Stanley Steemer International was the target of an external hack that impacted almost 67,000 customers, according to a consumer breach notification posted Wednesday with the Maine Attorney General’s office. The Dublin, Ohio-based carpet cleaning company said it originally detected suspicious activity on March 6. After an initial investigation, the company determined the attackers gained access […]
Almost 900 Hong Kong people were victims of data breaches over the last month after fraudsters hijacked the WhatsApp accounts of social services and schools, the city’s privacy commissioner revealed on Thursday. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said that fraudsters had hacked the WhatsApp accounts of five social welfare services and […]
Data security is in the headlines often, and it’s almost never for a positive reason. Major breaches, new ways to hack into an organization’s supposedly secure data, and other threats make the news because well, it’s scary — and expensive. Data breaches, ransomware and malware attacks, and other cybercrime might be pricey to prevent, but […]
Artificial intelligence is showing up in new ways across almost every security tool enterprises rely on, but the industry’s lopsided focus on the technology, instead of the underlying data, is misguided, according to IDC analysts. AI can and will deliver positive results for defense, but those outcomes depend on the structure and integrity of the […]
North Korea’s Lazarus APT stole almost $240 million in crypto assets since June Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2023 The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus has stolen more than $240 million worth of cryptocurrency since June 2023, researchers warn. According to a report published by blockchain cyber security firm Elliptic, in the past 104 days, the […]
Almost one in four (38 percent) of cyber security professionals say they struggle with a lack of company-wide training or understanding of cyber security, Cyber Security Hub research has found. The research, which was conducted from February to May 2023, also found that other top challenges for cyber security professionals included a failure to integrate […]
The pick of the week SINGLE OF THE WEEK Malcolm McLaren – Call A Wave (remixes) (Be With)I’m almost inarguably turning into an old fart, a disco grandad in the making if you will. But, regardless of my steadily advancing years and the accompanying sense of jadedness that I’m doing my best to temper, whenever […]
After almost three decades at the top of the list for most approved patents in the US, IBM dropped to No. 2 in 2022 behind Samsung Electronics Co., reflecting a shift in Big Blue’s strategic direction the past few years. IBM’s patent count dropped 44% to 4,743 in 2022. It trailed Samsung’s 8,513 patents, which […]
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