Hackers stories - Page 2

How to make a business ‘invisible’ to hackers
Wed, 9th Feb 2022
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Critical to every organisation is how to stop a cyber-security breach AND the damage it causes and do so within available budgets.

Why cyber crime will continue to flourish in 2022
Tue, 11th Jan 2022
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Cybercrime flourished in 2021, and there are no signs that it will slow down in 2022. There are several factors behind this high-confidence prediction.

Forcepoint reveals the top 5 cybersecurity trends to watch out for in 2022
Wed, 22nd Dec 2021
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Cyberattacks will become a military weapon, with governments targeting vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure, according to cybersecurity firm Forcepoint.

Webinar: Sophos explains how to break a hacker's heart and ruin their day
Mon, 27th Sep 2021
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Hackers' actions can bring down businesses, infrastructure, and even entire countries. But what if they could no longer do any of these things?.

HP finds remote work is creating a growing cybersecurity risk
Tue, 18th May 2021
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HP's security report reveals remote work is increasing the cybersecurity risk, with hackers targeting home workers.

The business case for an in-house ethical hacker
Wed, 28th Oct 2020
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The demand for ethical hackers is rising as cyber-attacks increase. Employing an in-house ethical hacker can save costs and improve security.

Revealed: Imperva publishes research on decade old botnet, responsible for millions of attacks
Tue, 27th Oct 2020
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Imperva Research Labs has revealed findings of a six-month intensive investigation into a botnet that has been exploiting CMS vulnerabilities.

HackerOne hits $100M milestone with bug bounties
Thu, 28th May 2020
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HackerOne celebrates $100M in bug bounties, marking a cyber security milestone with global impact.

PUBG Mobile cracks down on dirty cheaters
Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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online gaming
PUBG Mobile battles cheaters with Project: Ban Pan, enhancing fair play in the gaming community.

Australian women-focusd hackathon #SheHacks expands across Victoria
Fri, 28th Feb 2020
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Women-focused hackathon #SheHacks, run by Girl Geek Academy, will take place statewide across Victoria, Australia from February to April.

Want $10,000? Unisys tempts hackers at San Francisco event
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
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Participants will try to compromise a target system protected by Stealth, Unisys’ encrypted, identity-based microsegmentation solution.

Huge growth in malware connected to popular musicians - Kaspersky
Fri, 31st Jan 2020
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Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, in order to spread malware.

Get ready to take the red pill: The Matrix is coming back
Wed, 21st Aug 2019
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Warner Bros Pictures and Lana Wachowski are bringing back Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss for another installment of The Matrix.

Cyber criminals targeting the gaming industry at an alarming rate
Fri, 14th Jun 2019
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New research from Akamai shows the gaming community is quickly becoming one of the most highly targeted industries for cyber attacks, with hackers largely driven by gaining consumer credentials.

Hackers increasingly ‘island hopping’ – so what does it mean?
Tue, 14th May 2019
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Carbon Black's Rick McElroy discusses this new trend and what it means for the new age of cybercrime.

Use a password manager? New study reveals it may be worse than useless
Fri, 22nd Feb 2019
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The study finds using a number of the top password managers is no better than putting your passwords in a text file and saving it to your desktop.

When hackers get the munchies, they just steal McDonalds
Tue, 12th Feb 2019
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What happens when hackers get the munchies? Apparently in Canada, they decide to put their ‘hamburglar’ gloves on and go after unwitting people who happen to use the McDonalds app.

WatchGuard’s eight (terrifying) 2019 security predictions
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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The next evolution of ransomware, escalating nation-state attacks, biometric hacking, Wi-Fi protocol security, and Die Hard fiction becomes reality.

Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities
Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.

French national behind UK data breach caught in Thailand
Tue, 19th Jun 2018
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Europol has revealed details surrounding the arrest of a 25-year-old coder who allegedly helped to extort a British organisation.

Why agility matters in the war against cybercrime
Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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Endace's EMEA senior director shares why agility is fundamental to cybersecurity, enforcing that if it isn't top of the agenda, it should be.

Report finds major banks under assault from stealth attacks
Tue, 29th May 2018
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Cybercriminals are developing new technologies to not only penetrate system defences, but also to dwell within a company environment for longer.

Germany infiltrated by Russian group that crippled Ukraine’s power
Wed, 9th May 2018
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The power grid in modern countries may not be as secure as you think, as reports have emerged revealing hackers have breached Germany's supply.

Five reasons to kill off passwords as we know them
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Centrify, a provider of Zero Trust Security are calling for the end of password protection.