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22 12, 2020

SolarWinds Adviser Warned of Lax Security Years Before Hack

By | December 22nd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on SolarWinds Adviser Warned of Lax Security Years Before Hack

A former security adviser at the IT monitoring and network management company SolarWinds Corp. said he warned management of cybersecurity risks and laid out a plan to improve it that was ultimately ignored. In a 23-page PowerPoint presentation reviewed by …

3 04, 2020

Health-Care Providers See Surge in Ransomware Attacks in Europe, U.S.

By | April 3rd, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Health-Care Providers See Surge in Ransomware Attacks in Europe, U.S.

When hackers broke into computers at Hammersmith Medicines Research, a London-based company that carries out clinical trials for new medicines, it was a nightmare scenario for managing director Malcolm Boyce. The coronavirus crisis was just beginning to take hold in …

19 12, 2019

Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies

By | December 19th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Chinese Hacking Group Resumes Global Attacks on Companies, Agencies

A Chinese government-linked hacking group that was thought to be dormant has been quietly targeting companies and government agencies for the last two years, harvesting data after stealing passwords and circumventing two-factor authentication intended to prevent such attacks, according to …