Sophistication Makes Ransomware Harder to Spot March 2, 2016 By Denise Johnson Ransomware is expected to continue to be an increasing threat in 2016, according to McAfee Labs 2016 Threat Predictions report,...
Ukraine Power Grid Hack Was Sophisticated March 1, 2016 By TAMI ABDOLLAH A U.S. investigation found that a December hack on the Ukrainian power grid was coordinated and highly sophisticated. The report...
California Hospital Cyberattack Highlights Bitcoin Ransom Heists February 24, 2016 By JUSTIN PRITCHARD Cybersecurity experts worry that the $17,000 a Los Angeles hospital paid hackers to regain control of its computers could signal...
Test Cyber Breach Exercise Reveals Gaps in Planning January 12, 2016 By Denise Johnson The chance of a cyber security breach increases each and every day, according to Jim Satterfield, COO and president of...
Hackers Charged in Huge Cyberfraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Financial, Media Companies November 13, 2015 By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme...
The Growing Problem of Identity Theft November 11, 2015 By Denise Johnson More than 675,000 records were exposed by data breaches in the U.S. in 2014, according to the California-based Identity Theft...
The Hanover Launches New Suite of Cyber Coverages July 28, 2015 Massachusetts-based The Hanover Insurance Group announced the launch of a new suite of cyber products designed to help protect small...
Studies Reveal User Mistakes Aid Most Cyberattacks April 14, 2015 By Joseph Menn When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication...
President’s Cybersecurity Proposal Recycled Parts of Old Programs January 15, 2015 By JACK GILLUM President Barack Obama is proposing cybersecurity legislation that increases government information-sharing and protects businesses from lawsuits for revealing cyberthreats. But...
Identity Theft Victims Face Months of Hassle December 16, 2014 By BRANDON BAILEY As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at Target last year,...