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Cyberattacks have skyrocketed for years now and this trend is not slowing down so far. To rub salt into the wound, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 just kicked the issue off. Those who were expecting relief from the increasing threats of cybercrimes in 2021 are to be frustrated as the number of attacks...

 Over the past couple of years, cyber-attacks have been increasing both in frequency and sophistication. 2019 also witnessed a surge in cyber-attacks and many companies were suffering a huge financial and reputational loss. According to CISCO, DNS hijacking and targeted malware were the se...

The year 2020 has become remarkable in many ways, especially when it comes to the surge in cyber attacks. The Covid-19 pandemic has given an unprecedented opportunity to cyber attackers to hack and break down the organizations’ IT infrastructure. The work-from-home working module adopted by such org...

Despite a rise in attacks, the average number of malicious variants remains surprisingly limited, according to a report from Avast. Cyberattacks on Android devices jumped 40% year-over-year in the second quarter fueled by cybercriminals capitalizing on increasing popularity of mobile banking. "We ar...

Equifax Inc, a provider of consumer credit scores, said on Thursday a hack exposed the personal details of potentially 143 million U.S. consumers between mid-May and July. The company's shares were down 5.4 percent in after-market trading. The company said criminals had accessed details including na...

Every second, 122 records are exposed in breaches around the globe, a new report shows. And that's doesn't even include the new Equifax breach data. More than 10 million data records are pilfered or lost every day around the world, a rate of more than 7,000 per minute: and that's only the numbers fr...

Hacking Your Phone from CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/hacking-your-phone-2/ Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how cellphones and mobile phone networks are vulnerable to hacking.   Read Full Article

Experts have long warned that connecting to unknown networks is potentially risky since those who have access to one can spy on traffic. Now FireEye says new research has uncovered signs of a stealthy attack that is intended to steal authentication credentials from hotel patrons' computers. Read Ful...

When hackers broke into HBO's systems last month, the cable network's executives told staffers that they didn't believe its email system had been compromised "as a whole." Read Full Article

FedEx, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, says that its TNT Express international courier delivery service subsidiary continues to experience "widespread service delays," tied, in part, to employees having to use manual processes in the wake of the June 27 malware outbreak. Read Full Article

Two Iranian nationals remain at large after being charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with hacking into a Vermont-based engineering firm and stealing software used to develop projectiles, ranging from bullets to GPS-guided artillery shells and missiles. Read Full Article

Nearly 10 million voter records sold for just $4 over last few days, according to LookingGlass Cyber Solutions. Threat intelligence company LookingGlass Cyber Solutions says it has discovered over 40 million voter records from nine different states being traded in an underground forum for stolen cre...

Health insurer Anthem has agreed to a proposed $115 million deal to settle a class action lawsuit over a 2015 cyberattack that resulted in a breach affecting nearly 78.9 million individuals. Attorneys representing plaintiffs said in a statement the $115 million deal, if approved by the California fe...

A new malware strain is discovered with a novel approach to infecting Android handheld devices with adware. Millions of Android devices have been hit with a new malware strain called CopyCat that uses a unique approach to injecting the devices with adware, according to a researcher with Check Point'...

Verizon has apologized after a contractor failed to secure a large batch of customer information, leading to data relating to 6 million customers' accounts being exposed. But it's unclear if Verizon - the largest wireless carrier in the United States - plans to notify affected customers. Read Full A...

MillerCoors’ $100-million lawsuit against an IT contractor is getting messier. The contractor, HCL, recently filed a counterclaim disputing the brewer’s allegation that it owns responsibility for a troubled ERP project.  HCL is accusing the brewer of making it a “scapegoat” for its own problems...

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Ironclad Encryption Corporation Engages with AOI to Co-Develop the ICE Box Secure Communication Appliance Enabling Secure Mobile Communications

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IronClad Engages with PollenTech Oy to Create the First Truly Secure Mobile Communication Platform for Consumers and Enterprise