"By 2020, there will be anywhere from 20 billion to 50 billion internet-connected devices, including about one in five cars and or trucks, according to industry forecasts. That’s big business for …
White House Names First Chief Information Security Officer
"The White House named its first-ever chief information security officer Thursday, part of its broader effort to shore up cyber practices after last year's massive intrusion into federal background …
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FBI Arrests Two Alleged Members of Group That Hacked the CIA Director
"Two young men from North Carolina have been charged with their alleged connection to the hacking group 'Crackas With Attitude.' The group gained notoriety when it hacked into the personal email …
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The cost of ransomware attacks: $1 billion this year
"The rise of ransomware means the total cost of damages related to attacks using cryptographic file-locking software could reach $1 billion this year, a report cybersecurity company Herjavec Group has …
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Top spy: ‘Russians hack our systems all the time’
"Russian hackers are constantly targeting U.S. computer networks, the nation’s top intelligence official said Wednesday, in an apparent tip of his hand toward blaming Moscow for recent attacks on …
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Why Social Media Sites Are The New Cyber Weapons Of Choice
"Cyber criminals run rampant across every social network today. We often see headlines about social marketing fails and celebrity account hacks, but they’re just the tip of the iceberg. Far more …
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Hackers Just Leaked a New Batch of 100 Million Email Addresses and Passwords
"Another day, another massive cyberattack. This time, it’s from Rambler, a Russian website and email service that’s essentially a version of Yahoo. The hack dates back to 2012, and 98 million accounts …
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Hackers hijack inactive and suspended Twitter accounts with alleged new exploit
"A group of hackers claims to have found a way to seize inactive and suspended Twitter accounts, and is now selling them on the social network." Source: Hackers hijack inactive and suspended Twitter …
Group of Hackers Are Holding Small Blockchains Hostage by 51% Attacking Them
"The attackers, calling themselves the ‘51 crew’ are overpowering small blockchains with more hashing power and by DDoSing other nodes. It seems as though the attackers are specifically targeting …
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State Election System Hacking Linked to Previous Attacks
"Researchers at threat intelligence firm ThreatConnect have analyzed the IP addresses disclosed by the FBI and determined that one of them was previously used in spear-phishing campaigns aimed at the …
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