Why Are Cyberattacks on the Rise? What Can Be Done?
One reason cybercrime appears to get worse every year is because hackers continually shift their tactics and cannily adopt new…
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Harvard Hacked in Most Recent Case of Ivy League Cyberattacks
A Harvard University database of alumni, donors, some students and faculty was accessed by “an unauthorized party” after a phone…
Brazil’s central bank vows tougher rules after surge in financial system cyberattacks
By Marcela Ayres (Reuters) -Brazil’s central bank is preparing to advance tighter regulation of the financial system to curb a…
Wiz chief technologist Ami Luttwak on how AI is transforming cyberattacks
“One of the key things to understand about cybersecurity is that it’s a mind game,” Ami Luttwak, chief technologist at…
Fintechs Face New Rules in Brazil After Cyberattacks Expose Gaps
Brazil’s central bank tightened rules for smaller fintechs after cyberattacks and a crackdown on organized crime exposed security gaps in…
China Says US Exploited Old Microsoft Flaw to Wage Cyberattacks
China accused the US of exploiting a flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s email servers to steal military data and launch cyberattacks…
UK government wants ransomware victims to report cyberattacks so it can disrupt the hackers
The U.K. government wants to require victims of ransomware to report if they were breached with the goal of providing…
UK sanctions senior Russian intelligence officers over cyberattacks | News
The UK sanctions three units of the Russian military intelligence GRU agency and 18 of its officers. The United Kingdom…
Homeland Security warns of Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting US networks
A bulletin issued Sunday by U.S. Homeland Security said it expects to see Iranian government-backed hackers conduct attacks against U.S.…
Iran’s government says it shut down internet to protect against cyberattacks
Earlier this week, virtually everyone in Iran lost access to the internet in what was called a “near-total national internet…