cybersecurity

Suspected Russian Hacking: Microsoft Says if Found Malicious Software in Its System from SolarWinds

SolarWinds Hack: Was There a Microsoft Backdoor?

Several organizations are struggling with the effect of SolarWinds' Orion network management tools' massive hacking incident. Microsoft revealed that it found "compromised binaries" on its systems.

320,000 of Time Warner Cable customers data might have been stolen

Time Warner Cable Inc. said on Wednesday up to 320,000 customers may have had their email passwords stolen. Although there is no sign of data breach at the moment, the cable company is taking a necessary measure to curb the problem.

Cyberbullying Insurance is now available - to those who can afford it

Global insurance giant Chubb (CB) launched a new cyberbullying insurance that will cover as much as $74,600 for wealthy clients across the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland.

Britain Declares To Design Offensive Cyber Ability, George Osborne Says

British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to fight Islamist militants, hackers, criminals and hostile powers.

Sony agreed to pay $8M settlement to its employees

Sony agreed to pay a settlement worth $8 million to its employee for the data breach lawsuits filed by them. In the settlement, involved employees will get a payment worth aroun $10,000 per person from Sony.

Teenage hacker cracked CIA director's email, targets Trump and Hillary next

A student hacker revealed he had breached CIA Director John Brennan's AOL email account. According to his Tweeter post, his next prospect are presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Samsung startup LoopPay was hacked by Chinese hacker Codoso

Samsung acquired startup LoopPay was reported to be attacked by a group of Chinese hacker known as Codoso. The attack was confirmed by Samsung and the company said it is more towards spying instead of profit-oriented attack.

Ace Limited Offers Cyber Security Protection Worth up to $100 million

Ace Limited company announces that the company is entering into cyber security sector due to an increasing number of cases happening in the United States alone. However, customers are required to undergo a reviewing process first before they can buy the policy.

5.6 Million U.S Federal Officers' Fingerprints were Stolen

OPM changes its statement saying that some 5.6 million fingerprints were stolen by hackers when they attack the agency last spring instead of 1.1 million. The stolen data involved U.S government officials including from Defense Department.

Malware for jailbroken iOS devices steal Apple IDs from 225,000 people

Another malware attack on iOS was reported by Palo Alto Networkd over the weekend affecting mostly users from China.

Traders and hackers earned $100M on stocks from stealing news

Two hackers and a group of traders had earned $100M illegal profit on the stock market taking advantage of 80,000 cracked advance press releases from three online news websites for five years.

Yahoo paid out more that $1 million to vulnerability reporters in their Bug Bounty Program

Yahoo has paid out more than $1 million dollars to security researchers who have discovered vulnerabilities in Yahoo properties.

Inside Darkode: a malware called Dendroid designed to steal data from Android phones

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken down a hacker ring with members worldwide. 12 people so far have been charged. Some of the more disturbing discoveries in the aftermath of the shuttering of Darkode are a software called Dendroid, designed to infect and steal data from Android smartphones, and Facebook Spreader, which turns Facebook users' computers into components of a botnet controlled by Darkode.

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