Faced with few options, companies are increasingly ceding to cyberattackers' demands for payment after holding their stolen data hostage, while law enforcement struggles to catch nearly invisible foes.
Jeremy Kirk |
12 Apr |
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An alternate method for infecting computers with ransomware signals a shift in tactics by cybercriminals that could put businesses at greater risk, according to Symantec.
Jeremy Kirk |
06 Apr |
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The Trump Hotel Collection said on Monday it is working with the Secret Service and FBI to investigate a payment card breach, its second one in less than a year.
Jeremy Kirk |
05 Apr |
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CloudFlare is tweaking its systems to make it easier for legitimate Tor users to access websites that use its content delivery system.
Jeremy Kirk |
01 Apr |
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MedStar Health said Wednesday it is restoring its computer systems following a cyberattack that reportedly involved file-encrypting malware.
Jeremy Kirk |
31 Mar |
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CNBC inadvertently exposed peoples' passwords after it ran an article Tuesday that ironically was intended to promote secure password practices.
Jeremy Kirk |
30 Mar |
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A large health care provider in the Washington, D.C., area said it has resorted to using paper transactions after malware crippled part of its network early Monday.
Jeremy Kirk |
29 Mar |
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Cybercriminals are redoubling efforts to steal payment card details from retailers before new defenses are put in place, according to FireEye.
Jeremy Kirk |
29 Mar |
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A researcher with RSA says faulty firmware found in security cameras sold by at least 70 vendors may be a contributor to many of the credit card breaches that have proved costly to retailers.
Jeremy Kirk |
24 Mar |
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A malware researcher has found a few tricks to stop one of the latest types of ransomware, called Locky, from infecting a computer without using any security programs.
Jeremy Kirk |
23 Mar |
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Three men who allegedly were part of a multi-year hacking campaign with the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) left a long digital trail that didn't make them hard to identify, according to court documents.
Jeremy Kirk |
23 Mar |
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The Tor Project is fortifying its software so that it can quickly detect if its network is tampered with for surveillance purposes, a top developer for the volunteer project wrote on Monday.
Jeremy Kirk |
22 Mar |
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Apple's iMessage system has a cryptography flaw that allowed researchers to decrypt a photo stored in iCloud, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
Jeremy Kirk |
21 Mar |
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Here's a quick and dirty guide to SSL/TLS, one of the most important technologies for securing data on the Internet.
Jeremy Kirk |
19 Mar |
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The FBI and the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration warned on Thursday that the rising use of computers in vehicles poses increasing risks of cyberattacks.
Jeremy Kirk |
18 Mar |
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