is the nut to crack in 2019 and beyond, but IT departments are surprisingly permissive with risky internal practices like shadow IT.
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