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Suspected state-backed hackers hit series of new targets

The perpetrators, dubbed Dark Pink, infiltrated five new targets using sophisticated malware and phishing emails.

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The financial industry is under siege

Amid the Covid-19 crisis, crybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated with their attacks on the financial services sector.

Indonesia says election targeted by Chinese, Russian hackers

(Mar 13): Chinese and Russian hackers are attacking Indonesia’s voter data base in a bid to disrupt the country’s upcoming presidential election, according to a senior election commission official.

Singapore's worst cyberattack 'not work of casual hackers, criminal gangs'

SINGAPORE (July 20): Hackers have infiltrated Singapore's government health database in the country's worst breach of personal data, stealing records on 1.5 million patients including the prime minister's own personal drug prescriptions, the g

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All 3 billion Yahoo users could have been compromised, new assessment reveals

(Oct 4): Yahoo, the internet company acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. this year, now believes a 2013 security breach exposed all 3 billion of its users at the time.

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Developing AI for business with 5 core principles

SINGAPORE (July 24): You all know what artificial intelligence (AI) is, right?

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Russian cyber hacks on US electoral system far wider than previously known

WASHINGTON (June 14): Russia’s cyberattack on the US electoral system before Donald Trump’s election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many state
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Deutsche Bank calls for reform of global financial messaging system SWIFT

FRANKFURT (Sept 9): Deutsche Bank is calling for a reform of SWIFT, the global financial messaging system which has faced criticism since February's $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank.
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Bangladesh, Vietnam bank hacks put global lenders on edge

NEW YORK (May 18): Bank hacks in Vietnam and Bangladesh have sparked concerns within global banks, some of which are privately pressing the Swift interbank network to shore up security at its 11,000 members.
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