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Hackers Employed By China Infiltrate Norwegian Software Company Visma

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Hackers employed by the Chinese government were able to get into the network of Visma, a Norwegian software company, to steal client secrets. Visma, the business software maker that has more than 900,000 corporate companies in Scandinavia and parts of Europe, said the attack was detected shortly after the hackers got into Visma’s systems.

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British Parliament Hit By Laser-Focused Cyber Attack

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In today’s fast-paced, tech-savvy society, it’s not enough to install a antivirus software on any connected device and expect to never be under cyber attack. This past Saturday (June 24) British Parliament was one such entity that fell victim to a cyber attack.

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Glitch At National Bank of Canada Exposes Personal Information

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The National Bank of Canada, the sixth largest lender in Canada, has become the latest high-profile firm to announce a data breach. According to a report in Reuters , the National Bank of Canada said Thursday (Sept. The revelation on the part of National Bank of Canada comes as consumers in the U.S.

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State-Backed Hackers Playing On COVID-19 Fears, US And UK Warn

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The Wall Street Journal reported that mentions of the coronavirus in emails with malware or other hacking software has jumped recently. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to roil the U.S. and the U.K., a wave of new cyberattacks appears to be taking advantage of the situation in both countries, according to a Reuters report.

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UK Banks Halt Foreign Currency Service Due To Travelex Attack

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2, Travelex took to Twitter and admitted to a “software virus.”. The National Cyber Security Centre said it was providing technical support. The attack occurred on New Year’s Eve. The hacker gang Sodinokibi , also known as REvil, reportedly demanded $6 million in return for encrypted customer data.

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Global Cyber Attack Hits 100k Institutions In 150 Countries

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As has been widely reported, a massive attack hit everything from the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, European automakers and Chinese firms and any number of companies across other verticals, winnowing its way through disparate countries into Saturday. Similarly FedEx Corp., Hospitals in the U.K. Action Fraud, the U.K.’s

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SMBs Severely Underestimate Data Breach Costs

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It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and industry leaders are zeroing in on some of the most vulnerable targets of cyber scams: small businesses. Even more troubling, however, is the cloud security company’s finding that most SMBs estimate the cost of a data breach to be just $10,000.

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