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Up to 1,500 Businesses Affected by Ransomware Attack, US Firm’s CEO Says

July 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON—Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world have been affected by a ransomware attack centered on U.S. information technology firm Kaseya, its chief executive said on Monday. Fred Voccola, the Florida-based company’s CEO, said in an interview that it was hard to estimate the precise impact of Friday’s attack because those hit were mainly…

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Hackers Stole Nearly 26 Million User Login Credentials for Sites Like Amazon, Google, Facebook

June 12, 2021
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Hackers using a custom Trojan-type malware stole nearly 26 million login credentials—emails or usernames and associated passwords—from almost a million websites over a two year period, including from such namesakes as Amazon, Facebook, and Twitter, according to cybersecurity provider NordLocker. The malware infiltrated over 3 million Windows-based computers between 2018 and 2020, with the cyber…

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Teen Who Hacked Celebrity Twitter Accounts to Run Bitcoin Scam Gets Jail Time

March 17, 2021
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An 18-year-old Florida teenager who ran a scam that used hacked celebrity Twitter accounts to dupe ordinary people out of their money has been sentenced to three years behind bars, the Office of the State Attorney 13th Judicial Circuit in Tampa announced. Graham Clark, who was 17 when he committed the crimes, reached a deal with…

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Hacker Tried to Poison Water Supply in a Florida City: Sheriff

February 9, 2021
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Investigations are underway after unknown culprits tried to poison the water supply of a city in Florida, officials said. The water treatment system in the city of Oldsmar in Pinellas County was hacked remotely on Friday, Jan. 5, and the amount of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, was increased to more than 100 times its normal…

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Hacker Tried to Poison Water Supply of Florida City: Sheriff

February 9, 2021
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Investigations are underway after an unknown culprit tried to poison the water supply of a city in Florida, officials said. The water treatment system in the city of Oldsmar in Pinellas County was hacked remotely on Jan. 5, and the amount of sodium hydroxide, also known as lye, was increased to more than 100 times its normal…

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