Cyberattacks: Bigger, smarter, faster
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.
May 25, 2021
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News tagged with national health services
Security
Irish health system targeted in 'serious' ransomware attack
Ireland's health service shut down its IT systems on Friday after being targeted in a ransomware attack by what it called "international criminals."
May 14, 2021
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Business
JD.com health arm rockets 75% on Hong Kong debut
The medical arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com soared 75 percent on its debut in Hong Kongon Tuesday, valuing the company at $50 billion, as investors bank on the pandemic boom in digital health services.
Dec 8, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Cybercriminals are now targeting critical electricity infrastructure
Amid the constant stream of news on the coronavirus pandemic, one event passed relatively unnoticed. On the afternoon of May 14, a company named Elexon was hacked. You probably haven't heard of it, but Elexon plays a key ...
Jun 5, 2020
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Software
France looks past Google, Apple for virus contact tracing
France, which has long been sceptical of the growing power of US tech titans, is seeking to bypass Apple and Google for a smartphone app to help trace people infected with the novel coronavirus.
May 20, 2020
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Security
Coronavirus confinement challenges intelligence services
The home confinement of hundreds of millions of people worldwide to halt coronavirus contagion has presented intelligence services with a challenge: monitoring an explosion in internet traffic, above board and not, even as ...
Mar 23, 2020
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Internet
Reddit bans accounts, suspects possible UK vote interference
The prospect of Russian interference in Britain's election flared anew Saturday after the social media platform Reddit concluded that people from Russia leaked confidential British government documents on Brexit trade talks ...
Dec 8, 2019
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US puts sanctions on N.Korea hacking groups behind major thefts
The US Treasury on Friday placed sanctions on three North Korea government-sponsored hacking operations which it said were behind the theft of possibly hundreds of millions of dollars and destructive cyber-attacks on infrastructure.
Sep 13, 2019
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