Hackers

A computer hacker is any skilled computer expert that uses their technical knowledge to overcome a problem. While "hacker" can refer to any skilled computer programmer, the term has become associated in popular culture with a "security hacker", someone who, with their technical knowledge, uses bugs or exploits to break into computer systems.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

Cyberattack on World’s Largest Silver Producer Shows Data Is the New Gold
Cyberattack on World’s Largest Silver Producer Shows Data Is the New Gold
August 01, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Effective cybersecurity programs are critical for today’s traditional industries, where IT spending is low and historically deprioritized relative to other initiatives. As these industries undergo...

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AI Opportunities, Cyber Vulnerabilities Define UnitedHealth’s Latest Earnings
AI Opportunities, Cyber Vulnerabilities Define UnitedHealth’s Latest Earnings
July 16, 2024  |  Earnings

In February, UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Change Healthcare unit suffered a far-reaching cyberattack. Per remarks by UnitedHealth’s executives on Tuesday’s (July 16) second-quarter earnings call, the...

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AutoNation: CDK Hack Will Hurt Earnings
AutoNation: CDK Hack Will Hurt Earnings
July 15, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The impact of the hack on car dealership software firm CDK Global continues to reverberate. AutoNation, one of the largest dealership chains in the country,...

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Almost All of AT&T’s Wireless Customers Hacked as Snowflake Breach Snowballs
Almost All of AT&T’s Wireless Customers Hacked as Snowflake Breach Snowballs
July 12, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The interconnected global operating landscape has never held more opportunity for businesses. Or more threats. Gaining a deeper understanding of the threat landscape and the...

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AT&T Says Call, Text Records of ‘Nearly All’ Customers Stolen
AT&T Says Call, Text Records of ‘Nearly All’ Customers Stolen
July 12, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

AT&T said Friday (July 12) that records of calls and texts of nearly all its wireless customers and others using its network were stolen in...

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Healthcare FinTech HealthyEquity Latest in Sector Hit With Data Breach
Healthcare FinTech HealthyEquity Latest in Sector Hit With Data Breach
July 04, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Health tech company HealthEquity has suffered a data breach, though unconnected to other recent attacks. The company revealed that attack in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

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CDK Says It’s Recovering From Hack Faster Than Expected
CDK Says It’s Recovering From Hack Faster Than Expected
July 02, 2024  |  Fraud Attack

CDK Global has “substantially all” of its car dealership customers back online with their management systems, about two weeks after the company’s systems were taken...

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CDK Expects to Have Hacked Systems Restored by July 4
CDK Expects to Have Hacked Systems Restored by July 4
July 01, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

CDK Global is reportedly restoring its systems that were hacked and expects to have all the car dealerships using its platform live by the morning...

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CDK Global Hackers Tied to 96 Cyberattacks in Past Year
CDK Global Hackers Tied to 96 Cyberattacks in Past Year
June 28, 2024  |  Fraud Attack

The hackers who struck car dealership software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform CDK Global on June 18 and 19 are reportedly affiliated with a Russia-based group called BlackSuit. This cybercriminal...

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