Uber suffered massive data breach, paid hackers to keep quiet about it
Uber suffered a breach in October 2016, which resulted in the compromise of sensitive information of some 57 million users and drivers, and paid off the hackers to keep mum …
Hackers hit Sacramento transit system, demand money to stop attack
Hackers looking for a payout have hit the Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) system, defacing the agency website, erasing data from some of its servers, and demanding money …
A third of US businesses do not feel prepared for GDPR deadline
New research by Censuswide captures the preparedness levels of organizations in Europe and the United States for the May 2018 GDPR compliance deadline, as well as their …
BEC scammers stealing millions from home buyers
Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams have been on the rise for the last few years, and no industry is safe from these scammers. It has been revealed last week that art …
BEC scammers are robbing art galleries and collectors
BEC scammers are targeting art galleries, collectors and artists, swindling them out of money and, on occasion, ruining their businesses. According to The Art Newspaper, nine …
Defense contractors, manufacturers targeted with malware-as-a-service infostealer
Information stealing FormBook malware is being lobbed at defense contractors, manufacturers and firms in the aerospace sector in the US and South Korea. Delivery methods The …
Alleged cyberstalker unmasked by VPN logs
A Massachusetts man was arrested on cyberstalking charges after the online activities he tried to hide through VPN use were revealed by logs provided by PureVPN. “It is …
How US and UK companies address GDPR data protection requirements
Data privacy is becoming more complex, companies are equally unprepared in both the UK and US to comply with GDPR by the May 2018 deadline, and US companies are investing more …
Criminal hacking: Top technology risk to health, safety and prosperity
Americans believe criminal hacking into computer systems is now a top risk to their health, safety and prosperity. Criminal hacking, a new ESET survey finds, outranks other …
Worldwide security appliance revenue increased to $3 billion
According to IDC, the total security appliance market saw positive growth in both vendor revenue and unit shipments for the second quarter of 2017 (2Q17). Worldwide vendor …
DOE invests $50 million to improve critical energy infrastructure security
Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing awards of up to $50 million to DOE’s National Laboratories to support early stage research and development of …
European banks at mercy of US regulators
European banks are under disproportional enforcement pressure from US regulators. Since 2012, of the $38.4bn levied in economic crime fines worldwide, 97 percent of all fines …