Apple is warming up its legal team after allegedly threatening fellow music streamer Tidal with a $20 million law suit. At the heart of the issue is Drake, who appeared Friday night at a benefit that was held to raise money for kids affected by Hurricane Katrina. Because Drake is…
US University to spend $3 million on cyber security after hack attacks
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Rutgers University in New Brunswick is to spend up to $3 million (£1.9 million) on cyber security to prevent hackers crippling the university’s computer networks. This expensive action is in response to at least four cyber attacks during the 2014-2015 school…
Names of 37 million cheating spouses are leaked online: Hackers dump huge data file revealing clients of adultery website Ashley Madison – including bankers, UN and Vatican staff
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers today outed millions of cheating spouses using the Ashley Madison infidelity website by publishing all their personal details and sexual fantasies online. The names, ages, addresses, phone numbers and credit card details of up to 37million users including 1.2million in…
Angry Birds 2: over 30 million downloads in 2 weeks
Earlier this month, we told you that Rovio’s brand new Angry Birds 2 had hit 20 million downloads worldwide, only one week after being released. Available since July 30 on iOS and Android, the game has now passed 30 million downloads, and it’s shaping up to be one of Rovio’s…
Security bug could threaten 950 million Android devices
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In recent weeks, at least two potentially frightening new vulnerabilities have been discovered that could threaten an estimated 95 percent of the one billion devices running the Android operating system. The good news is that as of this writing, there have…
32 Charged with $100 Million Hack of Newswire Services
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 32 people with involvement in a scheme to hack into the newswire services Marketwired, PR Newswire and Business Wire in order to steal hundreds of corporate earnings announcements before they were publicly…
HACKER-AIDED INSIDER TRADING RING NETS $100 MILLION
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans What do you get when you bring a Ukrainian cyber-criminal gang and crooked Wall Street stock traders, together? A $100 million racket of illegal profits due to an insider trading ring. It was a milestone event for malicious hackers. A unique…
‘Unprecedented’ Hacking Scheme Worth Over $100 Million Called the Largest Case of Its Kind
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (TheBlaze/AP) — In late October 2013, Panera Bread Co., the national chain of restaurants that specializes in healthy soups and baked goods, prepared a news release to announce it was adjusting its earnings expectations downward for the recently begun fourth quarter….
Major Carphone Warehouse data breach could affect up to 2.4 million
Hackers have gained access to the personal data of up to 2.4 million Carphone Warehouse customers, the UK-based mobile retail giant has today admitted. The breach is said to have originated in the systems related to Carphone Warehouse stores, as well as the OneStopPhoneShop.com, e2save.com and Mobiles.co.uk websites. The data…
Angry Birds 2 passes 20 million downloads in one week
Available since July 30 on Android and iOS, Angry Birds 2 – the true sequel to the original Angry Birds from 2009 – is definitely a hit. Rovio today announced that the new game has been already downloaded 20 million times. According to Rovio, Angry Birds 2 is currently the…