Cybercrime
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NordVPN Standard, Now 35.72% Off
Navigating the virtual world can be quite a challenge, what with the relentless threat of malware, cyberattacks and internet fraud…
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The NRA Has Reportedly Been Hacked
Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March 2016. Photo:…
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What the BlackMatter Cyber-Mercenary Hacking Scandal Means
Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP (Getty Images) Earlier this week, the Department of Justice revealed that three former U.S. intelligence operatives were…
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Former NSA Official Jen Easterly Is New CISA Director
Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) America’s top cybersecurity watchdog, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, finally has a permanent director…
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Conti Ransomware Gang Behind Ireland Attack Also Hit 16 U.S. Health and Emergency Networks
Photo: Mandel Ngan (Getty Images) The same hackers that took down the Irish health system last week also hit at…
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Researchers Are Trying to Create an Unhackable CPU
Photo: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP (Getty Images) The CPU is classically considered “the brain” of a computer because, like our own head,…
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‘Bizarro,’ a New Banking Trojan, Is Sweeping Through Europe
Photo: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP (Getty Images) Meet “Bizarro.” It’s a new banking trojan currently sweeping through Europe and large parts of…
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Hackers Behind Colonial Attack Cleared $90 Million in Bitcoin
Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) New research into the ransomware thieves who attacked the Colonial Pipeline shows just how much…
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Ransomware Gang Behind Pipeline Hack ‘Quits’ the Business
Photo: PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP (Getty Images) Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would seek to…
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Ireland Shuts Down Hospital Computer Systems Nationwide After Ransomware Attack
File photo of the CEO of Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) Paul Reid (center) and Chief of Staff of Ireland’s…
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