- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 6th, 2016
Microsoft Sees Over 10 Million Cyberattacks per Day on Its Online Infrastructure
The company deploys a complicated protection system to detect, catch, and prevent account compromises
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 18th, 2016
MIT Develops AI That Detects 85 Percent of Cyber-Attacks
New AI system also has a false positives detection rate five times smaller than similar cyber-security solutions
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 13th, 2016
Swedish Air Space Shut Down by Cyber-Attacks, Officials Blame Russia
Swedish officials blame downtime on solar flares
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 8th, 2016
Even Before Ukraine Attacks, Energy and Utility Companies Were Under Heavy Fire
Energy, utilities, oil, and gas sectors are being heavily targeted by cyber-attacks, from inside and from the outside
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 31st, 2016
Hackers Seeking Insider Trading Information Breach US Law Firms
Attacks took place in 2015, US officials still investigating
- Data Breaches
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 19th, 2016
Bitcoin Trading Platform Shuts Down for 2-4 Weeks Following Cyber-Attack
BitQuick announces huge downtime after attempted cyber-heist
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 2nd, 2016
US Launching Cyber-Attacks on ISIS Bases, Some Methods Are "Surprising"
US prepares ground offensive via cyber-attacks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 27th, 2016
Norway Makes It Official, Accuses China of Hacking and Stealing Military Secrets
Norway's spy boss also points the finger at Russia
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 26th, 2016
UC Berkeley Announces Data Breach of 80,000 Records
Data breach affected students, employees, business partners
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 21st, 2016
NSA Data Center Experiences Up to 300 Million Cyber-Attacks per Day
Six years ago, the cyber-attacks barely reached 25,000
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 14th, 2016
Hackers Demand $3.6 Million from Hollywood Hospital Following Cyber-Attack
Hospital staff severely impeded in their day-to-day work
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 11th, 2016
The Number of Reported Cyber-Attacks Grew in 2015
Most of the attacks were part of cyber-crime campaigns
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 15th, 2016
Average Cost of a Spear Phishing Attack Is $1.6 Million
Most companies comprehend the risk, protect themselves
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 11th, 2015
Ransomware Infections on Corporate PCs Have Doubled in 2015
58% of corporate PCs have been targeted with malware in 2015
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 10th, 2015
Cargo Ship Black Boxes Deemed Vulnerable, Prone to Hacking
Data from ship VDRs cannot be trusted, investigation shows
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 29th, 2015
British Trident Nuclear Weapons Program Vulnerable to Cyber-Attacks
Trident may be hacked by the end of 2018
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 24th, 2015
Over 50 Percent of News Websites Reported Cyber-Attacks in the Last 2 Years
News and media agencies are facing more and more attacks