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Ecuador Received 40 Million Cyberattacks Since Assange Arrest
Retaliatory Cyberattacks from All Over the World Last week, Ecuador’s president revoked WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange‘s asylum status. In addition, the Ecuadorian citizenship he gained from the country’s previous administration has also been revoked. Effectively giving way for the UK government to arrest him in the Latin American country’s London…
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UK National Crime Agency Disrupts ‘Shylock’ Malware
Distribution of the “Shylock” malware has been disrupted by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), in an effort to prevent a growing number of users from being compromised. The Shylock malware reportedly infected more than 30,000 PCs across the world, with a specific focus on targeting bank accounts of UK…
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Luis Suárez World Cup ‘Petition’ Phishing Scam Making The Rounds
A clever phishing website is using the popularity of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, compromising users with a website that mimics FIFA’s official website. Asking football fans to sign a petition in defense of Luis Suarez, a player from Uruguay now notorious for biting Italian national player Giorgio Chiellini. The…
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UK Government Partners With Open University to Teach Cybersecurity Defense
The UK government has partnered with the Open University and plans to launch a cybersecurity course that will open up classes for future candidates. The multi-year program will hopefully develop students interested in technology to focus on security, which will help boost UK defenses from foreign attack. As western governments…
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Insider Threats Major Concern For Companies, Infosecurity Europe Survey Finds
Insider threats and advanced persistent threats (APTs) were listed as the top threats facing companies, despite increasing cyberattacks from outside criminals, according to a survey taken during Infosecurity Europe. Companies are being more open about malware attacks, which have been rising – 42 percent of respondents said they have been…
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Companies Struggle to Defend Against Growing Surge of Cyberattacks
Sophisticated cyberattacks are giving security experts around the world complete fits, indicating how serious the problem continues to be. Custom-created malware and cyberattack strategies are easily found online and used to exploit unsuspecting users on a frequent basis. Most recently, Domino’s Pizza restaurants in Belgium and France suffered cyberattacks, in which…
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GCHQ Wants to Share Cyber Threat Analysis With Private Companies
The GCHQ intelligence agency plans to become more proactive in its fight against cyberattacks, opening up cyber threat intelligence information with private companies. It’s a unique turn of events following former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s snooping disclosures, which also accused the GCHQ of organized surveillance activities. To bolster support for…
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‘Human Error’ to Blame For 95 Percent of Data Breaches in 2013
Organizations can implement next-generation cybersecurity technologies, but 95 percent of security issues in 2013 were caused by “human error,” according to the IBM Security Services 2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Index. Companies are struggling to keep employee and customer data secure, and cybercriminals are exploiting these weaknesses. A major retailer with…
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Bank of England Unveils New Framework to Defend Against Cyberattacks
The Bank of England officially launched its CBEST framework to help mitigate the risk of cyberattacks, as criminals continually target banks and other financial institutions. Using guidelines and threat intelligence from the British government and security providers, CBEST is designed to identify attacks against specific banks. And then attack strategies…
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