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Verizon acquires Autonomous Threat Detection Startup Niddel
Verizon has made it official this week that it has acquired autonomous threat detection startup Niddel for an undisclosed amount. Though the acquisition price is being kept under wraps, a source from the renowned Telecommunication Service provider says that the deal was closed for double-digit number holding in millions. Technically speaking, Niddel is a provider […]
Russia launched Cyber Attacks to steal Yahoo User data says, Marissa Mayer
Marissa Mayer, the former Chief Executive of Yahoo Inc, has publicly disclosed that Russia launched cyberattacks on at least one occasion to steal Yahoo User Data. Mrs. Mayer also rendered her apology to all the Yahoo users, as the data theft occurred during her tenure. Testifying before the Senate Commerce Committee, alongside the interim and […]
Yahoo says that all its 3 billion users were affected by the 2013 Cyber Attack
Yahoo, which stands as one of the top web services giants in the world has now disclosed that all its 3 billion users were affected by the 2013 cyber attack. The company made an official statement yesterday on this issue and added that the additional 2 billion data theft victims came to light as Yahoo […]
Yahoo to face litigation after more than 1 billion users’ info was leaked in Cyber Attack
Yahoo is said to face legal charges after more than 1 billion users information was leaked in a cyber attack. This includes names, emails, phone numbers, passwords and security questions. Yahoo was found guilty for being slow to disclose the attacks as it waited 3 years before revealing details about the first attack. Readers of […]
verizon breach: how cloud encryption can save your data
This post was originally published here by Chantelle Patel. As has been widely reported, Verizon is the latest enterprise to be hit with a large-scale data breach. Over 14 million customer records were left exposed due to a misconfiguration in Verizon’s Amazon Web Services(AWS) instance. Among the leaked information were logs containing customer names, cell phone numbers, and […]
Wipro research says 1 out of every 2 cyber attacks saw Password Breach
Wipro, the Asia-based IT giant recently conducted a research on cyber attacks and came to a conclusion that 1 out of every 2 cyber attacks witnessed a password breach. The Cybersecurity Report of 2017 released by Wipro says that 56% of breaches were related to passwords implying that further damage could be committed by hackers […]
Ransomware related Cyber Attacks are on rising, says Verizon
Ransomware related cyber attacks where cyber crooks induce encrypting malware into a network or database and then ask a ransom to decrypt the files are on the rise says a new study made by Verizon. The report says that the attacks increased by 50 percent in 2016 and might double up in next couple of […]
Cyber Attacks result in £8 billion loss to consumers of UK Financial Services
A recent study confirmed that cyber attacks have caused £8 billion loss to consumers of UK Financial Services in 2016. ThreatMetrix, a security watchdog that monitors 20 billion online transactions per year was the one which prepared the report and predicted that the consequences may deteriorate further in this year. ThreatMetrix says that the spike […]
Yahoo starts sending Cyber Attack warning emails to its users
Yahoo has started sending security warning emails to all those users whose accounts were compromised in the mega-hack which took place in between 2015-2016. However, the web services giant has declined to disclose the exact number of people who were affected by the cyber attack. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer confirmed yesterday that it has started […]
Verizon still interested in acquiring Cyber Attacked Yahoo!
As soon as the media reported about multiple major hacks of Yahoo User accounts last year, Verizon announced that it will review and re-evaluate the deal of buying Yahoo once again. But as per the latest developments, the impact of cyber attacks looks ZERO on the deal as Verizon still seems to be interested in […]
