Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
White House: Federal Computers Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
November 11, 2021

A new White House directive outlines nearly 300 cybersecurity holes that leave the federal government’s antiquated computer systems susceptible to cyberattacks, according to a Thursday (Nov. 11) Wall Street Journal report.   Some of the shortcomings addressed in President Biden’s directive this week detail the need...

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Arrests Made in REvil Cyberattacks
November 09, 2021

Multiple arrests have been made recently as part of a nationwide ransomware sting, according to a Tuesday (Nov. 9) report from NBC News. The U.S. and European Union recently made seven arrests, with each suspect accused of using malicious software for Russian-based ransomware-as-a-service REvil, according...

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Report: Cybersecurity Firms’ Shares Soar Despite Net Losses for Many
November 07, 2021

Despite the booming market for cybersecurity, many companies in the industry aren’t making a lot of money, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Of 26 firms reviewed by WSJ, 17 have seen net losses for their most recent fiscal year, according to the report. Twelve...

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US Cyber Director Says Cyberattacks Traced to Russia Are Down
November 03, 2021

Speaking at a hearing for the House Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday (Nov. 3) about how to address cyber attacks such as ransomware, U.S. House Rep. Ed Perlmutter of Colorado said there had been a 1,318% increase in ransomware attacks on the banking industry...

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PNC Integrates With Akoya Data Access Network for Financial App Security 
October 01, 2021

PNC Bank and Akoya LLC on Thursday (Sept. 30) announced the bank is integrating with the Akoya Data Access Network to allow PNC customers to share their financial data securely with FinTechs and data aggregators through its application programming interface (API) network.  “PNC takes very...

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BloodyStealer Hack Hits Thousands of Gamers
September 28, 2021

A malware dubbed BloodyStealer by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has the ability to hack users’ accounts on Steam, Epic Games Store, EA Origin and other gaming platforms, according to a Kaspersky blog post on Monday (Sept. 27). Using a malware-as-a-service distribution model, the advanced trojan is...