Search Results for: cyberattack
Cybersecurity to the top of the agenda for law firms
October 3rd, 2018
Defending against cyberattacks has overtaken artificial intelligence as the main technology issue for law firms, and over half of the top law firms are investing in systems changes over the next two years according to the report. Top priority ...
17 EU countries warned for failing to implement cybersecurity law
July 24th, 2018
The European Commission has sent warnings to 17 EU countries for failing to implement cybersecurity law, after missing a May 9 deadline. The European Commission has issued warnings to seventeen European Union countries because the countries involved missed a ...
Massive VISA outage shows the fragility of global payments
June 6th, 2018
On Friday, VISA’s payment network suffered outages across Europe, limiting transactions for both businesses and individuals. Banks and commerce groups began advising customers to use cash or other payment cards if possible, and reports indicated that online and contactless ...
Consumer credit reporting agency released updated information on cybersecurity incident
March 6th, 2018
As a result of ongoing analysis of data stolen in last year’s cybersecurity incident, Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) announced that the company has confirmed the identities of U.S. consumers whose partial driver’s license information was taken. Equifax was able ...
How to choose the best bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange
March 1st, 2018
During the bitcoin frenzy at the end of December, Coinbase, one of the premier exchanges, halted trading briefly due to crushing volume as prices plunged. Many of Coinbase’s competitors also have suffered growing pains as digital money grows ever ...
Traders buy cryptocurrency for free after a glitch at a cryptocurrency exchange
February 21st, 2018
A glitch at a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange allowed some users to buy digital currencies for free, heightening concerns over the security of such trading platforms. A glitch at Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif allowed some users to buy digital currencies ...
Investors moves review: Euro, yen and yuan rose; Technology stocks selloff
June 28th, 2017
ECB’s Draghi says policy may become tighter from next year Banks rally as Yellen says economy can withstand higher rates A selloff in technology stocks extended into the Asian trading session, while bank shares rallied with government bond yields ...
Cramer says it’s possible bitcoin could reach $1 million one day
June 8th, 2017
European banks are frantically trying to buy bitcoin so they can pay off ransomware, Jim Cramer says. “It’s a short-term way to be able to deal with cybersecurity,” he says. Cramer says it’s possible Bitcoin could reach $1 million ...
Bitcoin plunges $200 after cyber attackers demand ransom using the digital currency
May 16th, 2017
Bitcoin fell from a record high after Friday’s WannaCry cyberattack. The digital currency hit an all-time high of $1,848.75 Thursday and on Monday traded near $1,676.42. Analysts also pointed to increased Chinese selling. Bitcoin plunged from a record high ...
The financial services industry is in top of cybercrime attacks
April 27th, 2017
Cyberespionage and ransomware attacks are on the increase warns the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report Cyberespionage is now the most common type of attack seen in manufacturing, the public sector and now education, warns the Verizon 2017 Data ...
