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U.S Election Systems Attacked by Russian Hackers

Thirty-nine states were hit by Russian hackers prior to the 2016 U.S. election. In Illinois, hackers got access to the database and tried to delete or alter voters data. A software was also accessed...

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Kmart Attacked by Hackers Again

Kmart suffered another data breach when its server was attacked by hackers.  “Our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malicious code that was undetectable by current...

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IoT Security

The Internet of Things (IoT) is seeing the rapid rise but it seems to repeat the history of technology evolution. The pace of growth is not matched with security requirements. IoT helps automation as...

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AI Security Company Series D Round

Darktrace U.K.-based startup which has offices in San Francisco has recently raised $75 million in a Series D round of funding. Nicole Eagan, CEO at Darktrace, mentioned that Insight Venture Partners’...

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Kaspersky Lab Defends Allegations

Kaspersky Lab is accused of deep connections with Russia-based hacking efforts. The U.S. government has removed the firm from its vendor list which can be used for federal government. The step was...

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Cyber Insurance and Cloud Cyber Attacks

According to the insurer Lloyd’s, a large cyber attack could cause $53 billion in economic losses which is almost same estimation as per 2012’s Superstorm Sandy. The report mentions the two...

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Ukraine’s Postal Service Hit

Ukraine’s national postal service website Ukrposhta was hit by DDoS attacks for two days. The facility mentioned that it was able to start the service after the first day attack. On the second day, the...

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New Phishing Attack

Comodo researchers found a new ransomware campaign which targeted tens of thousands using simple email which contained only attachment and no text. The file name is E 2017-08-09 (xxx).xxx with the...

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North Korean Hackers

South Korean ruling party lawmaker Lee Cheol-hee said that North Korean hackers have stole 235 GB of data from South Korea’s Defense Integrated Data Center which includes operational plans created by...

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North Korea Hackers Hit US Companies

FireEye researchers recently mentioned that spear phishing emails were sent to U.S. electric companies which can be traced back to North Korea. The emails contained fake invitations to a fundraiser....

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ICS Malware

FireEye researchers mentioned that the company’s Mandiant subsidiary is attacked by new industrial control systems(ICS) malware. The hackers shut down plant operations by targeting emergency shutdown...

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