US Regulator Proposes New Security Management Controls for Grid Cyber Systems
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday proposed new cyber security management controls to further enhance the reliability and resilience of the nation’s...
FBI Warns Common IoT Devices are Vulnerable to Cyber Exploitation
The FBI is re-iterating the growing concern of cyber criminals targeting unsecure Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The number of IoT devices in use...
All Three Billion User Accounts Hacked in 2013 Breach – Yahoo
Yahoo has increased the number of user accounts affected by a 2013 data breach, which has been described as the largest in history. The...
Equifax Says More People Than Previously Estimated Were Affected by Cyberattack
Equifax said Tuesday that approximately 2.5 million additional U.S. consumers were potentially impacted by the security breach at the firm, for a total of...
IRS Awards Equifax Contract to Verify Taxpayer Identity
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is giving Equifax $7,251,968 to verify taxpayer identity and to assist in ongoing identity verification and validations needs of...
Senate Passes Cybersecurity Legislation Aimed at Small Businesses
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed the Making Available Information Now to Strengthen Trust and Resilience and Enhance Enterprise Technology (MAIN STREET) Cybersecurity...
Whole Foods Reveals Data Breach: Customers’ Payment Information Illegally Accessed
Whole Foods, the grocery chain recently acquired by Amazon for $1.7 billion in late August, revealed on Thursday that a point-of-sale data breach had...
SEB and Nasdaq Partner to Trial Blockchain for Mutual Funds
Nasdaq and Nordic financial services group, SEB said Wednesday they are collaborating on a project to test a developed prototype for a mutual fund...
Deloitte Targeted by Hackers: Confidential Information Likely Accessed
Accountancy firm Deloitte is the latest victim of a cyberattack which may have compromised the data of some of its clients. The cyberattack occurred through...
Hackers Exploit Vulnerability in SEC’s filing System
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Wednesday that hackers accessed the Commission’s EDGAR test filing system in 2016, and may have provided the...