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Attacks on Individuals Fall as Cybercrime Shifts Tactics

29

Jan

2021

The nonprofit, which supports victims of identity crime, found that the number of U.S. data breaches fell 19% in 2020 to 1,108. But the number of individual victims of such cybercrimes fell 66% compared with the year prior. Ransomware and phishing attacks are now the preferred form of data theft because they require less effort […]

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Lawmakers ask whether massive hack amounted to act of war

18

Dec

2020

Lawmakers are raising questions about whether the attack on the federal government widely attributed to Russia constitutes an act of war. The hacking may represent the biggest cyberattack in U.S history, and officials are scrambling to respond. The response is further complicated by the presidential transition — President Trump has yet to comment publicly on […]

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New York and Oregon Hospitals Hit by Ransomware as FBI Warns of Imminent Attacks on US Healthcare

30

Oct

2020

US hospitals have come under a new wave of ransomware attacks that has interrupted healthcare operations at facilities in New York and Oregon. Earlier this week, St. Lawrence Health System hospitals in New York and Sky Lakes Medical Center in Oregon confirmed a ransomware attack forced the health systems to disconnect and shutdown their systems. […]

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Attacks on Individuals Fall as Cybercrime Shifts Tactics

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