Hundreds of American hospitals are being targeted in cyberattacks by the same Russian hackers who American officials and researchers fear could sow mayhem around next…
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Destructive Malware Goes Mainstream as Attacks Soar 200%
The volume of destructive malware attacks has risen by 200% year-on-year in the first half of 2019, according to new data from IBM X-Force. Once…
Cyberattacks force Louisiana to declare state of emergency
Ransomware and cyberattacks continue to multiply and hit local governments in a scary, escalating pattern such that, now for the second time since 2018, a…
Hackers Can Now Trick USB Chargers To Destroy Your Devices—This Is How It Works
Not all cyberattacks focus on data theft. Sometimes the intent is “to achieve the destruction of the physical world through digital means,” Chinese tech giant…
Crashed UAE Military Spy Satellite Raises Possibility Of Enemy Cyberattack
An investigation has been launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) and French aerospace group Arianespace into the failed launch of a rocket carrying a military spy satellite…
Honeypot reveals tactics used by cybercriminals to deploy ransomware
A honeypot created by Cybereason to lure cybercriminals and analyze their methods showed that ransomware attacks infiltrate their victims in multiple stages. Some types of…
Securing the modern enterprise in a digital world
Today’s cyberthreat landscape is dramatically different from days past. Gone were the days when organizations can fortify themselves using security approaches that protect the organization…
US hits Iran with crippling cyberattacks, says a report
With an OK from the US president, the Pentagon this week launched cyber strikes that took down Iranian computer networks used to control missile launches, says a…
NASA Has Been Hacked
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) this week confirmed that its Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has been hacked. An audit document from the U.S. Office…
Hospital Cyberattacks Linked to Increase in Heart Attack Mortality
Breach remediation processes adversely impact timeliness in patient care and outcomes, a new study finds. Ransomware attacks and data breaches targeting hospitals may cause a…