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The Worst ISPs For Spam And Phishing
Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - 11:33am | 378Read More...The WannaCry virus that hit over the weekend reportedly infected more than 230,000 devices in over 150 countries. Concern over the virus has cybersecurity stocks and the PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (NYSE: HACK) surging this week while Americans try to do whatever they can to protect themselves...
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New Disney Film May Be In The Hands Of WannaCry Hackers
Tuesday, May 16, 2017 - 7:41am | 338Read More...The group of hackers behind the WannaCry ransomware could have scored a huge payday. According to a Hollywood Reporter report, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s CEO Bob Iger confirmed that hackers are claiming they stole an un-named, soon-to-be-released Disney studio film. Pirated Pirates? Or Chasing...
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Study: Stocks Fall An Average Of 5% After Data Breach
Monday, May 15, 2017 - 2:02pm | 490Read More...The latest "ransomware" cyberattack is showing up across the globe from hospitals in Britain, schools in China and government networks in Russia. Assuming a public listed company is to be crippled by a similar attack, how will the stock react? There is some data available for investors...
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Apple Macs Face First-Ever Ransomware Attacks
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 8:52am | 528Read More...Customers of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Macintosh computers faced its first ever ransomware attacks over the weekend, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE: PANW). Ransomware, one of the fastest-growing types of cyber threats, is a type of malware that restricts access...
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'Ransomware' Extortion Cyber Attacks Surge 165 Percent In Q1
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 11:09am | 461Read More...According to a new report by Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), high-tech extortion attacks surged 165 percent in the first quarter of 2015. Intel’s latest McAfee Labs Threats Report indicates that the slight drop in so-called “ransomware” attacks that occurred in 2014...
