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Brazilian Hackers Adopting Ransomware As A New Means Of Attack

Brazilian cybercriminals are expanding their tactics and have recently adopted ransomware as a new means of attack, Kaspersky Lab reveals. Security researchers from the Moscow-based security firm have analyzed a new varia...

Four Information Security Threats That Will Dominate 2017

Cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated and collaborative with every coming year. To combat the threat in 2017, information security professionals must understand these four global security threats. As with previo...

Russian Hackers Detected Breaking Into The US Electricity Grid

United States officials say a malware code associated with Russian hackers has been detected within the system of a utility in Vermont, the Washington Post reported on Friday. While the code was not used to “disrupt...

White House Increases Readiness To Fight US Election Day Cyber Mayhem

The U.S. government believes hackers from Russia or elsewhere may try to undermine next week’s presidential election and is mounting an unprecedented effort to counter their cyber meddling, American officials told N...

Ernst & Young To Pay Approximately $11.8M For Charges Tied To Failed Audits

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ernst & Young LLP has agreed to pay more than $11.8 million to settle charges related to failed audits of an oil services company that used deceptive income ...