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UN Nuke’s Boss Confirms Nuclear Power Plant Was Disrupted By A Cyber Attack

A nuclear power plant was disrupted by a cyber-attack two to three years ago, according to the head of the UN’s atomic energy watchdog. Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to...

Contractor Accused Of Stealing 50TB Of NSA Data, Prosecutors Say

The government is preparing to charge the suspect under the Espionage Act. An NSA contractor siphoned off dozens of hard drives’ worth of data from government computers over two decades, prosecutors will allege on F...

Massive DDoS Attack Knocks Out Twitter, Spotify, Box & Several Other Top Websites

A massive, ongoing DDoS attack is affecting Twitter, Spotify, Box, SoundCloud, Reddit and other top websites. The DDoS attack targeted New Hampshire-based company Dyn and its managed DNS infrastructure, and began early Fr...

U.S. Bank Regulators Issue New Set Of Cybersecurity Standards To Protect Financial Markets And Consumers From Cyber-Attacks

U.S. bank regulators on Wednesday outlined cyber security standards meant to protect financial markets and consumers from online attacks against the nation’s leading financial firms. Leading banks will be expected t...