A new and non-intrusive method for preventing cyber attacks on Android devices
Cyber attacks on mobile devices are on the rise, with over 100 million attacks reported per year since 2018.
Mar 05, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Technologies to rapidly restore the electrical grid after cyberattack come online
Some 330 million Americans rely on the nation's critical infrastructure to keep the country humming. Disruptions to electrical grids, communications systems, and supply chains can be catastrophic, yet all of these are vulnerable ...
Mar 01, 2021
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France to boost cyberdefense after hospital malware attacks
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a plan to better arm public facilities and private companies against cybercriminals following ransomware attacks at two hospitals this month and an upsurge of similar ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Ransomware gangs are running riot and paying them off doesn't help
In the past five years, ransomware attacks have evolved from rare misfortunes into common and disruptive threats. Hijacking the IT systems of organizations and forcing them to pay a ransom in order to reclaim them, cybercriminals ...
Feb 17, 2021
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French cyber agency reveals suspected Russian hacks
France's national cybersecurity agency said Monday it had discovered a hack of several organisations that bore similarities to other attacks by a group linked to Russian intelligence.
Feb 15, 2021
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Parler social network fires chief exec John Matze: report
Parler has fired the chief executive from the ultraconservative-leaning social network embroiled in controversy stemming from the deadly attack on the US Capitol, Fox News reported Wednesday.
Feb 04, 2021
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Attacks on individuals fall as cybercrime shifts tactics
Cybercriminals shifted away from stealing individual consumers' information in 2020 to focus on bigger, more profitable attacks on businesses, according to a report from the Identity Theft Resource Center.
Jan 28, 2021
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Ransomware took heavy toll on US in 2020: researchers
Ransomware attacks took a heavy toll on the United States last year with more than 2,000 victims in government, education and health care, security researchers say in a new report.
Jan 19, 2021
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Google pulls Parler from app shop for 'egregious content'
Google said Friday it had pulled the Parler app from its mobile store for allowing "egregious content" that could incite deadly violence like that seen at the US Capitol.
Jan 09, 2021
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Massive breach shows how espionage is carried out in the 21st century
Forget KGB agents Russian intelligence officers masquerading as ordinary Americans to slip inside government agencies and steal national security secrets like in television's "The Americans."
Dec 21, 2020
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