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Capcom Cyber-Attack Reveals Game Launch Schedule up to 2024
Following a number of rumors earlier this month, Capcom finally confirmed just a few days ago that it had indeed received a colossally huge cyberattack. One that resulted in around 1TB of massively important data being (in some cases, potentially) compromised, encrypted, or stolen! – With this including a huge…
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Capcom Hit With a Huge Ransomware Attack?
At the risk of telling you something you probably already know, there are groups and individuals around the world (some of which who are rather disturbingly state-backed) whose sole goal is in targeting major companies and organizations with cyberattacks. Fortunately, in many instances, these efforts are not generally overly successful.…
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Cyberattack Concept Uses PC Fans to Steal Data
If data is stolen from your PC, it’s usually because you have inadvertently installed some form of malware on your system. There are, of course, examples of hackers finding ‘back doors’ in security systems. These types of cyberattacks, however, are usually much rarer. Did you ever consider though that your…
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UK Claims Iran is Behind June Cyberattack on Parliament
Security services notes that a continuous and deliberate cyberattack against the UK Parliament took place on June 23. This involves efforts trying to uncover weak passwords on the staff’s e-mail accounts. At that time, the government did not mention any specifics as to who could have done the attack. The…
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Hackers Making HBO ‘Bend the Knee’ With Yet Another Security Breach
HBO is still reeling from a recent bout of cyberattacks resulting in 1.5TB of data stolen. The ‘Game of Thrones’ network’s security is once again called into question when their social media accounts appear to be under the control of a third-party late Wednesday night. Variety reports that the group…
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Hackers Stole Account Information of Over 68 Million Dropbox Users
If you’re a long-time Dropbox user, you’ll have noticed that recently the company distributed an email to a large number of its users recently, urging (and in some cases forcing) them to change their passwords. Now the reason for this has come to light: Back in 2012, the cloud storage…
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Hacking Group Claim Responsibility for Pokemon GO Servers Being Down
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past month, you’ll know about Pokemon Go. The monster collecting augmented reality game has taken the world by storm, despite it’s staggered launch schedule around the world. Unfortunately for the mass of would be Pokemon trainers worldwide, the game has…
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Mac Malware Implies HackingTeam Has Returned
HackingTeam has been quiet recently, following the hack against them last July that revealed embarrassing amounts of their private data, emails, and code. Now researchers have discovered a piece of newly developed malware affecting the Mac OSX operating system that has led to a belief that the group has returned.…
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Microsoft Improves Cyberattack Security Measures
In the modern interconnected world, we rely on technology to complete work, and enjoy various forms of entertainment. Unfortunately, this means there are unscrupulous individuals who try to exploit any loopholes and attack networks. Perhaps, they feel this is a way of exposing a company’s poor security or attempt to ruin…
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Nissan’s Main Websites Knocked Offline by Anonymous
Anonymous have struck once again, the target this time: car manufacturer Nissan. Two of Nissan’s main websites were affected by the attack, with their global and Japanese sites being suspended after a barrage of traffic was received by both sites. While both of those sites remain offline, both the US…
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TalkTalk Allegedly Knew About Hack a Week Ago and Tried to Cover It Up
While TalkTalk publicly admitted on Thursday night (22nd Octoboer) to its servers being hacked – “a significant and sustained cyberattack,” in its own words – the UK internet service provider is accused of knowing about the hack for up to a week before revealing it, and of trying to cover…
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Sony Reportedly ‘Spooked’ It Could Be Victimized by Cyberattack Again
Sony Pictures Entertainment is still trying to recover from a major data breach that saw several movies leaked online, personal employee data stolen, and confidential emails published for the world to see. It looks like the company is worried it could be victimized again after the scheduled Christmas release of…
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Canada Blames Chinese Army Unit for Cyberattack
Canada announced on Tuesday that A highly sophisticated Chinese state-sponsored actor had hacked into the National Research Council, a leading body that works close with major companies such as aircraft and train maker Bombardier Inc. The Chinese government denies all claims and accuses Canada of making irresponsible accusations without credible evidence.…
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More Than One Thousand Power Plants Found Compromised by Unknown Cyberattack
Since the major topics nowadays are secret service cyber conspiracies and cyberattacks, the latest news points to another cyberattack aimed at more than one thousand power plants worldwide. Symantec, a company specialising in software security, has apparently uncovered a malware campaign started by a group called Dragonfly, allowing remote access…
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