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Hungarian hacker steals Marriott's data, tries to blackmail company into hiring him for IT job
A 26-year-old Hungarian man has pleaded guilty for breaking into the computer network of Marriott International. Perhaps inspired by stories of how some notorious hackers eventually clinched jobs as
What motivated Raytheon to make security a priority
Raytheon started selling missiles to Taiwan about five years ago, and not long afterward the company's network was the target of a barrage of attacks. The sequence of events spurred the defense
Shady RAT: McAfee uncovers unprecedented series of hacks, suspects 'state actor'
The United Nations, numerous governments around the world and dozens of corporations were hacked over a five-year period in what security experts are calling the biggest set of cyber attacks ever.
IMF hack blamed on state-sponsored phishing
The cyber attack on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which one official called a "very major breach," has been traced to an IMF computer infected with malware designed to steal information. The
Phishers go after White House officials' Gmail accounts
Hackers in China who broke into Gmail accounts last week were going after White House users, among others, The Wall Street Journal reported. The phishing attack was particularly alarming because some
Microsoft: 1 in 14 downloads up to no good
About one in every 14 programs downloaded off the Internet is malicious, Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) announced this week. Browsers, including Internet Explorer, are a lot more secure than they were
Symantec: Retailers hit hard by malicious email
Over the past month, the retail industry became the sector hit hardest by targeted email attacks, beating out the public sector and pharmaceutical business, according to a report from Symantec.
