"Bozkurtlar" Hackers Behind Qatar National Bank Breach Could Leak Data From Second Bank
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Podcast: Why Are Hospitals Such a Prime Ransomware Target?
Mike Hanley, Director of Duo Labs at Duo Security, joins Ryan Naraine on the podcast to talk about the state of security in the healthcare sector and why hospitals are such a prime target for ransomware attacks.
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Non-Security OpenSSL Bugs Lead to Serious Vulnerability
The OpenSSL Project released on Tuesday versions 1.0.2h and 1.0.1t to patch several vulnerabilities that can be exploited for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, arbitrary code execution and traffic decryption.
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Microsoft Pushes Ahead With SHA-1 Deprecation
Microsoft is speeding ahead with plans to deprecate support for older SHA1-based certificates in the upcoming Windows 10 Anniversary Update due this summer.
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Michigan Power and Water Utility Hit by Ransomware Attack
Lansing Board of Water & Light Hit By Ransomware Attack
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SmartThings Flaws Expose Smart Homes to Hacker Attacks
A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Microsoft conducted an analysis of a smart home platform from Samsung-owned SmartThings and discovered vulnerabilities that could be exploited for remote attacks. SmartThings says it has taken steps to address the flaws, but downplayed the risk.
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Registration for 2016 ICS Cyber Security Conference Now Open
Largest and Longest Running ICS Cyber Security Conference Opens Registration for 2016 Event
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The World of Cybercrime is Becoming Mythical
Unless you’ve just awakened from a multi-year coma, you know all about the growth in cybercrime. It’s not just the crime that’s exploding—so is board awareness, technology investment, proactive intelligence gathering, news coverage, conferences and more. But one of the fastest growing trends in cyber crime seems to be the adoption of mythical names.
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Gozi Malware Creator Sentenced to Time Served
Nikita Kuzmin, a 28-year-old Russian national who created the notorious Gozi banking Trojan, has been sentenced to time served and ordered to pay nearly $7 million.
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Google Patches 40 Vulnerabilities in Android
Google’s May 2016 security update for the Android operating system patches a total of 40 vulnerabilities, including many rated critical and high severity.
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