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World Cup Corporate Sponsors May Risk Cyber-Attack
The hacker group Anonymous is preparing a cyber-attack on corporate sponsors of the World Cup in Brazil to protest the lavish spending on the soccer games in a country struggling to provide basic ...
Smoke Detector Recall By Google’s Nest Labs Reveals 440,000 Shipped in U.S.
Google Inc'.s Nest Labs is recalling 440,000 smoke detectors, according to a U.S. government notice on Wednesday that provides the first public revelation of how many of the smart home appliances ...
From the FBI: Could Your Computer Be Infected by Blackshades?
In connection with the Monday's announcement from representatives from the FBI New York Field Office and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York about an international effort ...
FBI Announces Massive Cyber Crime Bust; Takes Down Blackshades Malware
Law enforcement officials in more than a dozen countries arrested about 90 people in a U.S.-led crackdown on the makers and users of software designed to steal identities and remotely control ...
How Technology Is Quietly Revolutionizing Insurance Distribution: Swiss Re Report
Technology is changing the way insurers and consumers interact and giving insurers access to considerable data so they can better understand their customers, says Swiss Re in its latest sigma study. ...
EU Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ in Google Ruling
Google Inc. may be ordered to remove personal information from its search engine after the European Union's top court paved the way for citizens to have a "right to be forgotten." "Links and ...
Company Data Breach Now Costs $3.5M on Average: Ponemon Study
The average cost of a corporate data breach increased 15 percent in the last year to $3.5 million, according to a study by the Ponemon Institute. The study also found that the cost incurred for each ...