60% of major US firms have been hacked in cloud: study
Hackers have penetrated cloud computing networks of some 60 percent of top US companies, with virtually all industry sectors hit, security researchers said Tuesday.
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New independent watchdog to keep extremists off internet
The leaders of New Zealand and France are backing a watchdog organization aimed at keeping internet platforms from being used by extremists—and preparing speedy responses to future attacks.
Sep 24, 2019
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Texas says half of agencies hit by ransomware have recovered
Texas authorities say they aren't aware of any money paid to hackers who used ransomware to target more than 20 communities last month.
Sep 6, 2019
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Ransomware attacks on cities are rising
A ransomware campaign that targeted 23 US cities across Texas has raised serious concerns about the vulnerability of local governments and public services to cyber-attacks. These events come not long after similar attacks ...
Aug 28, 2019
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Ransomware attack hits more than 20 Texas local governments
More than 20 local governments in Texas are facing a coordinated ransomware attack, authorities said.
Aug 20, 2019
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Phishing tricksters nab the warm fuzzies, smiles
Phishing is the most common form of cyberattack and still growing. Yet, in a survey of Internet users, it was found that 45 percent of those surveyed did not understand what phishing was or the risk associated with it.
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Tech companies not doing enough to protect users from phishing scams
Technology companies could be doing much more to protect individuals and organisations from the threats posed by phishing, according to research by the University of Plymouth.
Jul 30, 2019
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Journalists investigating Russia targeted by cyberattacks: ProtonMail
Reporters investigating Russian military intelligence have been targeted by highly sophisticated cyberattacks through their encrypted email accounts, with evidence suggesting Moscow was responsible, the email service provider ...
Jul 28, 2019
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Using game theory to model poisoning attack scenarios
Poisoning attacks are among the greatest security threats for machine learning (ML) models. In this type of attack, an adversary tries to control a fraction of the data used to train neural networks and injects malicious ...
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New computer attack mimics user's keystroke characteristics and evades detection
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) cyber security researchers have developed a new attack called Malboard. Malboard evades several detection products that are intended to continuously verify the user's identity based ...
Jun 6, 2019
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