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October 2, 2016

The Yahoo Scandal: Post Breach

United Airlines breach

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October 1, 2016

Facebook WhatsApp Data Protection Scandal

Facebook WhatsApp Data Protection Scandal

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September 30, 2016

FBI Probes Hacks Targeting Phones Of Democratic Party Officials

FBI Probes Hacks Targeting Phones Of Democratic Party Officials

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September 30, 2016

Cybersecurity Experts React To New Yahoo Developments

Cybersecurity Experts React To New Yahoo Developments

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September 29, 2016

US Presidential Debate Downplays Importance Of Cyber-Security

US Presidential Debate Downplays Importance Of Cyber-Security

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September 29, 2016

IoT-Based DDoS Attack – The Largest In History

IoT-Based DDoS Attack - The Largest In History

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September 29, 2016

Hackers Hold Los Angeles Investment Bank To Ransom

Hackers Hold Los Angeles Investment Bank To Ransom

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September 29, 2016

ATMs Facing Potential Cyber Threat With Biometric Skimmers

ATMs Facing Potential Cyber Threat With Biometric Skimmers

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September 28, 2016

Verizon / Yahoo, Edison View: “Verizon Is Embarking On Building An Ecosystem… It Is Up To Verizon’s Team To Turn The Yahoo Assets Around”

Verizon / Yahoo, Edison View: “Verizon Is Embarking On Building An Ecosystem… It Is Up To Verizon’s Team To Turn The Yahoo Assets Around”

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September 28, 2016

Hackers Hold Investment Bank To Ransom

ransomware

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September 28, 2016

Pippa Middleton’s iCloud Account Hacked – 3,000 Photos Stolen

Pippa Middleton’s iCloud Account Hacked – 3,000 Photos Stolen

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September 28, 2016

MarsJoke Ransomware Wipes Data If Ransom Is Not Paid Within 96 Hours

MarsJoke Ransomware Wipes Data If Ransom Is Not Paid Within 96 Hours

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September 28, 2016

Yahoo Sued Over ‘State-Sponsored’ Cyberattack That Affected 500 Million Users

Rapid Automation and Industrialization of Cyber Attacks

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September 28, 2016

Trump Hotel Chain Fined Over Data Breaches

Trump Hotel Chain Fined Over Data Breaches

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September 27, 2016

Uber Selfies And Security

Uber Selfies And Security

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September 26, 2016

Google Allo And The Threat It Poses To Individual Privacy

Google Allo And The Threat It Poses To Individual Privacy

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September 26, 2016

Yahoo! Admits To Largest Data Breach In History

Yahoo! Admits To Largest Data Breach In History

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September 26, 2016

Symantec Report On Hijacked IoT Devices For DDoS

Symantec Report On Hijacked IoT Devices For DDoS

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September 26, 2016

Yahoo’s Data Breach

Yahoo's Data Breach

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September 26, 2016

Hackers Publish Michelle Obama’s Passport Online

Hackers Publish Michelle Obama's Passport Online

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September 24, 2016

Security Experts Respond To Yahoo Breach

Hackers Spread Malware

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September 24, 2016

Yahoo ‘Expected To Confirm Massive Data Breach’

Yahoo 'Expected To Confirm Massive Data Breach'

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September 24, 2016

White House Email Hack

White House Email Hack

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September 24, 2016

Yahoo Confirms Huge Data Breach Affecting 500 Million Accounts

Yahoo Confirms Huge Data Breach Affecting 500 Million Accounts

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September 23, 2016

‘Just For Men’ Hair Product Site Serves Trojan

removing-a-trojan-virus

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September 23, 2016

Reddit Users Targeted With Malware Attack To Empty Cryptocurrency Wallets

malware detection

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Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, ESET

"In general, malicious actors now use full-blown extortion tactics to make sure they get what they came for in attacks like this. "

Qualys Hit With Ransomware And Customer Invoices Leaked

Ilia Kolochenko, CEO, ImmuniWeb

"Qualys’s response to the incident is a laudable example of transparent and professional handling of a security incident. "

Qualys Hit With Ransomware And Customer Invoices Leaked

Natalie Page, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, Sy4 Security

"Due to the nature of this organisation, PrismHR makes for an extremely valuable target to an adversary looking to extract sensitive information. "

Experts Reaction On PrismHR Hit By Ransomware Attack

Lewis Jones, Threat Intelligence Analyst, Talion

"Ransomware renders any files it touches unreadable unless, and until, a victim pays for a digital key needed to unlock the encryption on them. "

Experts Reaction On PrismHR Hit By Ransomware Attack

Stephen Kapp, CTO and Founder, Cortex Insight

"An attack like this will not only impact PrismHR but also its customers who will need access to systems in order to pay employees. "

Experts Reaction On PrismHR Hit By Ransomware Attack

Richard Walters, CTO , Censornet

"“Careless clicks sink ships.” "

Expert Insight On Ryuk’s Revenge: Infamous Ransomware Is Back And Stronger Than Ever

Saryu Nayyar, CEO, Gurucul

"The evolution of the ObliqueRAT trojan is a good example of how malicious actors are constantly updating their tools and techniques. "

ObliqueRAT Trojan Lurks On Compromised Websites – Experts Comments

James McQuiggan, Security Awareness Advocate, KnowBe4

"It is essential to conduct red team or pen testing exercises. "

Experts Reaction On Malaysia Airlines 9 Years Old Data Breach

Nikos Mantas, Incident Response Expert, Obrela Security Industries

"Data security should be a priority for all organisations today. "

Experts Reaction On Malaysia Airlines 9 Years Old Data Breach

David Sygula, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst , CybelAngel

"Organisations must constantly scan for leaked documents outside the enterprise perimeter. "

Experts Reaction On Malaysia Airlines 9 Years Old Data Breach

Satnam Narang, Senior Research Engineer, Tenable

"We expect other threat actors to begin leveraging these vulnerabilities in the coming days and weeks. "

Microsoft Multiple 0-Day Attack – Tenable Comment

Sam Curry, Chief Security Officer, Cybereason

"Total transparency is needed and they need to hone in on more specific details and be completely transparent with Enrich members. "

Experts Reaction On Malaysia Airlines 9 Years Old Data Breach

Florian Thurmann, Technical Director, EMEA , Synopsys Software Integrity Group

"Your organisation won’t be able to determine which of their employees has made a given change in the system. "

Experts Reaction On Malaysia Airlines 9 Years Old Data Breach

Alan Grau, VP of IoT , Sectigo

"Best-practices for IoT device security include strong authentication and secure software updates. "

IoT Security In The Spotlight, As Research Highlights Alexa Security Flaws

Jake Moore, Cybersecurity Specialist, ESET

"Sensitive data such as this leaked into dark web forums can have damaging consequences. "

Oxfam Australia Confirms ‘Supporter’ Data Accessed In Cyber Attack