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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
New MagikPOS Malware Targets Point-of-Sale Systems In US & CanadaNew MagikPOS Malware Targets Point-of-Sale Systems In US & Canada

Malware uses a remote access Trojan to sniff out potential victims first, Trend Micro says.

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Mar 17, 2017
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Sound Waves Used to Hack Common Data SensorsSound Waves Used to Hack Common Data Sensors
byTerry Sweeney
Mar 16, 2017
1 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
What Businesses Can Learn From the CIA Data BreachWhat Businesses Can Learn From the CIA Data Breach
byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Mar 16, 2017
1 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Personal Data Leak Affects 33 Million US EmployeesPersonal Data Leak Affects 33 Million US Employees
byDark Reading Staff
Mar 16, 2017
1 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Twitter Counter Hack Uses Familiar Attack ModeTwitter Counter Hack Uses Familiar Attack Mode
bySteve Zurier
Mar 15, 2017
1 Min Read
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
DOJ Charges Russian Agents in Yahoo BreachDOJ Charges Russian Agents in Yahoo Breach
byCraig Matsumoto
Mar 14, 2017
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Home Depot Will Pay Banks $25 Million for 2014 Breach
Home Depot Will Pay Banks $25 Million for 2014 Breach
Mar 13, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Black Hat Asia 2017: CISOs Must Get Proactive about the Internet of Things
Black Hat Asia 2017: CISOs Must Get Proactive about the Internet of Things
Mar 12, 2017
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byBlack Hat Staff, Contributor
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Attacks Under Way Against Easily Exploitable Apache Struts Flaw
Attacks Under Way Against Easily Exploitable Apache Struts Flaw
Mar 9, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
4 Ways to Recover from a Cyberattack
4 Ways to Recover from a Cyberattack
Mar 8, 2017
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byMalwarebytes Labs, Malwarebytes Labs
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
WikiLeaks Strikes Again
WikiLeaks Strikes Again
Mar 8, 2017
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byCurtis Franklin, Principal Analyst, Omdia
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
'Entire Hacking Capacity Of CIA' Dumped On Wikileaks, Site Claims
'Entire Hacking Capacity Of CIA' Dumped On Wikileaks, Site Claims
Mar 7, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
France Abandons Electronic Voting for Citizens Abroad, Cites Security
France Abandons Electronic Voting for Citizens Abroad, Cites Security
Mar 7, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Shamoon Data-Wiping Malware Now Comes with Ransomware Option
Shamoon Data-Wiping Malware Now Comes with Ransomware Option
Mar 6, 2017
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1 Min Read
byKelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
FTC Report Highlights Low DMARC Adoption
FTC Report Highlights Low DMARC Adoption
Mar 6, 2017
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byKelly Sheridan, Former Senior Editor, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
New York’s Cyber Regulations: How to Take Action & Who’s Next
New York’s Cyber Regulations: How to Take Action & Who’s Next
Mar 6, 2017
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byPrakash Linga, CTO & Co-founder of Vera
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Attackers Employ Sneaky New Method to Control Trojans
Attackers Employ Sneaky New Method to Control Trojans
Mar 3, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Cloudflare Breach Had Potential To Be Much Worse
Cloudflare Breach Had Potential To Be Much Worse
Mar 2, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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DoJ Indicts 19 People in Global Fraud, Money-Laundering Schemes
DoJ Indicts 19 People in Global Fraud, Money-Laundering Schemes
Mar 2, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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New Version Of Dridex Banking Trojan Uses ‘AtomBombing’ To Infect Systems
New Version Of Dridex Banking Trojan Uses ‘AtomBombing’ To Infect Systems
Mar 1, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Best Practices for Lowering Ransomware Risk
Best Practices for Lowering Ransomware Risk
Mar 1, 2017
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1 Min Read
byJeff Schilling, Chief Security Officer, Armor
Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Report: Only 2 in 3 Cyber Attacks Can Be Stopped with Current Defenses
Report: Only 2 in 3 Cyber Attacks Can Be Stopped with Current Defenses
Mar 1, 2017
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byRazvan Muresan, Razvan Muresan, Security Specialist, Bitdefender
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Massive Necurs Spam Botnet Now Equipped to Launch DDoS Attacks
Massive Necurs Spam Botnet Now Equipped to Launch DDoS Attacks
Feb 28, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Microsoft Opens Cybersecurity Center in Mexico
Microsoft Opens Cybersecurity Center in Mexico
Feb 28, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Apparel, Food Delivery Hardest Hit by Online Fraud Attacks
Apparel, Food Delivery Hardest Hit by Online Fraud Attacks
Feb 28, 2017
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bySteve Zurier, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Two Charged In Gas Station Card-Skimming Scheme
Two Charged In Gas Station Card-Skimming Scheme
Feb 27, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Cloudflare Leaked Web Customer Data For Months
Cloudflare Leaked Web Customer Data For Months
Feb 24, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Suspect Arrested In Connection With Mirai Botnet
Suspect Arrested In Connection With Mirai Botnet
Feb 24, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Clinton Foundation Hack Attempts
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Clinton Foundation Hack Attempts
Feb 24, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Google Researchers 'Shatter' SHA-1 Hash
Google Researchers 'Shatter' SHA-1 Hash
Feb 23, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Exploit Kit-Based Attacks Decline Dramatically
Exploit Kit-Based Attacks Decline Dramatically
Feb 23, 2017
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byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
How to Secure Hyperconverged Infrastructures & Why It Is Different
How to Secure Hyperconverged Infrastructures & Why It Is Different
Feb 23, 2017
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byLiviu Arsene, Global Cybersecurity Researcher at Bitdefender
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Yahoo Trims Its Price Tag To Verizon By $350 Million
Yahoo Trims Its Price Tag To Verizon By $350 Million
Feb 22, 2017
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byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Survey: 14% Of IT Execs Would Pay $500K To Avoid ’Shaming’ After A Breach
Survey: 14% Of IT Execs Would Pay $500K To Avoid ’Shaming’ After A Breach
Feb 22, 2017
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byRazvan Muresan, Razvan Muresan, Security Specialist, Bitdefender
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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches
Stolen Health Record Databases Sell For $500,000 In The Deep Web
Stolen Health Record Databases Sell For $500,000 In The Deep Web
Feb 21, 2017
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1 Min Read
byEricka Chickowski, Contributing Writer

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