Companies are often compelled to report security incidents such as data breaches to regulators. Companies in the UK, for example, will be legally obligated under…
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CEO who sold encrypted phones to criminal gangs gets nine years in prison
A Canadian man who sold encrypted BlackBerry smartphones to criminal gangs all over the world was sentenced this week to nine years in prison, according…
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Russia’s Secret Intelligence Agency Hacked: ‘Largest Data Breach In Its History’
Red faces in Moscow this weekend, with the news that hackers have successfully targeted FSB—Russia’s Federal Security Service. The hackers managed to steal 7.5 terabytes of…
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North Korea Debuts New Electricfish Malware In Hidden Cobra Campaigns
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint security advisory warning of a new strain of…
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MIT tool lights up darknet to expose illegal operations
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an approach to identify the hidden hands running the illegal, anonymous marketplaces on the darknet. The nefarious websites,…
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Global Hackers Are Thwarted by FBI, Europe in $100 Million Heist
U.S. and European law enforcement officials on Thursday said they had dismantled a global organized cybercrime network, which used malware to steal banking login details…
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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Doubled in 2018
Last year, according to the FBI’s “2018 Internet Crime Report,” reported damages from cybercrime nearly doubled to $2.7 billion, and roughly half of that amount…
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Data on Thousands of Law Enforcement Personnel Exposed in Breach
Unknown hackers broke into databases of nonprofit and have posted online personal info on FBI, Secret Service, Capitol Police, US Park Police, others. A data…
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Australian IT Worker Arrested for Allegedly Selling $300K in Streaming Logins on the Dark Web
Australian Federal Police arrested a 21-year-old IT professional suspected of selling login details obtained from various streaming services. The Australian Federal Police recently announced the…
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