Reuters: Google Chrome Users Targeted in Major Spyware Campaign June 18, 2020 By Joseph Menn A newly discovered spyware effort attacked users through 32 million downloads of extensions to Google’s market-leading Chrome web browser, researchers...
U.S. Warns Partners, Industrial Firms About Russian Hacking Operation May 29, 2020 By Christopher Bing The U.S. National Security Agency on Thursday warned government partners and private companies about a Russian hacking operation that uses...
Show Them the Money: Cyber Attackers Desire Financial Gain More Than Espionage May 19, 2020 By Arriana McLymore Money trumped spying as the top motivator for data breaches last year, according to Verizon’s annual report on cyber crimes...
UniCredit Hackers Try to Sell Employee Data on Cyber-Crime Forums April 21, 2020 By Daniele Lepido and Sonia Sirletti Data on about 3,000 UniCredit SpA employees was put up for sale on cyber-crime forums after a hacking attack. The...
Hospital’s Ransomware Attack Exposes New Risk for Muni-Bond Issuers February 6, 2020 By Mallika Mitra Hackers have finally done what bond issuers may have feared most from cyber criminals. A ransomware attack on Pleasant Valley...
Cyber Attack Forces Airline to Cancel Flights in Alaska December 23, 2019 RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday – at the peak of holiday travel – following...
Baltimore to Get Property Sales Moving Amid Cyber Attack May 20, 2019 Baltimore, Md., officials say they have a plan to get the city’s real estate market moving again in the midst...
Risk Managers Reminded of Strategies for Coping with Disasters in Their Many Forms May 1, 2019 By Jim Sams Preparing for the unthinkable requires a lot thought. Risk management professionals this week cautioned audiences of the myriad pitfalls in...
Study Warns of Cyber Hacking Risk to Firms Using SAP, Oracle Management Software July 25, 2018 By Eric Auchard At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by...
Arizona City’s Online Payment System Finally up Following Cyber Attack May 17, 2018 Officials in Goodyear, Ariz. say the city’s online payment system is functioning again after a cybersecurity attack affected the software....