Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Three Indian men have been accused of stealing 1 million dirhams by hacking into a Dubai businessman’s mobile banking application after obtaining a duplicate SIM card using forged papers. The Indian trio, who have not been named — a 38-year-old The…
Chicago Mayor Pledges $36 Million to Mentor Youths in Effort to Curb Violence – District Dossier – Education Week
In an address focused on curbing the gun violence that has plagued Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel pledged $36 million in city and philanthropic funds to expand mentoring programs to 7,200 boys and male youths. He also plans to expand a similar program for women and opportunities for unemployed and out-of-school…
Yahoo confirms massive hack of 500 million accounts, blames “state actor”
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo has confirmed the mother of all data breaches — 500 million user accounts compromised back in late 2014 — and is laying blame on a “state-sponsored actor.” The stolen data may have included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, The…
1.3 million kids have identity stolen annually, 50% under 6-years-old
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans They wear helmets. They’re told not to play with matches. They’re warned not to talk to strangers. But this is one crime it’s tough to protect them from. Children are the newest victims of identity fraud — and sometimes, they The…
College Student Gets 15 Million Miles for Hacking United Airlines
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans University of Georgia Tech student Ryan Pickren used to get in trouble for hacking websites—in 2015, he hacked his college’s master calendar and almost spent 15 years in prison. But now he’s being rewarded for his skills. Pickren participated in The…
Fraud forces more than four million people to cancel bank cards
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Around one in 10 people had to cancel a credit or debit card in the last year after falling victim to fraud, according to a new study. The survey of more than 2,000 people found that in 62% of cases The…
Cost of a cyber-attack will soon reach $1 million for large businesses
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans We are coming closer to the point where a cyber-attack will cost every large business more than $1 million. According to a new Kaspersky Lab report, a single cyber-security incident now costs a large business, on average, $861,000. Small and The…
Cyber gang rounded up by police after stealing THB1 million from victim’s K-Bank account
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans It seems like things couldn’t get better for Pansuthee Meeluekit, who received a refund for nearly THB1 million that was stolen from his bank account. But they have. The people responsible for the cyber crime have been caught. Apparently, the The…
ManTech Awarded $110 Million for CDM Task Orders to Provide Cybersecurity Cloud Solutions and Combat Advanced Cyber Threats
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HERNDON, Va., Aug. 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT) has been awarded two task orders by the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (GSA FAS) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide The…
Bitcoin Price Plunges 20% After Hackers Steal $72 Million
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Prices in bitcoin fell over 20% on Tuesday after a security breach at Bitfinex, a Hong Kong-based exchange. Reuters reported that almost 120,000 units of bitcoin, together worth $72 million at the time, had been stolen from online customers. The exchange…