According to a new report by Risk Based Security, 3.2% fewer data breaches took place in 2018 compared to the year before and the number of exposed records decreased 35.9%, from 7.9 billion in 2017 …
What the Pentagon’s new AI strategy means for cybersecurity
On February 12, the US Department of Defense (DoD) released its new artificial intelligence (AI) strategy, which outlines plans for the integration of machine learning in the military's defensive …
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Ukrainian official: Hacking intensifies as election nears
The head of Ukraine’s cyber-police, Serhii Demediuk, is warning that increased Russian hacking efforts are targeting the upcoming presidential elections in the country. He predicts that attacks will …
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80 Percent of U.S. Businesses Expect a Critical Breach in 2019
A new study by Trend Micro and The Ponemon Institute indicates that IT business leaders consider cyberattacks among the biggest threats to their organizations. A whopping 8 out of 10 respondents in …
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Bank of Valletta suspended all operations in wake of cyber attack
In a relatively rare indecent, a large bank has temporarily ceased all operations after threat actors breached its systems. On Wednesday morning, the Maltese Bank of Valletta (BOV) discovered that …
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Devastating Cyberattack on Email Provider Destroys 18 Years of Data
An unidentified threat actor has managed to cause "catastrophic destruction" to the infrastructure of US email provider VFEmail by breaking into the firm's systems and wiping customer email data going …
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Double-Stuffed: Dunkin’ Hit by Another Credential-Stuffing Attack
For the second time in three months, Dunkin’ Donuts has stopped a credential stuffing attack targeting it's loyalty program. The company believes the attackers aimed to compromise loyalty accounts by …
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Trump gave the military freer rein for offensive hacking. Security experts say that’s a good idea.
According to a new Washington Post survey conducted among government, business and academic leaders, 60% of cyber security experts support President Trump's decision to provide the US Secretary of …
Climate Change Still Seen as the Top Global Threat, but Cyberattacks a Rising Concern
A new Pew Research Center survey conducted in 26 counties across the globe, highlights climate change, ISIS terrorism and cyberattacks as the biggest global threats. While respondents from 13 …
Ransomware Attack Via MSP Locks Customers Out of Systems
Earlier this week, an unidentified threat actor managed to launch a massive ransomware attack resulting in the encryption of between 1,500 to 2,000 endpoint devices belonging to users of a single US …
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