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Cognizant Anticipates $50-70 Million Loss Following Ransomware Attack
Posted by Angela Wong, 23-05-2020Cognizant, IT services provider, expects its Q2 revenue to be significantly impacted due to a ransomware incident that took place in April 2020. According to a ZDNet report, the ranso...
Hacker selling 40 million user records from popular Wishbone app
Posted by AngelaWong, 21-05-2020A hacker has put up for sale today the details of 40 million users registered on Wishbone, a popular mobile app that lets users compare two items in a simple voting poll. The data is being adver...
Hacker sells 129 million sensitive records of Russian car owners
Posted by AngelaWong, 20-05-2020A database with 129 million records of car owners in Moscow is being offered for sale on a dark web forum. The seller leaked some data for potential buyers to verify its accuracy. This is anonymized ...
Hacker selling 550 million stolen user records on hacking forum
Posted by AngelaWong, 18-05-2020A threat actor is selling twenty-nine databases on a hacker forum that allegedly contains a combined total of 550 million stolen user records. The actor began selling these databases on May 7th,...
CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS — How to protect yourself, your co-workers, and your patients
Posted by AngelaWong, 17-05-2020By BECKY GILLETTE Healthcare data breaches reached record levels in April 2019, with 44 attacks affecting nearly 687,000 people. Security breaches can lead to serious consequences, including complet...
UK electricity middleman hit by cyber-attack
Posted by AngelaWong, 17-05-2020Elexon, a crucial middleman in the UK power grid network, reported that it fell victim to a cyber-attack earlier today.In a short message posted on its website, the company said the incident only impa...