What Does A Cyberattack Cost? Damages From Attacks Could Be Worse Than Natural Disasters, Report Says
A recent report by insurer Lloyd's of London found a global cyberattack could do up to $121 billion in damages to the economy — more than most natural disasters.
Dow Jones Customer Data Exposed: Personal Information, Payment Data Was Available Online
Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones accidentally exposed customer data online, including personal and payment information.
Spam Calls: US Experiences Second Most Spam Calls In The World
A new study found scam calls are plaguing people around the world, including more than 20 per month hitting people India, Brazil and the U.S.
Lottery Scam: Insider Steals More Than $14.3 Million Using Malware
A man who worked a security director for a lottery association pleaded guilty to using malware to scam the lottery company he worked for of more than $14 million.
AlphaBay Market Shut Down: Site Goes Offline After Raids, Founder Kills Himself
Dark web marketplace AlphaBay has shut down following a number of law enforcement raids and the arrest and suicide of the site's founder.
EternalBlue Exploit: Thousands of Machines Still Not Patched Against WannaCry, Petya Attacks
A scan performed on millions of Windows machines found tens of thousands are still vulnerable to the EternalBlue exploit that was used to spread WannaCry and Petya attacks.
Bupa Data Breach: Angry Employee Deletes Records Of More Than 500,000 Insurance Customers
International insurance company Bupa experienced a data breach caused by a disgruntled employee that affected more than 500,000 customers.
Wikileaks Vault 7: Latest Documents Show Android Malware From CIA
The latest release from Wikileaks reveals Highrise, an Android malware developed by the CIA to intercept and redirect text messages.
Were Votes Changed? Trump Probe Looks Into Campaign, Russian Targeting Of Swing States
Investigations at the Justice Department and the House and Senate Intelligence committees are examining possibility the Trump campaign helped direct Russian bots to spread fake news during the election.
Election Hacking: US Citizens May Not Turn Out For Midterms Over Cybersecurity Fears
A new study suggests Americans may not turn out to the polls during the 2018 midterms because of fears of election hacking.
Extreme Vetting: Six U.S. Airports Now Use Facial Scans—Even On U.S. Citizens
Travelers passing through six major U.S. airports are now subject to facial recognition scans before boarding international flights.
Trump Hotels Hacked: Customer Addresses, Credit Card Numbers Stolen
Customer information and credit card numbers were stolen from 14 Trump Hotels' properties in a data breach of a third-party reservations system.
Verizon Data Leak: 14 Million Customers Records Exposed
More than 14 million Verizon customer records, including security PIN numbers, were exposed in an unsecured database belonging to Nice Systems.
Net Neutrality Day Of Protest: Tech Companies Come Together In Major Push To Save Internet Equality
As the FCC readies to do away with net neutrality, tech companies rally users to fight back.
Net Neutrality Day of Action Protest: What Amazon, Netflix, Others Are Doing To Help 'Save The Internet'
On July 12, thousands of internet companies and organizations will take part in the Net Neutrality Day of Action Protest in order to help preserve net neutrality.
Russian Spying: Emails Show Possible Ties Between Kaspersky Lab, Russian Government Agencies
Emails from 2009 appear to show Kaspersky Lab worked with Russian intelligence agencies on a project to help track down hackers.
Mac OSX_DOK Malware: New Attack Targets Swiss Bank Customers On MacOS
A new strain of malware for MacOS machines is targeting customers of Swiss banks in an attempt to steal their credentials and gain access to their accounts.
Consumer Privacy: EFF Gives Tech Giants Far Better Grades Than Telecom Companies
A new report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation gives tech giants like Apple and Facebook high grades while critiquing telecommunications companies when it comes to consumer privacy.
Android Ransomware: New Attack Threatens To Dox Victims With Stolen Information, Conversations
A new Android ransomware attack called LeakerLocker claims to steal private information from a victim's device and threatens to send it to their contacts if they don't pay the ransom.
Avanti Markets Hacked: Credit Card Numbers, Biometric Data Stolen From Vending Machines
Vending machine company Avanti Markets had machines hit by malware that resulted in the theft of customer information — including credit card numbers and biometric data.
Can Utility Companies Be Hacked? More Cyberattacks Targeting Unregulated US Energy
As communications networks have changed to keep up with modern data use, the legacy systems of critical infrastructure are increasingly the targets of cyberattacks.
Malware News: Number Of Malware On Decline While Complexity Of Attacks Increase
The number of malware samples discovered in 2016 dropped from the year before, but the attacks are more sophisticated than ever, says a new report.
Android Malware: CopyCat Attack Infects 14 Million, Roots 8 Million Devices
An Android malware known as CopyCat has infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million by targeting old vulnerabilities.
Phishing Scam: Man Stole Bitcoins From Dark Web Forums
A Connecticut man plead guilty to stealing more than $350,000 worth of Bitcoins through phishing scams targeting dark web users.
WWE News: Data Leak Exposes Personal Information Of Millions Of Wrestling Fans
The data of millions of wrestling fans — including their addresses and ethnicity— was left on an unprotected server.
Are Satellite Phones Safe? New Attack Can Instantly Decrypt Calls
Security researchers disclosed a new attack that would allow a third party to instantly decrypt communications made on an encrypted satellite phone.
DoS Attacks: 18-Year-Old Student In UK Charged With Selling Malware Used In Attacks
An 18-year-old student in the United Kingdom was charged with selling malware used to carry out Denial of Service attacks against a number of major companies including Netflix and Amazon.
Facebook vs. US Government: Company Fights To Inform Users When They Are Under Investigation
Facebook is taking up a case against the U.S. government's use of gag orders to prevent it from informing its users when there is a search warrant for their data.
Verizon Unlimited Plans: Carrier Disconnects Heavy Data Users In Rural Areas
Verizon is kicking heavy data users off its partner networks in rural areas despite the customers being subscribed to unlimited data plans.
Geolocation Tracking: Illinois Bill Would Ban Companies From Tracking Consumers Without Consent
A piece of legislation passed by both houses of state legislature in Illinois would fine companies for tracking the location of consumers without consent.
