In a world that’s increasingly dependant on computers and the cloud for day-to-day functioning, the risks posed by hackers is very real. Identifying this, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), Data Security Council of India (DSCI)and security software company Symantec have collectively announced their Cyber Security Skill…
Sean Parker’s $250 Million Bet on Hacking the Immune System to Beat Cancer
Cancer doctor Cassian Yee remembers how in 2010 he was called to Los Angeles to meet the Internet billionaire Sean Parker. Parker wanted Yee to help the Hollywood producer Laura Ziskin, then fighting breast cancer, with an immune-cell treatment never before used to treat that condition. “We’ll give you whatever…
Introducing the company that pays $1 million for Apple hacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans NEW YORK– There’s a vibrant underground market for tools to hack you, but one company is making offers out in the open. Last year, Zerodium publicly offered $1 million for a powerful, new hack that would remotely sneak into an iPhone…
Most of $1 Million Verdict Reinstated in Special Education Student’s Abuse Case
A federal appeals court restores most of the verdict awarded to a Texas family who sued over alleged physical abuse of a student with severe physical disabilities. View full post on The School Law Blog – Education Week #pso #htcs #b4inc Read More The post Most of $1 Million Verdict…
$1.1 million fraud scheme gets N.J Women 7 years in jail
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SOMERVILLE — A former Morris County Investment Adviser who pleaded guilty to organizing a $1.178 million Securities and Annuities fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday in Somerset County Superior Court. Janet Fooshee, 63, pleaded guilty in December…
1.5 million customer data for sale online as Verizon’s anti-data breach unit hacked
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Headline grabbing hacks such as Sony and Talk Talk previously had both personal and corporate data increasingly at risk as these companies failed to keep personal information secure. Last week, hackers stole contact information of business customers of Verizon’s B2B unit,…
DHS settles child abuse case for $15 million
It’s taken more than two years and hundreds of thousands of records, but nine medically fragile children who were once wards of the Oregon Department of Human Services and entrusted to its foster care program, will share a $15 million settlement reached Dec. 17 at the U.S. District Court in…
LifeLock Announces $100 Million Share Repurchase Program
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans LifeLock, Inc. (NYSE: LOCK), an industry leader in identity theft protection, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the repurchase of up to $100 million of the company’s common stock, representing approximately 7% of the company’s outstanding common shares…
25 Million ‘NAVER’ Accounts Breached using Stolen Data
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 31-year-old South Korean has been recently accused by the police for the allegation of infiltrating and hacking the accounts of 25 million users of Naver, one of the popular search portal in South Korea.On Wednesday, the Asian National Police Agency revealed…
JPMorgan’s accused hackers had vast $100 million operation
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Justice Department announced Tuesday that three men indicted for separate crimes in July are behind the enormous JPMorgan hack. The three men allegedly stole 83 million customers’ personal information in that data breach. The JPMorgan hack was “the largest theft…