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Hackers use organizations’ resources for stealthy cryptocurrency mining

09

Oct

2017

Hackers lusting after cryptocurrency but not wanting to spend money to buy it or mine it are targeting users wallets, computers, popular Web sites and public cloud computing environments. Mining software/malware is a well known pest, and instances of employees using their company’s or organization’s computer resources to surreptitiously mine cryptocoin are regularly uncovered. But […]

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21 states whose election systems were targeted by Russian hackers

25

Sep

2017

DHS finally notified election officials in 21 states about Russia trying to hack their election systems before the 2016 election. “It is completely unacceptable that it has taken DHS over a year to inform our office of Russian scanning of our systems, despite our repeated requests for information,” said California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. […]

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The Equifax Data Breach: What Do I Do Next?

21

Sep

2017

On 8 September, credit reporting agency Equifax confessed to a major data breach. It affects 143 million Americans – nearly half of the US population – and 100,000 Canadian consumers. Unfortunately, this means that the hackers may have access to highly sensitive personal and financial information, allowing them to carry out follow-on attacks and identity […]

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